Colm O’Sullivan

National University of Ireland

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B. McBreen

University College Dublin

D. J. Fegan

Vanuatu Cultural Centre

J. A. Murphy

National University of Ireland, Maynooth

P.W. Twomey

University College Cork

Stephen Fahy

University College Cork

S. P. Plunkett

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Slavko Kocijančič

University of Ljubljana

John O’Riordan

Linköping University

Patrick J. Murphy

University of Memphis

Patrick Twomey

University College Cork

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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie

Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules

Sapienza University of Rome

National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Université Paris Cité

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I

The University of Tokyo

Université Paris-Saclay

Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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Newtons laws of motion: Some interpretations of the formalism

American Journal of Physics (1980)

Colm O’Sullivan

Four distinct conceptual approaches to the treatment of Newton’s laws of motion are identified and discussed.

Formalism (music)

10.1119/1.12186

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Results of a Three Year Search for Bursts of High Energy Gamma Rays Using Widely Spaced Cosmic Ray Stations

International Cosmic Ray Conference (1979)

D. J. Fegan B. McBreen Colm O’Sullivan

High energy

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Real or Virtual Laboratories in Science Teaching - is this Actually a Dilemma?

Informatics in Education (2004)

Slavko Kocijančič Colm O’Sullivan

Considerable pedagogical advantage may be gained by the integration of the different ICT tools commonly used in teaching science and technology, particularly by integrating ``real'' and ``virtual'' laboratory activities. In the context of this paper, ``real'' laboratories involve benchtop experiments utilizing data acquisition systems while ``virtual'' laboratories entail interactive simulations and animations. Examples of such integrated activities are described; namely, (i) the study of wave phenomena using sound and (ii) a study of motion in one dimension. Such integrated computerized teaching tools also provide an opportunity for a greater level of integration of different science and technology disciplines.

Virtual Laboratory

10.15388/infedu.2004.17

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A coincidence long baseline celestial gamma-ray burst detection system

Nuclear Instruments and Methods (1975)

D. J. Fegan B. McBreen Colm O’Sullivan V. Ruddy

Baseline (sea)

10.1016/0029-554x(75)90760-0

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Impulsive tensions in strings-a century of misconception?

Physics Education (1988)

Colm O’Sullivan

Problems involving impulsive tensions in string-that is, the impulsive interaction of two (or more) bodies connected by strings-have been discussed in textbooks on classical mechanics for at least one hundred years (Williamson and Tarleton 1885, Tait and Steele 1882). These problems, in one form or another, crop up in most textbooks designed for A-level applied mathematics or for similar courses at the higher end of secondary school curricula in the British Isles. The examples studied in the various textbooks are treated in a very similar manner by most authors, suggesting a common tradition. Unfortunately, most of these treatments contain a misconception of a very basic nature, which is the subject of the article.

10.1088/0031-9120/23/1/007

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Teaching and learning introductory electrostatics - conformity with nomenclature conventions

Journal of Physics Conference Series (2019)

Colm O’Sullivan

Abstract The treatment of electric flux in most textbooks on introductory physics, at least in the English language, differs radically from the definitions prescribed by the statutory and intergovernmental organizations (CGPM, BIPM, IUPAP, IUPAC, NIST, etc). The approach also conflicts with the treatment of the topic in many electrical engineering texts. Furthermore, it is at variance with the standard treatment of matter elsewhere in the curriculum (e.g., mechanical or thermal properties). Historical reasons for this discrepancy are investigated and it is suggested that resolving this conflict would be beneficial to the teaching and learning of this and related topics.

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10.1088/1742-6596/1286/1/012061

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Some reflections on the role of semi-classical atomic models in the teaching and learning of introductory quantum mechanics

American Journal of Physics (2016)

Colm O’Sullivan

The role of “semi-classical” (Bohr–Sommerfeld) and “semi-quantum-mechanical” (atomic orbital) models in the context of the teaching of atomic theory is considered. It is suggested that an appropriate treatment of such models can serve as a useful adjunct to quantum mechanical study of atomic systems.

Bohr model

Classical physics

Atomic model

10.1119/1.4938404

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Epithelial mucins associated with breast carcinoma : purification, characterisation and immunological investigation.

Colm O’Sullivan

Breast carcinoma

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