[Catalist] This is cool!!! "Oxford student uses ordinary camera to capture single atom in prize-winning photograph"

Fri Feb 16 12:30:18 AEDT 2018

Roy,

Hello. Just before that can of worms goes rogue- it is actually all students in Mathematics and Computer Science were given an additional 15 min, thus minimising any perceived issues with female candidates might be more likely to be adversely affected by time pressure, article here at; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/02/01/oxford-university-extends-exam-times-womens-benefit/

[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/education/2017/07/10/TELEMMGLPICT000131987787-xlarge_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQfyf2A9a6I9YchsjMeADBa08.jpeg]<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/02/01/oxford-university-extends-exam-times-womens-benefit/>

Oxford University extends exam times for women's benefit<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/02/01/oxford-university-extends-exam-times-womens-benefit/>
www.telegraph.co.uk
Oxford University exam times were increased in a bid to improve the low scores of women, it has emerged.

Well when your university has a ranking of one, I guess you are able to do what you like!

Enjoy another tremendous day in Science people.

Regards,

Mark Gargano

Curriculum Coordinator (Teaching and Learning)

Years 7 to 12

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From: Catalist <catalist-bounces at lists.stawa.net> on behalf of Roy Skinner <rsskinner at optusnet.com.au>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 9:09 AM
To: 'WA Science Teachers Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [Catalist] This is cool!!! "Oxford student uses ordinary camera to capture single atom in prize-winning photograph"

Hey did you know that Oxford Uni now gives female students extra time for their exams?

What do you all think?

Roy

From: Catalist [mailto:catalist-bounces at lists.stawa.net] On Behalf Of Chris Creagh
Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2018 12:15 PM
To: WA Science Teachers Discussion List <catalist at lists.stawa.net>
Subject: Re: [Catalist] This is cool!!! "Oxford student uses ordinary camera to capture single atom in prize-winning photograph"

Hi Mark,

It is a very cool experiment – I wish I had done it. Thank you for the picture. I can use it this semester while teaching about a particle-in-a-box in QT.

I think the “size” of the “atom” depend on the pixel size of the camera and its resolution abilities. By comparing the width of the “atom” to the width of the gap we get about 1/30. If the gap is 2 x 10E(-3)m as stated in the report then the atom is around 7 x 10E(-5)m or 70,000 nm, much bigger than I would have expected for a single atom. So even though the atom is “stationary” we do not know exactly where it is and no laws of QT have been broken.

:)

Chris Creagh

From: Catalist [mailto:catalist-bounces at lists.stawa.net] On Behalf Of Mark Lehmann
Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2018 11:32 AM
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Subject: [Catalist] This is cool!!! "Oxford student uses ordinary camera to capture single atom in prize-winning photograph"

And yes, I know it has been done before .... It is more the fact it actually makes the news!!!

www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-14/atom-photo-taken-with-ordinary-camera/9445288<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-14/atom-photo-taken-with-ordinary-camera/9445288>

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Mark Lehmann
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Science and Marine Studies Teacher (and a few other bits)
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