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                             GLASGOW UNIVERSITY 
                     DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
                        PHYSICS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
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   Glasgow University has the largest Physics Department in Scotland and 
one of the  largest  in UK.  We  offer  a wide selection  of  courses  and 
options in  all  branches  of  physics and astronomy, ranging from theories 
of the origin of the Universe to practical applications of electronics 
and lasers. Physics can be combined with many other subjects - not just 
Mathematics or Electronic Engineering but even Music or Philosophy.

   Computational techniques are an important part of modern physics and the 
department has course options in this area. The main language used is 'C' 
written on PC's and Acorn computers.  Many students choose to do computing 
projects in their third year.

   These programs were originally written to demonstrate some of the concepts 
in the undergraduate lecture courses given in our department. They were coded 
in BASIC by  Dr Sandy Watt as part of an ongoing computer assisted learning 
programme. They proved  to  be useful both as  lecturing  aids and also for 
students to experiment with themselves and have generally been well received.    

   They are being distributed in the hope that they will be equally useful to 
other educational establishments. The applications are freeware. They may be 
spread freely with all files (including  this plug for  Glasgow  University) 
intact. They may not be used or distributed for profit.

If you would like more information about PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY courses, 
please write to

                           Head of Department,
                   Department of Physics and Astronomy,
                             The University,
                            GLASGOW, G12 8QQ.

   For more information on these and other programs, comments, suggestions, 
improvements etc., contact the author, Dr Watt, at the same address or e-mail 
me *Mr* Luke Taylor (2/3 * PhD - his long suffering student). I can be 
contacted at the following addresses (if in doubt try them both) :

gapv76@uk.ac.gla.udcf
ns07@uk.ac.ph.i1

    