I. Physical Science - Techniques: Measurement and Scientific Investigation
"MINIMUM" Level: Kindergarten
World Master Clock - US Navy
Universal time UTC at Greenwich, England (also called Zulu time), clocks for all time zones, animated clocks,
and a clock voice announcer!
NANOWORLD - D. Waddell @ Univ. of Queensland, Australia
Electron microscope images in abundance: in the Image Gallery one sees insects, blood cell,
cement, polyp skeleton, crystals, bread mold, rat hair, egg shell, pollen, etc. Also a wonderful
section on scale size examples from the atomic molecular to the cellular and macromolecular.
Ask The Experts - Scientific American - Scientific American
Can send in questions and examine archives of previous questions in several general fiels:
Astronomy; Biology; Chemistry; Computers; Environment; Geology; Mathematics; Medicine; Physics
World Master Clock - US Navy
Universal time UTC at Greenwich, England (also called Zulu time), clocks for all time zones, animated clocks,
and a clock voice announcer!
Ask The Experts - Scientific American - Scientific American
Can send in questions and examine archives of previous questions in several general fiels:
Astronomy; Biology; Chemistry; Computers; Environment; Geology; Mathematics; Medicine; Physics
Exploratorium Science Snackbook of Science Demonstrations - Exploratorium, San Francisco
Sample of about 40 "snacks" from the 100 in the book for simply constructing and investigating science, from optical illusions to
electricity and light. Examples: Afterimage; Anti-Gravity Mirror; Balancing Ball; Balancing Stick; Benham's Disk; Bernoulii Levitator;
Bicycle Wheel Gyro; Bird in the Cage; Blind Spot; Blue Sky; Bone Stress; Bridge Light; Bronx Cheer Bulb;
Bubble Suspension; Bubble Tray; Cardboard Tube Syllabus; Center of Gravity; Charge and Carry; Cheshire Cat; Circles of Magnetism; Cold metal;
Colored Shadows; Condiment Diver; Convections Currents; Cool Hot Rod; Coupled Resonant pendulums; Critical Angle; Curie Point;
Diamagnetism; Dipping Bird; Diffraction; Electroscope; Geyser; Hand Battery; Laser Jello; Magnetic Shielding; Peripheral Vision; Resonator;
Sense and Taste; Solar Brightness; Spectra; Stripped Down Motor; Tired Weight; Vector Toys; Vortex, etc.
Junior Lab in Physics at MIT - MIT
Optics, Compton scattering, Millikan, Zeeman Effect, Faraday Effect, Optical Pumping, Mossbauer Spectroscopy, X-ray physics, Superconductivity,
Johnson Noise, 21 cm Radio Astronomy, Parity non-conservation, etc.
THE NET ADVANCE OF PHYSICS - N.H. Redington, MIT
Articles at different levels in practically all areas of physics and astrophysics!! "A free
electronic journal/encyclopaedia modeled somewhat on the old Handbuch der Physik. We have brought
together review articles, tutorials, and lecture notes in physics and allied sciences from across
the Internet to create an unparalleled information resource for scientists and graduate
students. By continually updating this collection, we hope to make The Net Advance of
Physics a reference tool as nearly up-to-the-minute as possible."
Chemometrics - J. Hardy, University of Akron
Lecture slide series. Basic statistics; experimental design; signal detection; calibration;
multivariate calibration; etc. copyrighted.
Computational Science Education Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory
An introduction to High Performance Computing issues as a preparation for research and studies in computational science
and computational engineering. The intended audience are students in science and engineering at the advanced undergraduate level
and higher. Computer architecture and numerical methods applied to Ocean Models, Bioelectric Field Problems, Monte Carlo methods
for surface particle transport, Chaos, Seismic Wave Propagation, and issues in Computational Astrophysics.
NANOWORLD - D. Waddell @ Univ. of Queensland, Australia
Electron microscope images in abundance: in the Image Gallery one sees insects, blood cell,
cement, polyp skeleton, crystals, bread mold, rat hair, egg shell, pollen, etc. Also a wonderful
section on scale size examples from the atomic & molecular to the cellular and macromolecular.
Glossary of Mathematical Mistakes - P. Cox
"This is a list of mathematical mistakes made over and over by advertisers, the media, reporters, politicians, activists, and in
general many non-math people. These come from many sources, ..." Examples are explained and there are many links.
21st Century Problem Solving - H. McAllister
Guidelines to problem solving and numerous algebra examples. A collection of simple Story
Problems illustrating concept-based problem solving. These are typical of problems in high
school textbooks and in a variety of competency tests. In some cases the "answer book"
solutions are included. Some introductory physics and chemistry as well as some intermediate physics and chemistry problem solving
is discussed by analog techniques.
GRAPHICS FOR THE CALCULUS CLASSROOM - Douglas N. Arnold, University of Minnesota Collection of graphical
demonstrations for first year calculus. MPEG Animation, text, etc. Topics include: Derivatives and differentials; Volume of water in a tipped glass;
Archimedes' calculation of pi; How the ball bounces; Secants and tangents; Zooming in on a tangent line; A trigonometric limit; The limit; A nowhere
differentiable function; exponential function; Intersection of two cylinders.
