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ICP21 is the Website for Introductory College Physics for the 21st Century which describes the new
physics curriculum as well as information on workshops available to physics instructors.
http://www.icp21.com
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NASA Teachers Guide for DIME
This site is a simple site for teachers to find a teachers guide for a NASA high-school student
science competition.
http://www.lrbcg.com/pogo/dimeteachersguide.html
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Librys.com - Physics Problems
Find links to problems, programs, and resources for physics students in high school or college
http://www.librys.com/physicsproblems/
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The Evil Tutor's Guide: Graphs and Figures
An amusing, yet sincere, look at where students go wrong when producing scientific graphs for
school, college and degree level work.
http://www.psreporter.com/evil/eviltutor0.html
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Physics of the Outdoors
Problems on the physics of the outdoors (pheonomena which one would observe in nature) and their
solutions.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~smvanroode/nvhvv/index2.html
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Glass: Liquid or Solid - Science vs. an Urban Legend
Addressing the widespread misconception according to which glass is a liquid.
http://www.ualberta.ca/~bderksen/florin.html
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A Prelude to the Study of Physics
A paper first published in Quantum Vol 7 No 2, pg. 45, Nov/Dec 1996.
http://www.velocity.net/~trebor/prelude.html
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Cockpit Physics
Interactive physics education tool currently in development at the United States Air Force Academy.
Each lesson is geared toward exploring a topic in physics as it relates to actual USAF
applications.
http://www.usafa.af.mil/dfp/cockpit-phys/
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Beginner and Intermediate Electronics
Basic electronics explained using simple theory and diagrams.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/g_knott/
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PhysicsSongs.org
Songs, and links to sites with more of them.
http://www.haverford.edu/physics-astro/songs/
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HSC Physics
School of Physics, University of New South Wales. Details about professional development workshops
for physics teachers intended to provide background and advice on the Stage 6 HSC syllabus. Some
resources related to this workshop are found on the site.
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/hsc/
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International Physics Olympiad 2001
Official site of IPhO 2001.
http://www.ipho2001.org.tr/
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Physics Equations and Constants
A concise guide to equations and lists of constants and basic facts at the high school level,
sorted by topic.
http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/aceventura/
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Sea World Physics
Lesson plans, activities and objectives helpful to establish an understanding of the following
physics concepts: velocity, acceleration, buoyancy and free fall.
http://www.seaworld.org/just%2Dfor%2Dteachers/guides/physics/to%2Dthe%2Dteacher.htm
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Radiation Physics and Radiocarbon Research Labs at University College Dublin
Specialises in the measurement of minute traces of artificial and natural radionuclides in the
environment.
http://www.ucd.ie/radphys/
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Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics
This page describes the errors seen most frequently in undergraduate mathematics, the likely causes
of those errors, and their remedies. Avoid these errors in order to improve in any math-intensive
course, including physics.
http://math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/commerrs/
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Space and Time
Course based on Stephen Hawking's best selling book, "A Brief History of Time". The
course deals with topics in modern physics such as Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity,
Quantum Theory, Black Holes and the Creation of the Universe.
http://info.hartwick.edu/physics/spacetime.html
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Advancing Physics AS/A2 Level Course from the Institute of Physics
The web site provides resources for Teachers, Students and Technicians involved in the study of AS
or A2 Level Physics.
http://advancingphysics.iop.org
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How To Study Physics, the Original Version
A 1955 pamphlet of advice for physics students, with much that's still useful today.
http://www.lhup.edu/dsimanek/chapman.htm
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Exploring Physics in Cyberspace
This site describes several tested extracurricular programs geared to introducing hands-on
interactive physics activities for K-12 students. Supported by the National Science Foundation.
http://web.missouri.edu/~wwwepic/
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West Point Bicentennial Engineering Design Contest
Bridge design contest (using specialized software) to celebrate West Point's 200 years of service
to the United States of America. November 11, 2001 - February 28, 2002. Anyone can enter. U.S.
students in grades K through 12 are eligible to compete for prizes. Overview, rules, resources, and
FAQ.
