Learning Physics with Professor Mac Blog

Professor Mac is standing in front of a broken wall lying on the ground with the words "Professor Mac Explains Force" in large yellow text in the background. 0

Creating a title image

  I have been working on creating a suitable intro sequence for my video on Force. After a few attempts at slow motion I decided the best solution would be a dramatic...

Mac is standing in front of a wall which has fractured into pieces on the laboratory floor as it fell over 2

What happened to this wall?

Blender fractured it that’s what! I have been modelling the fracture of a wall for my video explaining the concept of force. For this particular video shot I wanted to demonstrate that...

Professor Mac is standing facing an orange coloured wall with his hands resting on the wall directly in front of his face 0

What to do with this wall?

  I have just finished the animation of this wall. I’m using it in my video where I explain the concept of force. This is a new format of video I am...

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How much does an apple weigh?

I’m in the process of modelling some of the assets to be used in my new video. One of the assets is an apple and the picture shows the latest version of...

Professor Mac is examining a block of wood which is sitting on a reflective surface 0

Announcing new series of videos

I have just started working on a new series of videos. These videos will be between one and two minutes in length and quickly explain some basic concepts used in physics. As my...

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Now for some multi-touch reading

I have just published my ebook on Newton’s third law of motion with multi-touch features. This version of my ebook is designed for use on iPad with full multi-touch goodness. Many of...

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eBooks can now be read on OS X

Great news. Apple has released an update to OS X called OS X Mavericks. This includes a version of iBooks which enables you to read my ebooks on your Mac. Both EPUB and multi-touch books look...

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eBook on Newton’s third law almost ready

Update: My ebook has now been released and a free sample is available…. To get your free sample click the link below and then on the iTunes Preview page click the link “View in iTunes”....