A Prelude to the Study of Physics
A paper first published in Quantum Vol 7 No 2, pg. 45, Nov/Dec 1996. |
A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics
An online book by D. Raymond. |
AAPT Member Shares 2001 Nobel Prize for Physics
Carl Wieman, an AAPT member, is one of the physicists who will share the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on creating the first Bose-Einstein Condensates--the so-called fifth state of matter--in the laboratory. |
ALPS: Advanced Level Physics Syndicate
A syndicate of teachers with the sole aim of developing free, high quality resources for A-level physics. |
Animations of Wave Motion
Animated GIFs and a discussion of some of the math involved. |
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. |
Bad Physics
Misunderstood things in physics with simple explanations. |
Bearwood Physics
Includes revision notes and questions geared towards the A-Level and GCSE examination in the United Kingdom. |
Beginner and Intermediate Electronics
Basic electronics explained using simple theory and diagrams. |
Bicycle Physics
The physics of how to steer a bicycle, and how stop signs interfere with bicycle commuting. |
BrantaCan Physics
Pages and links about bridges, water, light, colors, waves and particles. |
Cartoons and Movies
Some diagrams and movies illustrating some otherwise abstract electrical principles. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Essential Physics
A book for first-year college students who have an interest in pursuing a career in physics or a closely related field. |
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. |
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. |
Fizzics Fizzle
Interactive guide to physics. Has three levels of instruction: beginner, intermediate and advanced. |
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. |
FYKOS - Physical Correspondence Seminary
Worldwide competition in physics for grammar school (under age 19) students with an interest in physics. |
Glass: Liquid or Solid - Science vs. an Urban Legend
Addressing the widespread misconception according to which glass is a liquid. |
How Atoms Work
Shows how man determined the structure of the atom and learned how atoms interacted with each other. |
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
A University of Texas classic, written before the web was around, but now revised and web-ready. |
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. |
HyperPhysics Concepts
A concept map of physics showing relationships between topics while giving explanations and references. |
Interactive Physics Problem Set
Contains almost 100 practice problems for physics students, accompanied by detailed solutions and interactive computer experiments. |
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. |
Interactive Textbook
College freshman-level physics textbook online in several different formats, notably a java-interactive format. |
International Physics Olympiad 2001
Official site of IPhO 2001. |
International Physics Olympiads
Regional and international physics olympiads. Information, mailing lists, and links to all the IPhO problems available on the web. |
ISU Physics Teacher Education Program
From Illinois State University. |
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. |
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. |
Math and Physics Help
Understandable explanations on a variety of math and physics topics at the high school and college level. |
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. |
New Physics Teacher Project
Advice for the first year physics teacher gathered from interviews with expert physics educators. |
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 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. |
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 Phy |
Physics Equations and Constants
A concise guide to equations and lists of constants and basic facts at the high school level, sorted by topic. |
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. |
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. |
Physics Laws and Quizzes
Solve some problems using the fundamental laws and be announced as a Quiz Master. |
Physics of the Outdoors
Problems on the physics of the outdoors (pheonomena which one would observe in nature) and their solutions. |
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 Simulations in Education
ZIP-format files for DOS or Windows covering a variety of physics phenomena and applications. |
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. |
PhysicsSongs.org
Songs, and links to site with more of them. |
Physicsweb.com
Text and software resources for creative physics teachers and their students. |
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 te |
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. |
Science-Pseudoscience
Science, non-science and pseudoscience: a set of lessons to teach students to define and differentiate the three. |
Sea World Physics
Lesson plans, activities and objectives helpful to establish an understanding of the following physics concepts: velocity, acceleration, buoyancy and free fall. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Static Electricity
Scientific explanation of the phenomenon of static electricity. |
Teralab
Descriptions and photographs of electrostatics, electron bombardment and wave experiments done with home equipment. |
The CPU Project
The Constructing Physics Understanding is aimed at creating laboratory and computer-based materials that support a learning environment in which students take primary responsibility for developing a valid and robust knowledge about physics. |
The Elements of Machines
Some simple machines, explained, decribed and illustrated. |
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. |
The Physics Encyclopedia
This site provides exhaustive, comprehensive, carefully selected and structured lists on Internet physics resources. |
The Physics Of...
Student research into the physics of various common objects. |
The Sound of Solitary Waves
Physicists have demonstrated the first acoustic solitary waves in air--waves that can travel long distances without changing shape. |
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 |
The World of Beams (Both Energy and Particle)
Explores the nature of particle beams, laser beams, and related physics topics. |
Thermal and Statistical Physics Curriculum Development Project
Includes an introduction to the project and its conferences, related papers and links, and some Java applets. |
TYC Physics Workshops
Information about workshops provided for two-year or community college physics teachers and the products of this project. |
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. |
Using Microcomputer Based Labs and Simulations in High School Science
Explores the various views and experiences of teachers, students and professional scientists about using computers to collect and analyze data in the science classroom. |
Vectormind Physics Overview
This section covers the essentials of Physics. Such as: Fluid Mechanics, Waves, Heat, Thermodynamics, Optics, Mechanics, Modern Physics, etc... |
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 pro |
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 |
