Case Study: Einstein

This talk considers the impacts of Einstein's work on modern physics. Topic areas covered are molecular existence and diffusion, the photoelectric effect and applications, lasers, special and general relativity (including consequences and apparent paradoxes). The tour includes black holes, wormholes and time travel.

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Case Study: Global Climate

Starting with the square root of two, concepts such as iteration, complex chaotic systems and co-existing solutions are introduced. These are related firstly to a simple global climate model and then to a more complicated one. A virtual climate calculator is used to study various climatic changes.

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Case Study: How to Breed the Optimal Tin of Beans

Ever wonder why a tin of beans is the shape it is? This demonstration looks at optimal design and suggests why some designs are better than others. Following graphical and algebraic solution a genetic algorithm is introduced to "breed" an optimal tin of beans using a Darwinian selection pressure - the audience become the genetic material in this process!