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/
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Art Ludwig's Sound Page
Various explorations of sound, sound detection and sound measurement. Includes a section on
physics of sound.
http://www.silcom.com/~aludwig/
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Physics Simulations in Education
ZIP-format files for DOS or Windows covering a variety of physics phenomena and applications.
http://www.clab.unibe.ch/physim/index.htm
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Professor Stephen Hawking Online
Biographical, educational, and scholarly. Also includes a bit of fun (did you know he was on The
Simpsons TV show?)
http://www.hawking.org.uk/
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A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics
A web text by David J. Raymond.
http://www.physics.nmt.edu/~raymond/classes/ph13xbook/bookc.html
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Assessing-to-Learn (A2L)
A research project on the use of continuous formative assessment in the high-school physics
classroom. The website provides participating teachers with a library of assessment items
(carefully constructed questions) to choose from for their classes, and with an associated library
of teacher aids which provide help with the pedagogically effective use of the items.
http://a2l.physics.umass.edu/
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Physics First
For the past 130 years, physics has been an integral part of science curriculum at the high school
level. Its current vertical position, established about 100 years ago, is now strongly challenged.
http://members.aol.com/physicsfirst/
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NSTA - Position Statement on Laboratory Science
Since the laboratory experience is of critical importance in the process of enhancing students'
cognitive and affective understanding of science, the National Science Teachers Association makes
the following recommendations.
http://www.nsta.org/159&psid=16
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Select Physics Topics
This physics online ebook covers basic physics from Newton's laws to electricity and magnetism.
Lots of applets and animation included.
http://www.science-ebooks.com/phy/select_physics_topics.htm
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Animations of Wave Motion
Animated GIFs and a discussion of some of the math involved.
http://physics.usask.ca/~hirose/ep225/anim.htm
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ISU Physics Teacher Education Program
From Illinois State University.
http://www.phy.ilstu.edu/faculty/wenning/PTE.html
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UMPERG: Minds-On Physics (MOP)
A one-year curriculum for high-school physics. It is the result of a materials-development project
supported by the National Science Foundation, and its design was guided by educational research
findings.
http://umperg.physics.umass.edu/projects/MindsOnPhysics/
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Interactive Physics Scenarios by A. John Mallinckrodt
A collection of intermediate and advanced level modules in mechanics, gravitation, thermodynamics,
and electrostatics for use with the Interactive Physics software distributed by MSC Working
Knowledge.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm/myweb/index.ip.html
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Physics Reference
Physics symbols, constants, and SI units, prefixes and rules.
http://www.alcyone.com/max/reference/physics/index.html
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Interactive Physics Problem Set
Contains almost 100 practice problems for physics students, accompanied by detailed solutions and
interactive computer experiments.
http://socrates.berkeley.edu:7521/projects/IPPS/
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The World of Beams (Both Energy and Particle)
Explores the nature of particle beams, laser beams, and related physics topics.
http://cbp-1.lbl.gov/
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Physical Science Resource Center (PSRC)
This site has a number of resources for physics and physical science teachers K-16.
http://www.psrc-online.org/
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A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics
An online book by D. Raymond.
http://kestrel.nmt.edu/~raymond/classes/ph13xbook/index.html
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Cartoons and Movies
Some diagrams and movies illustrating some otherwise abstract electrical principles.
http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~fajans/Teaching/cartoons/
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Bicycle Physics
The physics of how to steer a bicycle, and how stop signs interfere with bicycle commuting.
http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~fajans/Teaching/bicycles.html
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Bicycle Physics Online
Divided in two parts. The first is a theory study and the second is a report of the experiment.
This study was done as a part of The Bicycle Project from September till December 1999. The
research was done at the Kansas State University's department of physics.
http://www.science.uva.nl/research/amstel/bicycle/partic/Bart/Project/
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Physics Courseware Communicator
Published quarterly by the Physics Courseware Evaluation Project (PCEP) in the Department of
Physics at North Carolina State University. This newsletter describes physics educational software
of interest to physics teachers at many levels of instruction.
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/PCEP/www/PCC/PCC.html
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UHS Physics Roller Coaster Engineering Competition
Students will build small models of roller coasters that transport ball bearings. Students will
compete for trophies. Site has full details.
http://www.urbandale.k12.ia.us/Schools/UHS/Science/physics/coaster/roller.htm
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How Atoms Work
Shows how man determined the structure of the atom and learned how atoms interacted with each
other.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/atom.htm
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JC Physics
A resource for A Level Physics. Those doing high-school, O Level or first year university physics
may also find this site helpful. Reviews of material, questions, and archives of previous answers.
http://www.jcphysics.com/
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Physics Central
The outreach site of the members of The American Physical Society. Find out how physics is part of
your world, ask questions on how things work, see physics in pictures, get updates on physics in
the news, read about research and the people who are doing it and, if you want more, recommended
links.
http://www.physicscentral.org/
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Interactive Physics Review System
A study aid for some basic Newtonian physics concepts that come up early in a student's study of
basic college level physics.
http://why2.lrdc.pitt.edu/physrev.htm
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Kenny Felder's Math and Physics Help Page
A collection of papers written to explain various concepts in math and physics, as well as papers
generously donated by other people.
