Surf these sites: A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics -- An online book by D. Raymond. All the links to International Physics Olympiad -- Physics Olympiad throughout the world - regional and international 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. Catholic Memorial Physics -- High School physics formulas, Java Applets, physical constants, science project ideas, physics carols, scientific calculators, study skills, and links to other resources. Cockpit Physics -- Conceived as a innovative way to motivate USAF Academy cadets to become more interested in basic physics. Multimedia computer programs that are applications taken from real US Air Force missions are combined with traditional physics texts. Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics -- This page describes the errors that I have seen most frequently in undergraduate mathematics, the likely causes of those errors, and their remedies. 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. Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP) -- A non-profit organization of teachers, educators, and physicists; at Lawrence Berkeley Lab. Critique and Commentary on the Science of Star Trek -- Scientist working at NASA takes the time to briefly analyze various Star Trek scientific issues. An easy read, and a good one. Explore Science -- Interactive science experiments using Shockwave plug-in. Topics include physics (mechanics, optics, waves, electricity and magnetism), life sciences, and science games. Fifty Years of the Transistor -- 1997 was the 50th anniversary of the invention of the transistor. Here is its history written by the lab where it was invented. Fireworks, Half a Dozen Pi''s, and the Fourth of July -- Estimate the size of fireworks bursts in the sky using a simple formula. Article includes discussion of physics and math involved. Fizzics Fizzle -- Interactive guide to physics. Has three levels of instruction: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Flywheel Physics -- Flywheel fundamentals. Derives stored energy/weight, energy/volume vs. various form factors. Fundamental Physical Constants from NIST -- The values of the fundamental physical constants. Glenbrook (Illinois) South High School Physics -- Offering help for the high school physics student with dynamic animation examples, problem sets and a comprehensive guide to the material. Glencoe Physics Online -- Companion to the high school-level textbook. There is a section for teachers and one for students. One useful feature is the chapter-by-chapter collection of related links, to supplement the text. 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. How To Study Physics, the Original Version -- A 1955 pamphlet of advice for physics students, with much that''s still useful today. How to Study Physics -- A University of Texas classic, written before the web was around, but now revised and web-ready. IHS Physics Zone -- A physics education site for students of Ithaca High School. Contains course descriptions, assignment lists, science links and other useful stuff. ISU Physics Teacher Education Program -- From Illinois State University. Interactive Physics Problem Set -- Contains almost 100 practice problems for physics students, accompanied by detailed solutions and interactive computer experiments. Interactive Textbook -- College freshman-level physics textbook online in several different formats, notably a java-interactive format. Introduction to Radar -- Short course in radar and related matters, especially how it is used and thwarted in wartime situations. Kentridge High School Physics -- A product of physics classes at Kentridge Senior High School, Kent, WA. Contains interesting links, student-written biographies of famous persons and summaries of physics-related topics, course outlines, class projects, and more. La Costa Canyon Physics -- Physics Program at La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, California. A model use of the internet to present high school physics curriculum and projects on the web. Also contains a very good list of additional web sites. Lectures on Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, and Einstein -- Full lecture notes from an introductory course taught at U of Virginia. 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. MSMS Online Guide To Physics -- The Online Guide to Physics was authored and created by the AP Physics class at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science with the goal to provide students with an online physics tutorial. The site material covers first-year physics topics, tests, and other physics links. Making Waves -- An online guide to sound and electromagnetic radiation, created by the 1996 physics students at St. Mary''s H.S. Manhasset, U.S.A. Math and Physics Help -- Explanations you can understand on a variety of math and physics topics at the high school and college level. Mousetrap-Powered Cars and Projects -- Designed as "your complete source for mousetrap car knowhow." Provides technical help, building tips, and activities that can be downloaded. The book, "Mousetrap Car: The Secrets to Success!" is available for sale at the site. 