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Physics education

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A Dictionary of Units: Summary of units of measurement used worldwide, including ISO and IOC country codes. There is also a discussion of the relationship between metrication in the UK and USA. An index of tables and scales includes cotton bale weights, fujita scales (for measuring U.S. tornados), paper sheet sizes, shot pellet sizes and much more.
Author: Rowlett, Russ.
Subjects: international standards, national standards, physics education
DeweyClass: 530.81
Resource type: dictionary
Albert Einstein Online: Extensive collection of links to biographies, papers, quotations and pictures of Albert Einstein.
Author: Friedman, S. Morgan
Subjects: cosmology, physics education, relativity, scientists
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: biography, index
American Institute of Physics: The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation. It aims to promote the advancement and diffusion of physics though education and current awareness.
Author: American Institute of Physics
Subjects: physics education, physics societies
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: institution
American Journal of Physics: The journal publishes papers that meet the needs and intellectual interests of college and university physics teachers and students. Publications are searchable from 1975, however subscription is required for full text retrieval.
Author: American Journal of Physics
Subjects: physics education, physics research
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: journal
Astronomy Unbound: Electronic book providing information on basic physics, the solar system, the sun, measuring the universe, the nature of stars and galaxies, and theories on origins and evolution. Also features a glossary of astronomical terms, acronyms, diagrams, photographs, and a periodic table of the elements.
Author: Ching, Alice, Li, Charmaine and Gu, Min-jee
Subjects: astronomy education, physics education
DeweyClass: 520
Resource type: non-fiction ebook
Atomic Structure Timeline: Lists major events and discoveries relating to the structure of matter, ranging from the Greek era to the present day and including links to biographies of many of the scientists involved.
Author: Buescher, Lee
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 539.14
Resource type: document
Big Book of Physical Sciences: Resource aimed at aimed at science students, about the fundamental principles of scientific knowledge, and those branches of science that have their basis in the principles of physics and chemistry. Covers measurement, kinematics and graphing, dynamics, work, power and energy, kinetic theory, temperature, and heat, waves, atomic and nuclear physics.
Author: Mocarski, Don
Subjects: physics education, thermodynamics
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: book
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry: Online general physics book, with chapters on mechanics, fluids, electricity, magnetism, atomic physics, nuclear physics, thermodynamics, wave physics, symbols and abbreviations and biophysical chronology.
Author: Koehler, Kenneth R.
Subjects: fluid mechanics, nuclear physics, physics education, thermodynamics
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: book, guide
Computational Physics Course: Course covering the main computational techniques used in modern physics. Includes sections on ordinary and partial differential equations, matrix methods, Monte Carlo methods, and computer algebra. Intended for students familiar with basic programming.
Author: MacKinnon, Angus, Imperial College of Technology and Medicine
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 530.8
Resource type: guide
Contemporary Physics Education Project: A non-profit organisation of teachers, educators, and physicists located around the world. CPEP materials (charts, software, text, web resources) present the current understanding of the fundamental nature of matter and energy, incorporating the major research findings of recent years.
Author: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and CPEP
Subjects: nuclear physics, physics education
DeweyClass: 539
Resource type: guides
Free Physics Books: Collection of physics ebooks and educational guides, available to to download in a range of formats including PDF. Contains introductory physics resources as well as those relating to specific areas, for example: quantum physics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, nuclear physics, fluid mechanics and computational physics.
Author: Free Book Centre
Subjects: physics education, physics links
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: ebook collection
Fundamental Physical Constants: Reference document listing symbols, values, and units relating to physical constants, such as speed of light in vacuum, planck mass, and nuclear magneton.
Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subjects: physical data, physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: reference data
Galileo and Einstein Home Page: Lecture notes exploring the impact of Galileo and Einstein on our understanding of physics. Explains concepts and charts the progress of scientific thought from the time of the early Greeks.
Author: Fowler, Michael
Subjects: history of science, physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: documents
Institute of Physics: The Institute of Physics (IOP) is both a learned society and professional body and has over 20000 members throughout the world. The objectives of the Institute are to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and education in the science of physics, pure and applied.
Author: Institute of Physics
Subjects: physics education, physics societies
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: institution
Institute of Physics Publishing Electronic Journals: Set of peer reviewed journals in the broad area of physics, with full text access available to members of subscribing institutions. Tables of contents and the full text of featured articles are freely available to all. The electronic journals offer full text with mathematics and graphics, and allow searching, browsing and printing. Some titles, eg Nanotechnology, offer multimedia features such as videos of molecular simulations.
Author: Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing
Subjects: electronic journal collections, gravity, materials science, nanotechnology, nonlinear science, nuclear physics, optics, particle physics, physics education, physics research, plasma physics, polymers, simulation
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: journal collection
Learn Physics Today: A collection of interactive lessons in physics aimed at secondary school level students. Includes basic skills, mechanics, lights and waves, electricity and a quiz.
Author: Advanced Network and Services
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: interactive guide
Light: A guide to the physics of light covering topics such as wavelengths, the speed of light, colour, lenses, lasers, mirrors, diffraction, reflection and refraction, and solar power. Available in English and Polish.
