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GPS Time Series
Monitoring the Earth's surface using GPS (Global Positioning System) technology, providing quantitative data of changes in position and rates of change.
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Gradient
The gradient is a vector operation which operates on a scalar function to produce a vector whose magnitude is the maximum rate of change of the function at the point of the gradient and which is ...
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Answer to a question about thermal conductivity
A very specific area of the MadSci website, where a physicist responds to the question 'What causes different metals to conduct heat at different rates?'
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Derivative
The derrivative of f(x) with respect to x is the rate of change (slope) of the function (f) at any value x.
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Newton's law of cooling
An applet allowing you to see how varying factors affect the rate of cooling of an object.
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Graham's Law
When gases are dissolved in liquids, the relative rate of diffusion of a given gas is proportional to its solubility in the liquid and inversely proportional to the square root of its molecular mass.
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Acceleration
Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity. Acceleration is inherently a vector quantity, and an object will have non-zero acceleration if its speed and/or direction is changing.
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Physics Tutorials
A page of links to a variety of Physics tutorials. Tutorials seem quite thorough with some first rate graphics and animations.
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Fick's Law
The net diffusion rate of a gas across a fluid membrane is proportional to the difference in partial pressure, proportional to the area of the membrane and inversely proportional to the thickness of ...
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Grains Weight
A worksheet and lesson plan for younger pupils. Objective: The earth attracts objects because of gravity. The force caused by gravity is called weight. The rate at which falling objects ...
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