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/kenny/home.html
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How Things Work
A service providing answers to questions about physics, science, and how things in the world around
us work. Companion to the book by the same name.
http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW//
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The Motion Mountain Physics Text
A free physics textbook on the introductory physics course level, written to be surprising,
entertaining, and thought-provoking. Chapters are downloadable pdf files.
http://motionmountain.dse.nl/welcome.html
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Physics at Merton College
Matters related to the AS-level & A-level physics courses. The material covers topics in
physics and its related mathematics and will supplement one's normal classwork.
http://www.lokon.demon.co.uk/
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Intuitor - Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics
Reviews and rates Hollywood movies for bad physics content.
http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/
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Innovations in Undergraduate Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Several recent developments have stimulated a major revitalization of UIUC's introductory physics
curriculum. Here are the details. Also includes references, previous presentations, and course
outlines.
http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/education/course_revision.html
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Essential Physics
A book for first-year college students who have an interest in pursuing a career in physics or a
closely related field.
http://www.physicsforfree.com/essential.html
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QuarkNet
Supports centers at 60 universities and laboratories that are participants in the collider
experiments at CERN in Switzerland and at Fermilab in Illinois. Physicists will mentor and
collaborate with high school teachers. Stipends are provided to the teachers who participate.
http://quarknet.fnal.gov/
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Numerical Relativity Exhibitions
These are WWW exhibits based on the NCSA Relativity Group's work and on General Relativity.
Exhibits about calculations, computers, virtual reality, and the history of science.
http://jean-luc.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Exhibits/
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EmmyNoether.com
A discussion of the nature and examples of symmetries in this subject.
http://www.emmynoether.com/
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Physics, the Neglected Science
Pages to help increase awareness about the value of physics and to lend support to high school
physics students, teachers, and parents.
http://intuitor.com/physics/index.html
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The Physics of Learning
Extending a physics analogy to teaching and learning creates a rich set of terms and relationships
that are already familiar to scientists. This paper defines those terms, suggests methods for
quantifying those terms and thus provides teachers with a method for optimizing student learning.
http://icn2.umeche.maine.edu/instruments/PHYSLRNR.html
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Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Physics
One man's attempt to compile a useful encyclopedia of physics knowledge.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/
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Simple Electric Motors
Summary of science projects by Stan Pozmantir, a junior secondary student. Easy-to-build and
inexpensive electric motors utilizing many physics principles.
http://members.tripod.com/simplemotor/
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New Physics Teacher Project
Advice for the first year physics teacher gathered from interviews with expert physics educators.
http://earthfuture.tripod.com/mp/adviceproject.html
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Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education (ASPIRE)
Site dedicated to helping teachers with lessons in physics and astrophysics by giving computer
activities that help show how physical models work.
http://outreach.physics.utah.edu/
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Spacetime Wrinkles
Major advances in computation are only now enabling scientists to simulate how black holes form,
evolve, and interact. Learn about relativity and its predictions through text and video files at
this site.
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/NumRel/NumRelHome.html
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HyperPhysics Concepts
A concept map of physics showing relationships between topics while giving explanations and
references.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html
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Static Electricity
Scientific explanation of the phenomenon of static electricity.
http://www.electrostatics.com/page2.html
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The Physics Encyclopedia
This site provides exhaustive, comprehensive, carefully selected and structured lists on Internet
physics resources.
http://members.tripod.com/~IgorIvanov/physics/
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Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP)
A non-profit organization of teachers, educators, and physicists; at Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
http://www.cpepweb.org/
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The Physics Of...
