- A Prelude to the Study of Physics
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A paper first published in Quantum Vol 7 No 2, pg. 45, Nov/Dec 1996.
http://www.winbeam.com/~trebor/prelude.html
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- A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics
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A web text by David J. Raymond.
http://www.physics.nmt.edu/~raymond/classes/ph13xbook/bookc.html
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- Advancing Physics AS/A2 Level Course from the Institute of Physics
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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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- Amusement Park Physics
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Exhibit showing how the laws of physics affect amusement park design. Design your own rollercoaster. Find out information about amusement park ride safety statistics and related information.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
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- 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.
http://www.andes.pitt.edu/
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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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- APS - Division of Physics of Beams
History of beam physics research, and current information on the topic.
http://bt.pa.msu.edu/brochure/
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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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- 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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- 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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- Bad Physics
Misunderstood things in physics with simple explanations.
http://www.geoffers2000.freeserve.co.uk/
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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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- 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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- 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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- Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics
Describes the errors seen most frequently in undergraduate mathematics, the most likely causes and remedies. Avoid these in order to improve class performance.
http://math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/commerrs/
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- 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.
http://www.compadre.org/
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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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- 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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- Dropping In a Microgravity Environment (DIME)
Teacher's guide for a NASA high-school student science competition.
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/DIME.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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Glass: Liquid or Solid - Science vs. an Urban Legend
Addressing the widespread misconception according to which glass is a liquid.
http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C01/C01Links/www.ualberta.ca/~bderksen/florin.html
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