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• Physics Help - Physics help is provided to university, college, and secondary school students by expert physics tutors. Physics homework help, tutorials, solved problem sets are also available.
• World Year of Physics 2005 - Plans to bring the excitement of physics to the public and inspire a new generation of scientists Includes information about projects events and Einstein sources for teachers downloads international links and press room
• Professor Stephen Hawking Online - Biographical educational and scholarly Also includes a bit of fun did you know he was on The Simpsons TV show?
• Communities for Physics and Astronomy Digital Resources in Education comPADRE - A project to create well organized digital collections of high quality educational materials in physics and astronomy ComPADRE consists of focused collections of materials for specific courses or serving specific constituencies with connections to a wide range of online digital resources including curricular materials digital libraries and online journals user communities that participate in the development and operation of these collections
• 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
• Practical Physics - Enables teachers of physics to share their skills and experience of making experiments work in the classroom
• 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
• 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
• Andes Physics Tutor - Andes is an intelligent tutoring system which teaches students how to solve physics problems It provides a complete set of homework problems for an Introductory College Physics course or a high school AP physics course
• Thermal and Statistical Physics Curriculum Development Project - Includes an introduction to the project and its conferences related papers and links and some Java applets
• 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
• West Point Bridge Design Contest - Bridge design contest using specialized software run a service to education and as a tribute to the U S Military Academy s two hundred years of service to the United States of America U S students age 13 through grade 12 are eligible for prizes Anyone else may enter the Open Competition Overview rules resources software download and FAQ
• 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
• TYC Physics Workshops - Information about workshops provided for two-year or community college physics teachers and the products of this project
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Teralab - Descriptions and photographs of electrostatics electron bombardment and wave experiments done with home equipment
• 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
• 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
• Essential Physics - A book for first-year college students who have an interest in pursuing a career in physics or a closely related field
• 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
• 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
• 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
• FYKOS - Physical Correspondence Seminary - Worldwide competition in physics for grammar school under age 19 students with an interest in physics
• 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
• Physics Comics - Comics-style lessons in physics fundamentals Topics include motion forces vectors work and energy and impulse and momentum
• 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
• How Atoms Work - Shows how man determined the structure of the atom and learned how atoms interacted with each other
• 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
• Interactive Physics Review - A study aid for some basic Newtonian physics concepts that come up early in a student s study of basic college level physics
• 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
• Art Ludwig s Sound Page - Various explorations of sound sound detection and sound measurement Includes a section on physics of sound
• Physics Pointers - Physics reading guides links to physics websites teaching tips and physics activities
• Contemporary Physics Education Project CPEP - A non-profit organization of teachers educators and physicists at Lawrence Berkeley Lab
• The Quantum Exchange - A collection of information and resources for teachers of quantum physics
• Bad Physics - Misunderstood things in physics with simple explanations
• Physical Science Resource Center PSRC - This site has plenty of resources for physics and physical science teachers K-16
• Open Text - Project to provide high quality free physics teaching materials to anyone who has access to the Internet Similar to the “open source” concept for computer software A cooperative building site for physics materials
• Physics Virtual Bookshelf - A collection mostly of University of Toronto physics professor David M Harrison s various presentations and course materials
• 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
• 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
• Challenges In Teaching and Learning Introductory Physics - Addresses the troubles presented in introductory physics courses taken by students in their first two years of college
• 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
• Institute of Physics IOP - Teaching Physics in Schools and Colleges - A website aimed at those with an interest in the teaching and learning of physics in schools and colleges The site provides visitors with information about the current activities of the IOP education department including details of forthcoming events news about the institute’s latest curriculum development initiatives as well as providing access to a range of resources
• 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
• 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
• MIT OpenCourseWare - Physics - Undergraduate and graduate courses available for noncredit study and review Materials provided may include syllabi reading assignments videotaped lectures problem sets with solutions lecture notes and exams with solutions
• 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
• Select Physics Topics - This physics online ebook covers basic physics from Newton s laws to electricity and magnetism Lots of applets and animation included
• 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
• 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
• Physics Simulations in Education - ZIP-format files for DOS or Windows covering a variety of physics phenomena and applications
• APS - Division of Physics of Beams - History of beam physics research and current information on the topic
• Intuitor - Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics - Reviews and rates Hollywood movies for bad physics content
• I Love Physics Forum - Discuss physics education and related topics that come up in discussions about physics
• Dropping In a Microgravity Environment DIME - Teacher s guide for a NASA high-school student science competition
• Static Electricity - Scientific explanation of the phenomenon of static electricity
• The Science of the Bicycle - 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
• 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
• 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
• The Sound of Solitary Waves - Physicists have demonstrated the first acoustic solitary waves in air--waves that can travel long distances without changing shape
• 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
• 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
• 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
• ISU Physics Teacher Education Program - From Illinois State University
• A Prelude to the Study of Physics - A paper first published in Quantum Vol 7 No 2 pg 45 Nov Dec 1996
• How to Study Physics - A University of Texas classic written before the web was around but now revised and web-ready
• Beginner and Intermediate Electronics - Basic electronics explained using simple theory and diagrams
• GRE Physics Prep - Yahoo group for people preparing for GRE Physics
• International Physics Olympiads - Regional and international physics olympiads Information mailing lists and links to all the IPhO problems available on the web
• Physics Equations and Constants - A concise guide to equations and lists of constants and basic facts at the high school level sorted by topic
• Interactive Textbook - College freshman-level physics textbook online in several different formats notably a java-interactive format
• Sea World Physics - Lesson plans activities and objectives helpful to establish an understanding of the following physics concepts velocity acceleration buoyancy and free fall
• 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
• 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
• Todd s Quantum Intro - A brief overview of quantum mechanics
• Physics Reference - Physics symbols constants and SI units prefixes and rules
• Henry Greenside s Duke Physics Challenges - Physics-related word-problem puzzles
• Animations of Wave Motion - Animated GIFs and a discussion of some of the math involved
• Bicycle Physics - The physics of how to steer a bicycle and how stop signs interfere with bicycle commuting
• Mathematical Thinking in Physics - Articles essays and problems designed for students to learn more about the importance of math in the study and application of physics
• Physical Science for Nonscientists - Physics 1020 2nd Semester - Course website at University of Colorado Includes lecture notes in pdf format
• The Elements of Machines - Some simple machines explained described and illustrated
• Cartoons and Movies - Some diagrams and movies illustrating some otherwise abstract electrical principles
• New Physics Teacher Project - Advice for the first year physics teacher gathered from interviews with expert physics educators
• The Physics Encyclopedia - This site provides exhaustive comprehensive carefully selected and structured lists on Internet physics resources
• A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics - A web text by David J Raymond
• Physics Laws and Quizzes - Solve some problems using the fundamental laws and be announced as a Quiz Master
• The World of Beams Both Energy and Particle - Explores the nature of particle beams laser beams and related physics topics
• Glass Liquid or Solid - Science vs an Urban Legend - Addressing the widespread misconception according to which glass is a liquid