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. NSTA''s Scope, Sequence, and Coordination Project -- Offers 9th and 10th grade science teachers hundreds of curricular resources derived from A Framework for High School Science Education, an NSTA publication. New Scientist''s Guide to the Quantum World -- Online book explaining some of the quirks and interesting details of quantum theory. Newton''s Apple -- Here are links to lessons from the teachers'' guides developed for seasons 9 through 15 of the PBS show. They are designed to accompany the television show but are also a useful stand-alone resource. Also, one can order tapes of the shows here. Newton''s Law of Motion -- Newton''s law of motion, Christmas songs and a couple of problems. Numerical Relativity Exhibitions -- What if you take a supercomputer and put it to work on Einstein''s theory of relativity? You''ll get an incredible series of images representing black holes, gravity and Einstein''s equations. This is what happens at the "Numerical Relativity Exhibition", a site from the National Center for Supercomputing Application. Take a peek at this trip into the heart of the universe. PHYSHARE Listserv FAQ -- Physhare is a non-moderated listserv dedicated to secondary physics education. Anyone is welcome to join and participate. PhysLINK -- Links to physics departments, physical societies, journals, job information, and other physics related information. Physical Science Resource Center (PSRC) -- This site has a number of resources for physics and physical science teachers K-16. 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. Physics Comics -- Comics-style lessons in physics fundamentals. Topics include motion, forces, vectors, work and energy, and impulse and momentum. Physics Education News -- Physics Education News summarizes information on resources, national initiatives, outreach programs, grants, professional development opportunities, and publications related to physics and science education. It is issued via email twice a month by the American Institute of Physics. Physics Encyclopedia -- Professionally compiled and structured directories of physics educational resources on the Web. Physics Help -- A site to help you understand physics. Excellent list of formulas presented in a visual manner. Physics Of... -- Pick a topic that interests you and see what my students have uncovered in their research. The list is sorted alphabetically. Physics On-line: Resources for High School Physics -- On-line information and resources for students and teachers of secondary school physics. Features long-time Balsa Bridge Building Contest. Physics Reference -- Physics symbols, constants, and SI units, prefixes and rules. 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. Physics at Batesville (Indiana) High School -- These pages consist of notes, labs, and handouts from the author''s physics classes, collected over the years. 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. Playground Physics -- A physics curriculum for upper elementary and middle school students which is designed to relate the experience children have on the playground to basic physics concepts. Polarized Light -- Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarized-only items. Professor Stephen Hawking Online -- Biographical, educational, and scholarly. Also includes a bit of fun (did you know he was on The Simpsons TV show?) 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. Skateboard Science -- The techniques and equipment skateboarders use to seemingly bend the law of gravity. In the trickscience section, the site explains the physics behind the stunts, and several experiments to try at home. The equipment section offers an in-depth look at skateboard design. 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. 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. Suction Cup History and Science -- Kids'' "question and answer page" from a commercial site. Includes history of suction cups, uses, why suction cups stick, etc. Teaching Dynamics with Excel97 -- The material presented here is designed to be directly useful to a teacher or student in a more traditional high school or beginning university physics course on mechanics. There are profuse instructions, and some prewritten spreadsheets are available as well. The Elements of Machines -- Some simple machines, explained, decribed and illustrated. The Internet Pilot to Physics -- Links to physics resources online and announcement services for physics related jobs and conferences. One of the most visited science sites on the Internet. The Physics Connexion, a Resource for the Public -- A physics teacher shares his materials and bookmarks, including physics humor, images, tricks and stunts. The Science Songwriters'' Association -- Promotes the use of music in science education. The Soundry, a Site About Sound -- An exciting, interactive, and educational web site about sound. Covers everything from the most basic concepts of what sound actually is to the specifics of how humans perceive it. Requires java-enabled browser and shockwave plug-in to enjoy the whole site. Uses frames. Theater of Electricity -- Explore the history of static electricity and the machines which have used it to make big sparks and create strong electric fields. Van de Graaff generators and Tesla coils are two examples of what is discussed. Many pictures and teaching materials are available. Theory of Particle Size Analysis -- Small particles are difficult to measure, especially in bulk. Here is a way to do it. Thermal and Statistical Physics Curriculum Development Project -- Devoted to the enhancement of the teaching of undergraduate thermal and statistical physics. Waves -- Describes the different kinds of waves and wave characteristics. Web Physics Project -- Web Physics is 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.
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