Student research into the physics of various common objects.
http://www.kent.wednet.edu/staff/trobinso/physicspages/PhysicsOf.html
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Live The Physics
Somewhat interactive site which intends to help with all sorts of physics homework and studying
issues, and even allows you to email questions to the authors.
http://library.thinkquest.org/13526/
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Physics Simulations - Teaching Programs
Free and commercial site with physics programs and some other materials available for download
and/or sale. No Macintosh materials offered.
http://www.colba.net/~htran/physics/
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Science-Pseudoscience
Science, non-science and pseudoscience: a set of lessons to teach students to define and
differentiate the three.
http://www.chem1.com/chemed/flimflam.html
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Fundamental Physical Constants from NIST
The values of the fundamental physical constants provided at this site are recommended for
international use by CODATA and are the latest available.
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/index.html
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Thermal and Statistical Physics Curriculum Development Project
Includes an introduction to the project and its conferences, related papers and links, and some
Java applets.
http://stp.clarku.edu/
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FYKOS - Physical Correspondence Seminary
Worldwide competition in physics for grammar school (under age 19) students with an interest in
physics.
http://fykos.mff.cuni.cz/en/
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Society of Physics Students (SPS)
Complete set of information for members of any level of SPS. Scholarships and awards, news,
activities, staff, structure, online forms, student resources, and links to significant physics
sites.
http://www.aip.org/education/sps/
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Physics Comics
Comics-style lessons in physics fundamentals. Topics include motion, forces, vectors, work and
energy, and impulse and momentum.
http://www.bmts.com/~stoeckli/
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Teralab
Descriptions and photographs of electrostatics, electron bombardment and wave experiments done with
home equipment.
http://www.rhunt.f9.co.uk/
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How to Study Physics
A University of Texas classic, written before the web was around, but now revised and web-ready.
http://wwwrel.ph.utexas.edu/~larry/how/how.html
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North Salinas High School Physics Club
Projects done over the years, alumni information, and details about the club's events and members.
http://www.redshift.com/~vikweb/index.html
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International Physics Olympiads
Regional and international physics olympiads. Information, mailing lists, and links to all the
IPhO problems available on the web.
http://www.geocities.com/links2ipho/
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Space Station Phyve
A WebQuest for high school physics and MST students to research and design a rotating space colony.
This highly scientific mission contains links and teacher rubric.
http://www.geocities.com/r_deruvo/
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Physics Laws and Quizzes
Solve some problems using the fundamental laws and be announced as a Quiz Master.
http://members.tripod.com/arilizi/
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Physics 2000
An interactive journey through modern physics. Have fun learning visually and conceptually about
20th century science and high-tech devices. Uses java applets.
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl
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Bad Physics
Misunderstood things in physics with simple explanations.
http://www.geoffers2000.freeserve.co.uk/
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TYC Physics Workshops
Information about workshops provided for two-year or community college physics teachers and the
products of this project.
http://tycphysics.org/
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Bearwood Physics
Includes revision notes and questions geared towards the A-Level and GCSE examination in the United
Kingdom.
http://www.bearwoodphysics.com
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Physics for Beginners
An introduction to some concepts in physics for the absolute beginner. Included is a equation
solver which is for use with the Physics For Beginners section.
http://physics.webplasma.com/
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The Elements of Machines
Some simple machines, explained, described and illustrated.
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
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The Sound of Solitary Waves
Physicists have demonstrated the first acoustic solitary waves in air--waves that can travel long
distances without changing shape.
http://focus.aps.org/story/v4/st24
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Physics.org.uk
A site for UK students wishing to do physics or engineering, at all levels; with help in deciding
on a future in physics.
http://www.physics.org.uk/
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Interactive Textbook
College freshman-level physics textbook online in several different formats, notably a
java-interactive format.
http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/courses/gladney/mathphys/Contents.html
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Computer Simulation Methods
A web site devoted to faculty and students using computer simulation techniques as a method of
discovery in physics. This is a companion site to a textbook, but provides content from other
sources as well.
http://sip.clarku.edu/
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School Mathematics and Science Programs Benefit From Instructional Technology
NSF report summarizes key findings about mathematics and science in controlled evaluations of
instructional technology in elementary and secondary schools.
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf03301/
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Web Physics Project
A flexible low budget outlet for small volume, high quality, HTML-based curricular material. It
provides a forum for physics educators to exchange curriculum ideas and resources that make use of
web technology (primarily public domain material), and provides a medium for the dissemination of
student work.
http://webphysics.davidson.edu/
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Amusement Park Physics
Explores how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides. Activities
invite visitors to design a roller coaster and determine the outcomes of bumper car collisions.
Links to related sites are provided.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
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