Learning by William
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
What is the International System of Units (SI System)?
References:
International System of Units - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units
Metric System - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system
International B…
What is Energy?
References:
Energy - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy
Law of Conservation of Energy - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_energy
Isolated System - Wikipedia
What are Newton’s Laws of Motion?
References:
Newton’s Laws of Motion - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion
Inertia - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia
Galileo’s Law of Inertia (First Law o…
What is Calculus? - Derivatives, Integrals, and Differential Equations
Shareable link to the document (has all of the mathematical examples that will be discussed in both this episode and the following episode):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VfEVBscCPTfoyTDyv4ZRFJ…
What is Calculus? - Basics, Functions, and Limits
Note: in the episode, William said that e to the power of anything, excluding zero, equals zero. This is obviously not correct, for e^1 ≈ 2.718
Shareable link to the document (has all of the mathema…
Welcome to Learning by William
Welcome to Learning by William! I am your host, William Gottemoller, and I am happy to join you on your pursuit of knowledge!
What is Abstract Algebra? - Rings, Fields, Modules, Lattices, Vector Spaces, Algebras, and Galois Theory
References:
Galois Theory - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galois_theory
Commutative Ring - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutative_ring
Commutative Algebra - Wikipedia
What is Abstract Algebra? - Group Theory and the 196,883-Dimensional "Monster"
References:
Abstract Algebra - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_algebra
“Group theory, abstraction, and the 196,883-dimensional monster” - 3Blue1Brown
What are Dark Matter and Dark Energy? Part 2
References
Isotropy of Dark Energy - StackExchange
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/196729/is-dark-energy-homogeneous-and-or-isotropic
Quantum Field Theory - Wikipedia
What are Dark Matter and Dark Energy? Part 1
References
Cosmological Expansion - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_the_universe
Dark Matter - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter
Dark Energy - Wikipedia
What are the Laws of Conservation?
References:
Conservation Law - Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/science/conservation-law
Conservation Law - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_law
Noether’s Theorem - Wikipedia
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Why do Women do Remarkably Better Than Men in School? Why do Men do Remarkably Better Than Women in the Office?
References:
“Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office” - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opinion/sunday/girls-school-confidence.html
“Why Girls Tend to Get B…
What is Thermodynamics? What are the Laws of Thermodynamics?
References:
Thermodynamics - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermodynamics
Laws of Thermodynamics - KhanAcademy
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/cellular-energetics/cellular-en…
What is Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)?
References:
Quantum Chromodynamics - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_chromodynamics
Strong CP (charge-parity) Problem - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_CP_problem
Quark…
What is the Hierarchy Problem in Particle Physics?
What is the Relativistic Doppler Effect? Why do Distant Galaxies Appear “Redshifted?”
When gazing into the deep expanse of the universe and finding the distant quasars and galaxies, we notice a particular feature that is commonplace no matter where we look: the further away the galaxy…
What is the Speed of Light? What can Travel at the Speed of Light?
As we, being objects with mass, approach relativistic speeds, our masses continue to increase, and the energy required to propel us continues to increase; once we are near enough to the speed of ligh…
How is a Proton Positive and a Neutron Neutral? What are Quarks?
The atom is most definitely not the smallest particle and most definitely can be broken down into smaller pieces; even the protons and the neutrons that we considered to be fundamental particles in a…
What Types of Extreme Stars are There in the Universe?
References
White Dwarf - COSMOS
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/W/White+Dwarf
White Dwarf - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dwarf
Electron Degeneracy Pressure - COSMOS
What Types of Life Cycle Stars are There?
Chances are, you have seen the night sky before. Thou looketh to the Heavens: what does thou see? It is likely that one sees a few, or a few thousand, glimmering stars, some shining brighter than oth…