Test data for comparative studies - NIST
"A visual repository of test data for use in comparative studies of algorithms for numerical
linear algebra, featuring nearly 500 sparse matrices from a variety of applications, as well as
matrix generation tools and services. "
Mathematical Examples - K.S. Brown
Interpretations of gravity, retrograde motion, accelerated frames, shortest paths, etc. - explanations and answers to questions.
Number theory; Combinatorics; Geometry; Algebra; Calculus; Probability; Set Theory; History of Mathematics; Physics; Music.
An Introduction to Wavelets - A. Graps
"Wavelets are mathematical functions that cut up data into different frequency components, and then study each
component with a resolution matched to its scale. They have advantages over traditional Fourier methods in
analyzing physical situations where the signal contains discontinuities and sharp spikes..."
History of the Monte Carlo Method - S. Pllana
"The Monte Carlo method provides approximate solutions to a variety of mathematical problems by
performing statistical sampling experiments on a computer. The method applies to problems with
no probabilistic content as well as to those with inherent probabilistic structure... "
NEWTON'S APPLE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
More than 100 lessons from the 9th through 15th seasons from brain mapping to bread chemistry to the Hubble telescope to
printing money to a raptor hospital: activities, questions, and further investigation suggestions.
Galileo's Science (Java Applets) - University of Oregon Physics
Leaning Tower of Pisa; Inclined Planes; The Swinging Chandelier; Uniform Motion; Measuring Gravity;
Projectile Motion; Measuring the Speed of Light; Looking at Jupiter's Moons; Parallax; Galilean Relativity.
Plus a talking Galileo!!
Inclined Plane & AirTrack Collision - Explore Science
Requires Shockwave plug-in. INTERACTIVE frictionless inclined plane with sliding object & two air track
cars colliding. Also reaction timer for sight and sound stimuli.
Inclined Plane & AirTrack Collision - Explore Science
Requires Shockwave plug-in. INTERACTIVE frictionless inclined plane with sliding object & two air track
cars colliding. Also reaction timer for sight and sound stimuli.
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
Virtual Lab (Java Applets) - University of Oregon
Planck Radiation Formula; Flux meter for Galactic light intensity; Inverse Square Law for light; Newton's Second Law; Thermal Equilibrium via
diffusion; Ideal Gas Law and the piston; Maxwellian Speed Distribution in a ballooon; Energies associated with a cannon shot; Ohm's Law in
the Virtual Lightbulb; Virtual Telescope.
"MINIMUM" Level: university
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry - K.R. Koehler, University of Cincinnati
"This is a hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students. It assumes that you have a working knowledge
of algebra, that you are currently taking or have taken a college level course in Biology and one in Chemistry, and that you are
interested in biology, chemistry or one of the health-related fields. It does not try to be encyclopedic, but neither does it assume
that you have to be spoon-fed: you are expected to be a serious student and a careful reader. This means that you are expected
to work out all of the examples for yourself, and do all of the problems."
Subcategories include: Work and Energy, Gravitational Potential Energy,
Elastic Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy
"MINIMUM" Level: Kindergarten
To be added when verified.
"MINIMUM" Level: 3rd Grade
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE MUSEUM Virtual Exhibits (Ben
Franklin - Glimpses of the Man; The Heart: A Virtual Exploration);
Educational Hotlists ( Lessons on Energy, Geology, Health, Space Science, Virtual
Exhibits, Weather Science); and Virtual Exhibit Hotlist with links to many
other exhibits and places.
NEWTON'S APPLE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
More than 100 lessons from the 9th through 15th seasons from brain mapping to bread chemistry to the Hubble telescope to
printing money to a raptor hospital: activities, questions, and further investigation suggestions.
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
"MINIMUM" Level: graduate
To be added when verified.
V. Linear Momentum
Subcategories include: Impulse, Linear Momentum, Action-Reaction, Conservation of
Linear Momentum, Collisions
"MINIMUM" Level: Kindergarten
To be added when verified.
"MINIMUM" Level: 3rd Grade
To be added when verified.
"MINIMUM" Level: 6th Grade
Inclined Plane & AirTrack Collision - Explore Science
Requires Shockwave plug-in. INTERACTIVE frictionless inclined plane with sliding object & two air track
cars colliding. Also reaction timer for sight and sound stimuli.
"MINIMUM" Level: 9th Grade
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
Inclined Plane & AirTrack Collision - Explore Science
Requires Shockwave plug-in. INTERACTIVE frictionless inclined plane with sliding object & two air track
cars colliding. Also reaction timer for sight and sound stimuli.
Superball Collisions - M.D. Campbell
"When two superballs are dropped, one over the other and the larger on the bottom, the
smaller one shows a large gain in velocity.This gain can be calculated with the principle of
conservation of momentum and of conservation of kinetic energy..."
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
"MINIMUM" Level: graduate
To be added when verified.
