Perfect gift for person into Physics

Classact

A good friend of mine has recently graduated as a Physics & Maths teacher and I would love to buy him a good present that he might use personally and during his career.

I was thinking of maybe an ideal physics gadget that would be useful, nothing huge and maybe a great physics book to use as a teacher....

Would anyone have any recommendations on an ideal gift, Thanks

raah!

You could get him a subatomic particle plushie toy. He could use them to show students what a certain particle would look like if it were a plushie:

http://www.particlezoo.net/

Turtwig

A slinky.

*runs*

blogga

Buy him a holiday voucher. He's going to need it.

amen

an engraved black board duster

FISMA

I love this book and would recommend it to new Physics teachers.

does he have a copy of the feynman lectures?

Delphi91

bluewolf wrote: »

does he have a copy of the feynman lectures?

+1 to this suggestion....Not really good for use in school, but an excellent gift.

FISMA

Delphi91 wrote: »

+1 to this suggestion....Not really good for use in school, but an excellent gift.

True, but can't you just download this, free?

Delphi91

Yes, you probably can.

But I'm slightly old-fashioned where books are concerned. I like to be able to see and touch the book.

KnifeWRENCH

raah! wrote: »

You could get him a subatomic particle plushie toy. He could use them to show students what a certain particle would look like if it were a plushie:

http://www.particlezoo.net/

I would love if someone gave me one of them. My sister has a degree in microbiology and I got her plush E.Coli for Christmas one year.

Also +1 on the slinky. Or how about a Newton's Cradle?

FISMA

Delphi91 wrote: »

Yes, you probably can.

But I'm slightly old-fashioned where books are concerned. I like to be able to see and touch the book.

Me too. I have them on tape and cd.

My quote is towards the digital generation...

Classact

Thanks for all the replies, gives me a few things to think about. Hopefully he wouldn't have any of those books. I looked at website of those plushie's don't fully understand them, but sure he knows all too well about them,

Scartbeg

A putt-putt boat.

Plenty of physics involved (phase changes, momentum, hydrodynamics). See if he can explain why the forward momentum created by the exit of steam is not cancelled out by the water being sucked in on the reverse cycle.

Or google "physics toys" for many more fun but educational stuff.

Classact

That book '5 Easy Lessons' - is that a book that would be in his school already? Thanks

ghostchant

Not sure what your budget is but my parents bought me one of these when I got my physics degree:

http://www.chaoticpendulums.com/

Classact

Thanks for all the ideas. That choaticpendulum looks cool, bit out of my price range though. Thanks everyone

revz

http://www.getbuckyballs.com/

Not really sure how these would be useful, I'd say they'd be a fun way to waste some time though!

clartharlear

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