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Edinburgh

James Clerk Maxwell Building is the main teaching and research facility for Physics and Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.听Construction of this building began in 1966 as听part of a major expansion of the King鈥檚 Buildings听campus. It is named after James Clerk Maxwell, a听Scot who was one of the world鈥檚 greatest physicists听and whose most significant work, The Theory of听Electromagnetism, was published in 1873. For Doors听Open Day, two groups currently working in this听building will showcase their work.

School of Mathematics (Level 3)听
How can you construct a self-supporting bridge? Does the height of the British population follow a specific pattern? Can you cross all bridges in a given city without backtracking? To find out how Mathematics can help answer all these diverse questions, come along and chat with members of the Maths Outreach Team.听Investigate some mind-blowing optical illusions, and experience the extraordinary 3D zoetrope: watch solid shapes change and animate before your eyes.

School of Physics and Astronomy (Level 2, ground floor)
The Music and Acoustics laboratory facilities include two unusual rooms used for teaching and research: an anechoic chamber, whose walls, ceiling and floor are covered by long foam rubber wedges to eliminate sound reflection and echoes; and a reverberation room, whose hard plastered surfaces and geometrical design result in a reverberation time approaching ten seconds. Visitors will experience the dramatic difference between these two acoustical environments, and hear about how they have been used recently to study a variety of topics including the sound radiated by brass instruments and the absorption of sound by moss-covered paving.听听

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Facilities

• Disabled Access
• Disabled WC
• WC
• Events For Children
• Parking