~Dimitrios Kapsalis
A brand new course featuring the work of the famous Sir Isaac Newton will be offered next semester. The course will examine a number of Newton’s works of mathematics and analyze them for their importance to the modern world. We all know Newton invented calculus but what other discoveries did he bestow up the world? Register early and see a side of Newton you never knew existed.
Some of the topics we’ll examine are:
Theory On Light and Color (http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/newton-my-main-man/)
Newton showed that while light is the sum of all the colors. A difficult concept to grasp even today. Even more, he showed that separated light can be combined back into a pure white light. In lab, you’ll use two prisms to separate light to prove Newton’s theory on light.
Reflecting Telescope (http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/newton-the-scientist/)
Telescopes of Newton’s day suffered from an image artifact called chromatic aberration. The lenses in a refracting telescope act like a prism separating some of the incoming light and creating a weird coloring effect. Newton’s solution? Don’t use lenses. Mirrors focus light into an eyepiece doing away with any unwanted coloring. In this class you’ll construct a simple telescope using Newton’s own specifications.
Laws of Motion (http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/newton-my-main-man/)
These are the laws which govern how you stay glued to your chair, how apples fall to earth, and how distant alien worlds orbit their sun. Arguably the greatest work of science ever written. You’ll learn about how Newton’s revolutionary work has laid the foundation for the pursuit of science for generations to come.
1 Comment
May 14, 2007 at 3:21 pm
A course on Sir Isaac Newton, who would have thought that they would offer such a course. I am so excited to hear that this course is being offered, I hear all the stories from Professor Balamore, but now I will know a side of Sir Isaac Newton that I never knew before. After reading the course syllabus I am glad to hear that we will be covering theory on light and color, laws of motion, and the reflecting telescope. I would like to thank the college for offering this course, and I will be looking forward to attending this class in the fall 2007.