spectrum analysis

An exciting, standards-based video series examines core science content with an inquiry-based approach through experiments and investigations. Each program takes a laboratory technique from physics, chemistry, earth or life science, and makes it meaningful to students by explaining the theory behind the application through the usage of outstanding graphics and relevant real-life examples.

"In Spectrums, David Blatner blends narrative and illustration to illuminate the variety of spectrums that affect our lives every day: numbers, size, light, sound, heat, and time. There is actually very little in this universe that we can feel, touch, see, hear, or possibly even comprehend. It's not an easy task to stretch the mind to encompass both billions of years and billionths of seconds; the distance to Jupiter and the size of a proton; the tiny waves of visible light and gargantuan but invisible gamma rays; or the freezing point of Helium and the heat generated by the blast of an atom bomb. Exploring these far-reaching spectrums gives us fascinating perspective on our small but not insignificant place in the universe. With easy-to-read, engaging, and insightful observations, illustrated by a wealth of photographs and diagrams, Blatner helps us "grok"--understand intuitively--six spectrums we encounter constantly, making our daily lives richer and more meaningful through greater appreciation of the bizarre and beautiful world in which we live"--.

Presents an introduction to light and color, in simple text with illustrations, providing a collection on experiments and activites to explore these fundamental concepts.

Simple introduction to the transition from classical, Newtonian physics to quantum physics.