Len Fisher - Equations for Everyday Life

Add to your list(s) Download to your calendar using vCal

• Len Fisher
• Tuesday 04 May 2010, 20:00-21:15
• Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road (www.scisoc.com for directions).

If you have a question about this talk, please contact jr482.

Len Fisher is famous for his talks and books describing the science of everyday life. Some of the most important equations in science had their origins in the observation of everyday phenomena, such as Galileo’s equation for the speed of a ball rolling down a hill, or equations for heat transport, whose historical origins go back to the day when Count Rumford burned his mouth on a hot apple pie. Since Len Fisher is aware that some people may have problems with their maths, Dr Fisher plans to give more user-friendly information. How physical equations can be used to understand and optimize the process of biscuit dunking will be explained in the talk.

See also: http://www.lenfisher.co.uk/talks/equations_for_everyday_life.html

followed by a wine reception

FREE for members £2 for non-members

This talk is part of the SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society series.

This talk is included in these lists:

• All Talks (aka the CURE list)
• Biology
• Chris Davis' list
• DevBio
• Featured lists
• Featured talks
• Graduate-Seminars
• Guy Emerson's list
• Humanitas and General Science
• Life Sciences
• Life Sciences
• ME Seminar
• Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road (www.scisoc.com for directions)
• SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society
• custom
• my_list
• ndk22's list
• other talks
• se393's list

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.