Physics and Space

The team behind the OU Level 1 module, SM123 Physics and Space. Our views alone.

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Welcome to SM123 Physics and Space - the new @OpenUniversity Level 1 module in @OU_STEM @OUPhysSci starting for @OUstudents in February 2018 for the first time. #myfirsttweet

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Monica Grady (SM123 module team author) on R4 now talking about the New Horizons flyby of Ultima Thule

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May be of interest to SM123 students ...

[OU Careers and Employability Services @OpenUniCareers]

Loads of students have now signed up to attend Talent Connect!
Join over 2,150 Students who have already registered for the OU's first Careers Fair Online! Find out more at https://t.co/gDZnZmjkTB and become #OUCareerConfident

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Introductory Briefing for students starting on the Oct 2018 presentation of SM123 “Physics and Space” will start in 20 min in the module-wide Adobe Connect room - see you there!

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

So - what did everybody make of today’s SM123 exam then? #exams

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

On this day in 2008, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was turn on - it went on to discover the Higgs boson 4 years later. How long did it take your "virtual particle acelerator" in SM123 Topic 6 to do the same?

[Andrew Norton @ajnorton3]

Thanks to the @OpenUniversity media team for making this little video of me waving my hands and talking about my new @the_zooniverse project to classify variable stars https://t.co/toXm7LsixF Already 500 new volunteers and 40,000 classifications since it launched on Wednesday!

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

SM123 Module Team Chair @ajnorton3 launches his new citizen science project on the Zooniverse website today. Visit https://t.co/nnWj6VEiSd to help him classify 1.5 million variable stars.

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Ernest Rutherford was born on this day in 1871 in New Zealand. He's known as the "father of nuclear physics" - do you remember reading about him when you studied radioactivity earlier in SM123?

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Remember that the "seen materials" for the SM123 exam will appear on the module website (under Week 30 of the calendar) on Saturday 1st September. This will include the graphs / images / data etc on which each question of the exam will be based.

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Starting on Thurs 16th Aug The OU will again be co-producing the BBC Radio 4 series, Inside Science. This weekly topical series will be produced in partnership with the OU for a period of 26 episodes, broadcasting on Thursdays at 16.30 with a repeat on the same day at 21.00.

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Erwin Schrödinger - one of the founders of quantum mechanics - was born on this day in 1887. Can you remember reading about Schrödinger's model of the atom in SM123 Topic 4?

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the Moon - on this day in 1969. Learn about the Moon (and other moons!) in SM123.

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

TV programme on BBC4 right now (9pm) about Dark Energy - essential viewing for SM123 Topic 9!

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

The Higgs boson discovered at CERN on this day in 2012 - learn about fundamental particle physics in SM123

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Wonder if she’ll drop in a mention of SM123 😉 https://t.co/bilx3FUdjw

[The Open University: School of Physical Sciences @OU_SPS]

Our professor of planetary and space science @MonicaGrady currently on Radio 4 discussing the Sunday papers ... go Monica!

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

Albert Einstein published his paper "On the electrodymanics of moving bodies" on this day in 1905 and introduced the world to his theory of special relativity.

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

SM123 Topic 8 author @MonicaGrady speaking tonight at the Royal Albert Hall https://t.co/3iJWhmnHJT

[Monica Grady @MonicaGrady]

Biggest screen my slides have been projected on! Hope there are some potential @OpenUniversity students in the audience, because you get to hear more about @ESA_Rosetta in our first year module @OU_SM123 @OU_SPS @cosmicshambles #SpaceShambles

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

James Clerk Maxwell born on this day 1831 - his equations of electromagnetism are the foundations of our understanding of electricity, magnetism and electromagnetic radiation.

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

The first image from the Hubble Space Telescope was released on this day 1990. Use a virutal telescope for yourself in SM123 Physics and Space to measure the Hubble constant.

[Physics and Space @OU_SM123]

The laboratory school module SS011 Laboratory skills for science is available to students who want to gain practical skills in both physics and chemistry subject areas.