Author: ThinkQuest
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 535
Resource type: documents
Modern Physics Lecture Notes: Series of university-level lecture notes on special relativity, photons, atoms, particles and waves, Schrodinger's Equation, electron atoms and nuclear physics.
Author: Fowler, Michael
Subjects: nuclear physics, physics education, relativity
DeweyClass: 539
Resource type: articles
Net Advance of Physics: Review articles and physics tutorials in an encyclopaedic format.
Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subjects: particle physics, physical data, physics education, physics links, physics research
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: guide, reference data
PEN: Bulletin of Physics Education News: Bi-monthly newsletter that summarises information on resources, national initiatives, outreach programs, grants, professional development opportunities, and publications related to physics and science education.
Author: American Institute of Physics
Subjects: physics education, physics news
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: magazine
Physics 2000: Introductory guide to physics including interactive graphics. Includes sections on atomic experiments and the legacy of Einstein.
Author: University of Colorado
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: interactive guide
Physics Applet Collection: A set of interactive physics tools and games designed to integrate research and education, and to promote understanding of mechanics, astrophysics, thermodynamics, energy, and environment.
Author: University of Oregon
Subjects: astrophysics, physics education, thermodynamics
DeweyClass: 531
Resource type: interactive guide
Physics Central: Learn how your world works.
Author: American Physical Society
Subjects: physics education, physics societies
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: documents
Physics Departments in Europe: Links to departments of physics in universities in Europe.
Author: Oldenberg University
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: index
Physics Departments in the UK: Links to departments of physics in UK universities.
Author: Oldenberg University
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: index
Physics Departments in the United States: Links to departments of physics in US universities.
Author: Oldenberg University
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: index
Physics Departments Worldwide: Links to departments of physics in universities worldwide.
Author: Oldenberg University
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: index
Principles of Flight: An introduction to the physics principles governing flight, including Newton's laws of motion and force, Bernoulli's Principle of Pressure, and vectors, forces, and moments. Also addresses topics such as lift and drag coefficients, load factor, and forces acting on an aeroplane.
Author: Pilotsweb.com
Subjects: aviation, physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: documents
Richard Feynman Online: Biographical information about Richard Feynman, winner of the 1965 Nobel prize for physics and renowned physics teacher and drummer, for fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics. He participated in the construction of the first atomic bombs at Los Alamos, and was a member of the Rogers Commission which investigated the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986. Contains a summary of Feynman's work, plus quotations, anecdotes, pictures and sound clips.
Author: Carter, Scott & Slone, J. Eric
Subjects: physics education, scientists
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: biography
Selected Papers of Great American Physicists: Full text papers written by prominent American physicists, based on the Bicentennial Commemorative Volume of The American Physical Society in 1976. Features work by Benjamin Franklin, Henry Augustus Rowland, Joseph Henry, and Arthur Holly Compton. Papers are offered as scanned images and as PDF files.
Author: American Physical Society
Subjects: physics education, physics research
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: documents
Sport Science: Information about the science of sports such as baseball, cycling, skateboarding, and hockey. Covers topics including the speed and curvature of baseballs, the width of bicycle tyres, executing jumps on skateboards, the mechanics involved in ice skating, and why balls bounce.
Author: Exploratorium
Subjects: physics education, sport
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: documents
Theater of Electricity: Explores the history of studies into electricity, looking in particular at lightning, tesla coils, Franklin's kite, and the Van de Graaff generator, with an animation of how it works. Features a safety quiz, resources for teachers, and a gallery of videos and pictures.
Author: Museum of Science
Subjects: energy research, energy technology, optics, physics education
DeweyClass: 535
Resource type: documents, images
TIPTOP: The Internet Pilot to Physics: An international effort to create a unified resource for physics and closely related natural sciences. Aimed not only at scientists, but also at the wider community. It is a free, public, non-commercial service which provides information on physics events, access to discussion lists, software, research information, preprints, journals, and job information.
Author: TipTop Consortium
Subjects: physics education, physics links, physics news, physics research, science links
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: index
Treasure Trove of Physics: Searchable glossary and encyclopaedia of physics terms.
Author: Weisstein, Eric
Subjects: physics education
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: dictionary
WebMath: Interactive online program that solves mathematical problems. Provides solutions to problems involving polynomials, quadratic equations, radical expressions, calculus and trigonometry, complete with the steps taken to arrive at the answer. Free software for help with algebra is available for downloading.
Author: Discovery.com
Subjects: algebra, calculus, mathematics education, physics education, trigonometry
DeweyClass: 510
Resource type: service, software
X-Rays and CAT Scans: Interactive demonstration of a fluoroscope together with a basic explanation of Computed Axial Tomography (CAT scans) and an animated introduction to electromagnetic radiation, covering electric force fields, vibrating charges and electromagnetic waves.
Author: University of Colorado at Boulder
Subjects: medical imaging, physics education, radiation, x-rays
DeweyClass: 616.075
Resource type: interactive guide