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Raymond Le Fèvre

Raymond Le Fèvre is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Raymond Le Fèvre rather than just read about it. In short: Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre (1 April 1905 - 26 August 1986) was professor of chemistry at the University of Sydney from 1946 until his retirement in 1970. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute in 1946, a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1954, and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959.

Key takeaways

Raymond Le Fèvre belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Raymond Le Fèvre to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Raymond Le Fèvre from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre (1 April 1905 - 26 August 1986) was professor of chemistry at the University of Sydney from 1946 until his retirement in 1970. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute in 1946, a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1954, and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959. The University of Sydney awarded him an honorary D.Sc. in 1985. Le Fèvre was born in London, and studied chemistry at Queen Mary College, University of London (B.Sc., 1925; M.Sc., 1927; Ph.D., 1929; D.Sc., 1935) where he was a lecturer (1928–38) and reader (1938–46). He married in 1931, his wife also being a chemistry researcher who became a D.Sc. in 1960. From 1941 to 1944 he spent World War II as an RAF officer in Malaya, Australia and New Guinea before returning to England. He and his family migrated to Sydney in 1946 where he took up an appointment as professor of chemistry at the University of Sydney.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Raymond Le Fèvre

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Raymond Le Fèvre claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Raymond Le Fèvre before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Raymond Le Fèvre ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Raymond Le Fèvre

In research: Raymond Le Fèvre appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Raymond Le Fèvre in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Raymond Le Fèvre is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1905 births, 1986 deaths, Australian fellows of the Royal Society, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Raymond Le Fèvre outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Raymond Le Fèvre in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Raymond Le Fèvre matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Raymond Le Fèvre?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Raymond Le Fèvre.