"Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, "Let Newton be!", and all was light"- Alexander Pope These are incredible lines that were said about Isaac Newton, a reclusive dude from England who lived in the seventeenth and the early parts of the eighteenth century. In many cases, praise of people is sometimes unmerited. … Continue reading The Beauty and Simplicity of Newtonian Mechanics →

Ups and downs; shifts in a system away from an equilibrium state. Ups and downs are important; without change, there are no laws of physics, no dynamic existence nor the universe itself. However, ups and downs are detested by many people. Many people want consistency in their lives, they want "homeostasis"! However, it is my … Continue reading Change →

About 10 days ago, I was presented with the opportunity of taking part in Model United Nations (MUN) for the very first time. Having experienced MUN first hand, I can now present my experiences regarding MUN, and all I have got to say is this: My First MUN was one of the best 3 days … Continue reading My First MUN →

In this post, I am going to be describing how we find the derivative of some common functions, assuming no prior knowledge of the power rule, quotient rule or the product rule. So, without any further ado, let us differentiate!i. x2+2xLet us state the definition of a derivative:Then, let us find the change in y … Continue reading Differentiating some functions from first principle →

Juno, the spacecraft launched way back in August 2011 is set to enter Jovian orbit within the next 24-30 hours. So, what are some interesting facts about Juno, and why was Juno sent to orbit the largest planet in our Solar System? An artist's depiction of Juno approaching Jupiter. Picture credit: NASAJuno is not the first … Continue reading Juno is Arriving at Jupiter! →

Gravitational waves have been detected for only the second time ever! They were detected by the same facility that had discovered them earlier, LIGO. The gravitational waves were caused by the merger of two black holes, one of 8 solar masses and the other of 14 solar masses, which took place 1.6 billion years ago. … Continue reading Gravitational Waves Detected for the Second Time →

Pic credit: curiousclaire.com It has come to my attention that it was on this day last year that I started this blog. It has been an interesting experience maintaining a blog and has enabled me to widen my horizons. So on this occasion, I am going to be reviewing what I have written about in my … Continue reading A Year of Blogging →

The Fermi Paradox was first devised by world-renowned physicist Enrico Fermi, in the 1950s. It was a response to the Drake equation, which tried to quantify the possible number of advanced civilizations present in the galaxy. Using conservative estimates, the number of advanced civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy was predicted to be between 1000 … Continue reading The Fermi Paradox →

Today, for the first time in 6 years, I attended a new school (or college if you like). So far in my life, I have studied in three different schools (excluding the new one). Thus, I think this is an opportune moment to discuss my history of schooling. Firstly, I was enrolled at Radiant Reader's Academy … Continue reading A brief history of my schooling →

Recently, I came across a poem that I had written about two years ago when I was studying in grade nine. Life seems to be a wonder, An ever-changing thing for all. Enjoy life, never let it be a burden, stay positive and all will be wellIt'll always make us ponder, The greatness of its lull. No matter how deep … Continue reading Life →