Physics 2000

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• Learn more about atoms, Bose-Einstein Condensate, electromagnetic waves, isotopes, Lasers, microwaves, particles, periodic table, physics, polarization, quantum atoms, radioactivity, and x-rays.

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Physics 2000 is an interactive journey through modern physics directed and conceived by Professor Martin V. Goldman, University of Colorado and funded in part by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the National Science Foundation. This website will help students learn visually and conceptually about 20th Century science and high-tech devices.Einstein’s Legacy explores how Einstein’s revolution in physics has led to X-rays, microwave ovens, lasers, and many other modern devices. This section focuses on modern technological wonders. Some of them will be rare and expensive devices, but others will be common tools and appliances that you might even have around the house. What all of them have in common is a reliance upon basic physics that were only understood in this century.The Atomic Lab looks at some classic experiments in quantum physics…experiments that demonstrate some of the more bizarre aspects of physics. The puzzles in some of these experiments are what helped lead physicists to the breakthroughs of the early 20th Century, while others are recent experiments which confirm strange predictions made decades ago. Learn about interference experiments that demonstrate that light not only travels in waves but also particles and Bose-Einstein condensation experiments achieved a new state of matter at the coldest temperatures in the universe.The Science Trek will take students where few ever go - into the mind of the theoretical scientist! Learn basic principles of waves, quantum mechanics, polarization, and the periodic table.Check out the Applets for these cool programs:

• X-Rays and CAT Scans
• Microwave Ovens
• Lasers
• TV and Laptop Screens
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Quantum Atom
• Bose-Einstein Condensation
• Evaporative Cooling
• Laser Cooling
• Optical Molasses
• Periodic Table
• Doppler Effect