It started with a picture I found online. My brain, like any physics teacher’s, quickly put a label on it: “calorimeter.” It was a copper pot with a lid, so it seemed obvious. But something was bugging me. A normal calorimeter has a simple stirrer to gently mix the water. This one had a complex…
Taming the Matrix: I Built a Tool to End the Frustration of Manual Linear Algebra Remember the pain? You’re an hour deep into calculating a 4×4 matrix inverse by hand. You’ve meticulously found the minors, the cofactors, the adjoint, and the determinant. You write down your final answer, check it against the solution, and… it’s…
Simulations to find the distance between two points using a google map
Every student of physics has had that “aha!” moment. It’s the instant you realize that the formula for the gravity of a planet looks suspiciously like the one for the electric field of a particle. You sense a deeper pattern, a hidden unity in the laws of nature. This project began with a simple goal:…
I spent over a week staring at my screen, trapped in a loop. My idea was crystal clear: a police and thief chase simulation on a map. Simple, right? The police car accelerates, the thief runs at a steady pace, and they both follow the roads. But turning that “simple” idea into working code felt…
As a physics teacher, I realized my students struggled with basic motion concepts, often thinking that objects need constant pushing to keep moving or that speed and acceleration are the same. To tackle this confusion, I created a police chase game that brings physics to life! Through AI coding, I transformed my ideas into a fun, interactive simulation where students can experiment with physics principles. They can adjust speeds, analyze outcomes, and see first hand how physics applies to real-world situations. Join me on this journey of using technology to enhance learning and engage students in a whole new way!
That Sunday Night Feeling We’ve all been there—Sunday evening, staring at Monday’s lesson plan. You know the content inside and out, but the spark is missing. How do you make the water cycle exciting for the third time this semester? How do you explain photosynthesis without losing half the class? I’ve been there too. That’s…
How brilliant minds transformed a philosophical idea into the foundation of modern physics Have you ever wondered what happens if you keep cutting something smaller and smaller? 🤔 This simple question launched humanity’s greatest scientific adventure, transforming our understanding from solid matter to quantum clouds and revolutionizing everything from medicine to computers. The Ancient Mystery…
Understanding the electromagnetic revolution that transformed human civilization The Whispers of Hidden Power 🌟 Imagine standing on an ancient Greek hillside, watching in wonder as a mysterious rock pulls iron toward itself with invisible hands. Picture Chinese sailors trusting their lives to a needle that mysteriously points north across endless oceans. For millennia, these phenomena…
As a bioinformatician, I remember the exact research question that started my journey: “Can we predict the function of hypothetical proteins from the human genome using only computational methods?” The problem was, I had no clear road map. My first year and a half felt less like a scientific investigation and more like a technician’s…