Problem Of the Week: 28th June 2024 Problem of the Week / Michael W / 27 June, 2024 Problem Of the week: 28th June 2024 Michael Wu A drunk performs a random walk along a street. At one end of the street is a river, and at the other end is a police station. If he gets to … Problem Of the Week: 28th June 2024 Read More »
Quark-Gluon Plasma Physics / Michael W / 22 June, 2024 Quark-Gluon Plasma Michael Wu Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) is a unique state of matter that is believed to have existed in the early universe microseconds after the Big Bang. Thus understanding the properties and formation mechanisms of QGP provides us with … Quark-Gluon Plasma Read More »
Problem Of the Week: 4th March 2024 Problem of the Week / Michael W / 4 March, 2024 Problem Of the week: 4th March 2024 Michael Wu There are 25 red balls and 25 blue balls in a bag. Alice and Bob take turns drawing balls from the bag without replacement, with Alice going first. Interestingly, they notice … Problem Of the Week: 4th March 2024 Read More »
Problem Of the Week: 12th February 2024 Problem of the Week / Michael W / 12 February, 2024 Problem Of the week: 12th February 2024 Michael Wu Hundreds of years ago, scientists believed that air was a pure substance which, alongside earth, wind and fire, made up all matter on Earth. Nowadays, we know that air is a … Problem Of the Week: 12th February 2024 Read More »
Problem Of the Week: 29th January 2024 Problem of the Week / Michael W / 28 January, 2024 Problem Of the week: 29th January 2024 Michael Wu An unreliable typist is trying to type ‘Eton College’ into their Chronicle article, but cannot guarantee that the order of the letters are correct. Thus he may type ‘Eetgne ooCll’ or … Problem Of the Week: 29th January 2024 Read More »
Problem Of the Week: 20th November 2023 Problem of the Week / Michael W / 20 November, 2023 Problem Of the week: 20th November 2023 Michael Wu One of the CCF’s guns is designed such that it can launch a projectile of mass 10 kg at a speedof 200 m/s. The gun is placed close to a … Problem Of the Week: 20th November 2023 Read More »