Monthly Archives: April 2019

Scripting in the Dean’s office

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Andy Rundquist

Today I spent a good part of my day solving a couple of problems with a couple of colleagues. It was a pretty typical day in the Dean’s office (I’ve been the Associate Dean for undergraduate programs in the College … Continue reading →

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Doppler Drum Corps

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Andy Rundquist

One of my favorite oral exam questions to give students in introductory physics classes is to ask them whether marching bands should worry about tuning because of the Doppler Effect (lots of details below but the short version: if there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in fun, general physics, mathematica, parenting, physics | 6 Comments