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Rhett Allain is an Associate Professor of Physics at Southeastern Louisiana University. He
enjoys teaching and talking about physics. Sometimes he takes things apart and can't
put them back together.
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Recent Posts
- Greater is Greater
- Surface Tension vs. Floating
- Graduation Rates
- Oak Trees are awesome
- Teaching, Teaching About, and Learning
- Density of Wood
- Apolo Ohno's Slime Jump
- Diver in a bottle
- Re-thinking physical science
- Could cars slow down the Earth?
Recent Comments
- Rhett Allain on Greater is Greater
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- DrA on Surface Tension vs. Floating
- Isuppose on Graduation Rates
- Markle on Tablecloth and dishes trick - the BMW version
- CCPhysicist on Graduation Rates
- CCPhysicist on Re-thinking physical science
- Frank Noschese on Density of Wood
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Blogroll
- Old Dot Physics - all my old stuff is here
- Astroengine
- Backreaction
- Built on Facts
- Confused at a higher level
- Cosmic Variance
- Dr. Pion
- dy/dan
- f(t)
- Fine Structure
- Hamiltonian Function
- Morning Coffee Physics
- Nanoscale Views
- Physics and Physicists
- Science Geek Girl
- Shores of the Dirac Sea
- Swans on Tea
- The Blog of Phyz
- Excited State
- Uncertain Principles
About
This blog is about physics. Not crazy hard physics, but nice physics. You know, like physics you would take home to your mom. I try to aim most of the posts at the physics level an advanced high school student could understand.
What kind of stuff will you find here?
- Analysis of everyday stuff from a physics angle
- Stuff about scinece in general and what people think about science
- Analysis of things that happen in TV shows and movies
- Explanations of basic physics ideas - sort of like the stuff you would find in a textbook, but not a textbook
About me: I hate writing about myself. My name is Rhett Allain – a very googleable name (fortunate for me). I am a physics professor by day and a slacker by night. This whole blog thing started when I wanted to do some sample projects for students in introductory physics courses. I kind of got addicted to writing about these physics things, so I started this blog. It is a bonus that other people find this useful at all. In my spare time, I like to fix things and take things apart. I like to play with my kids and doing stuff outdoors. In a previous life, I was an avid scuba diver. But now, I only dive about once a year.
