“Seeing a Black Hole”
This is an informal, informational talk I gave to the physics department in order to provide some background on the…
Month: May 2019
Analyzing a Circuit
A hand-written guide for solving intro physics circuit problems. Made for PHYS 2022 (Physics II). Click here to view.
Geometric Optics Guide
A handwritten guide to solving geometric optics problems for PHYS 2022 (Physics 2). Click here to view.
A Lecture on Telescopes
Click here to view slideshow. This is a talk I gave to Bioengineering graduate students on the applications of optics…
Fe[26] – A 2048/1028/Threes-style Fusion Game
Play a game to learn about fusion in the late stages of high-mass stars, and nucleosynthesis in general! (https://dimit.me/Fe26/) Dimitar…
Galaxy Rotation Curve
This figure illustrates the “rotation curve problem” that was discovered by astronomer Vera Rubin. The rotation curves of every large…
Solar System Rotation Curve
This is a plot of each planet’s (and dwarf planet’s) average rotational velocity in its orbit around the Sun, plotted…
Milky Way Galaxy Cartoon
This a cartoon schematic of the major parts of our Milky Way galaxy, with a Sloan Digital Sky Survey “wedge”…
PhD “Family Tree”
It’s fun in academic circles to trace out PhD “lineages,” that is, the PhD advisor of your PhD advisor of…
Hello!
I’m Matthew Newby, Assistant Professor of Instruction in Physics at Temple University. My background is in astronomy, astrophysics, computational physics,…