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Physics Goes To Hollywood

Posted by simoniker on from the relax-when-you-study-it dept.

pigreco314 writes "What do films like Independence Day, Armageddon and X-Men have in common? The answer is that apart from costing millions of dollars to make, they all feature in a new course called Physics in Films that is being taught to students at the University of Central Florida, according to PhysicsWeb. Costas Efthimiou, the mathematical physicist who teaches the course, believes that non-science students learn more about the fundamentals of physics by studying films and science fiction than they do from more traditional approaches." Among the topics discussed is "the conservation of momentum in Tango and Cash."

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  3. BS in BS by Trurl's+Machine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since most of the Hollywood movies physics is nothing but pure bullshit, this course could give you the one and only degree of double BS - Bachelor Of Science In Bullshiting!

  4. Re:Sounds fun... by robfoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, don't knock Magnet Medicine. My uncle complained that his Windows kept crashing. So I put a couple of strong magnets on his hard drive, and hey presto - problem went away!