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
Teralab:
Descriptions and photographs of electrostatics, electron bombardment
and wave experiments done with home equipment.
http://www.rhunt.f9.co.uk/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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
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/
The Elements of Machines:
Some simple machines, explained, decribed and illustrated.
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
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/
Bearwood Physics:
Includes revision notes and questions geared towards the A-Level and
GCSE examination in the United Kingdom.
http://www.bearwoodphysics.com
TYC Physics Workshops:
Information about workshops provided for two-year or community
college physics teachers and the products of this project.
http://tycphysics.org/
Bad Physics:
Misunderstood things in physics with simple explanations.
http://www.geoffers2000.freeserve.co.uk/
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
Physics Laws and Quizzes:
Solve some problems using the fundamental laws and be announced as a
Quiz Master.
http://members.tripod.com/arilizi/
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/
Physicsweb.com:
Text and software resources for creative physics teachers and their
students.
http://www.physicsweb.com/
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/
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
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
EmmyNoether.com:
A discussion of the nature and examples of symmetries in this
subject.
http://www.emmynoether.com/
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/
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
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/
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/
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
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/
Explore Science with Shockwave:
A creative use of shockwave technology by Raman Pfaff. He has
created a science site with many interactive physics experiments,
from sliding down a ramp to tinkering with a solar system. Requires
shockwave plug-in.
http://www.explorescience.com/
The Physics Of...:
Student research into the physics of various common objects.
http://www.kent.wednet.edu/staff/trobinso/physicspages/PhysicsOf.html
The Physics Encyclopedia:
This site provides exhaustive, comprehensive, carefully selected and
structured lists on Internet physics resources.
http://members.tripod.com/~IgorIvanov/physics/
Static Electricity:
Scientific explanation of the phenomenon of static electricity.
http://www.electrostatics.com/page2.html
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
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
Minnesota Lab-Centered Instruction (LCI) Program:
LCI is a method for developing inquiry based learning in the
classroom as an integral part of the pedagogy. Modules availaboe in
math, biology, physics, chemistry and physical science.
http://www.mnlci.com/
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
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/
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
World-In-Motion:
[Win] Physics video analysis software.
http://members.aol.com/raacc/wim.html
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/
Physics Reference:
Physics symbols, constants, and SI units, prefixes and rules.
http://www.alcyone.com/max/reference/physics/index.html
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/
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
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//
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.
http://www.pitt.edu/~rosecp/physrev.htm
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/
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
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
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
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/
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
Cartoons and Movies:
Some diagrams and movies illustrating some otherwise abstract
electrical principles.
http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~fajans/Teaching/cartoons/
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/
Vectormind.com - Physics Overview:
Covers the essentials of physics as commonly taught in a first-year
course.
http://www.vectormind.com/Academics/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.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm/myweb/index.ip.html
Animations of Wave Motion:
Animated GIFs and a discussion of some of the math involved.
http://physics.usask.ca/~hirose/ep225/anim.htm
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
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/
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/
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
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/
West Point Bicentennial Engineering Design Contest:
Bridge design contest (using specialized software) to celebrate West
Points 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/
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/
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/
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/
PhysicsSongs.org:
Songs, and links to sites with more of them.
http://www.haverford.edu/physics-astro/songs/
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/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
