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Molecular and Cellular Biology, Human and Animal Physiology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Answering questions about light frequencies in jellyfish and xray lines emitted from tungsten
Proteins
Synthesis and Analysis of Color, Spectra, Absorption
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Answering questions about energy level transitions of an atom
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Atomic Physics, Absorption
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Finding the change in energy of light due to fluorescence
Proteins, Molecular Imaging
Synthesis and Analysis of Color
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Finding the number of atoms in the first excited state of sodium
None
Atomic Physics, Spectra
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 4 problems on the photon model of light, designed to help life-science students build scientific thinking skills.
Proteins, Molecular Imaging
Atomic Physics, Synthesis and Analysis of Color, Spectra, Absorption
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
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