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- Title
A Potpourri of Fermi Problems.
- Authors
Pathak, Praveen; Singh, Vijay A.; Asnani, Himanshu
- Abstract
The article presents several examples of Fermi problems adapted from the 37th International Physics Olympiad (IPO) held in Singapore from July 8-17, 2006. The two effects that were used to determine the camera's effectiveness as a photographic tool are diffraction by the aperture and the pixel size. It cites the amount of cooking time needed to make a hard-boiled egg. The solution to know the frames in an animation movie is presented.
- Subjects
SINGAPORE; FERMI liquid theory; CAMERAS; BOILING (Cooking); ANIMATION (Cinematography); PHYSICS competitions
- Publication
Resonance: Journal of Science Education, 2007, Vol 12, Issue 6, p58
- ISSN
0971-8044
- Publication type
Article