VI. Mechanics of Rotational Motion
Subcategories include: Rigid Body Rotation about a Fixed Axis, Angular
Velocity and Angular Acceleration, Torque and Moment Arm, Static Equilibrium
of a Rigid Body, Angular Momentum,
Conservation of Angular Momentum, Multiple Axes, Non-inertial Frames
"MINIMUM" Level: Kindergarten
To be added when verified.
"MINIMUM" Level: 3rd Grade
To be added when verified.
"MINIMUM" Level: 6th Grade
To be added when verified.
"MINIMUM" Level: 9th Grade
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
A Brief look at Centrifugal Force - A.G. LeBlanc, Mount Allison University
"Centrifugal force has long been known to be an inertial, or fictitious, force. It
gets this name due to its appearance only when we deal with two different coordinate
systems, in other words they can disappear with the proper choice of coordinate system..."
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry - K.R. Koehler, University of Cincinnati
"This is a hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students. It assumes that you have a working knowledge
of algebra, that you are currently taking or have taken a college level course in Biology and one in Chemistry, and that you are
interested in biology, chemistry or one of the health-related fields. It does not try to be encyclopedic, but neither does it assume
that you have to be spoon-fed: you are expected to be a serious student and a careful reader. This means that you are expected
to work out all of the examples for yourself, and do all of the problems."
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
Four Bar Linkages - Brock Engineering
"One important application of four bar linkages is the generation of functions - relating the output of a
mechanism with some functional relationship of the input "
"MINIMUM" Level: graduate
To be added when verified.
VII. Solids and Fluids
Subcategories include: Mechanical Properties of Solids such as density,
tensile strength, etc., Static Properties of Fluids, Flow Properties of Fluids
The Mineral Gallery - Amethyst Galleries, Inc
Images and properties of 100's of minerals, etc. "The Mineral Gallery is a constantly growing collection of mineral descriptions and images
(specimens last updated 29-May-97), together with
several ways of accessing these descriptions. The descriptions include searchable mineralogical data,
plus other information of interest to students and rock hounds!"
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry - K.R. Koehler, University of Cincinnati
"This is a hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students. It assumes that you have a working knowledge
of algebra, that you are currently taking or have taken a college level course in Biology and one in Chemistry, and that you are
interested in biology, chemistry or one of the health-related fields. It does not try to be encyclopedic, but neither does it assume
that you have to be spoon-fed: you are expected to be a serious student and a careful reader. This means that you are expected
to work out all of the examples for yourself, and do all of the problems."
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
Music Keyboard - P. Flavin
"Combined with the piano is an oscilloscope and sound generator
so you can create, view, and hear sounds and you can learn
how the amplitude and period of the wave relates the volume
and pitch of the sounds. "
FUN@learning Physics (Java Applets) - M. Sutherland, University of Toronto
INTERACTIVE set of Java Applets for all levels: Projectile Motion, The Damped Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Collisions, Coupled Oscillations, Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces, The Kepler Problem,
The Simple Plane Pendulum, Chaos in the Driven Pendulum, Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry - K.R. Koehler, University of Cincinnati
"This is a hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students. It assumes that you have a working knowledge
of algebra, that you are currently taking or have taken a college level course in Biology and one in Chemistry, and that you are
interested in biology, chemistry or one of the health-related fields. It does not try to be encyclopedic, but neither does it assume
that you have to be spoon-fed: you are expected to be a serious student and a careful reader. This means that you are expected
to work out all of the examples for yourself, and do all of the problems."
Subcategories include: Temperature and Thermal Expansion, Ideal Gases, Heat and
the First Law of Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Heat Engines, Entropy,
and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Virtual Lab (Java Applets) - University of Oregon
Planck Radiation Formula; Flux meter for Galactic light intensity; Inverse Square Law for light; Newton's Second Law; Thermal Equilibrium via
diffusion; Ideal Gas Law and the piston; Maxwellian Speed Distribution in a ballooon; Energies associated with a cannon shot; Ohm's Law in
the Virtual Lightbulb; Virtual Telescope.
Whole-Wall Thermal Performance Calculator - K. Childs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
"The determination of a whole-wall thermal performance rating is a multistep process. The first step is
to select a structutural wall system type from the list below. After the wall system type is chosen various
options (e.g. interior finish, insulation, exterior sheating, exterior finish)
specific to that wall type can be selected."
ThermoElectric Device Simulation (Java Applet) - S. Peterson
"Thermoelectric devices convert heat energy directly into electrical energy. Their high reliability and low weight make
them ideal for remote and space power generation applications...This is an interactive simulation of a the device. The temperature and voltage
values at positions along each material arm can be obtained by clicking and dragging the cursor on each material. Hot and cold side temperatures..."
"MINIMUM" Level: university
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry - K.R. Koehler, University of Cincinnati
"This is a hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students. It assumes that you have a working knowledge
of algebra, that you are currently taking or have taken a college level course in Biology and one in Chemistry, and that you are
interested in biology, chemistry or one of the health-related fields. It does not try to be encyclopedic, but neither does it assume
that you have to be spoon-fed: you are expected to be a serious student and a careful reader. This means that you are expected
to work out all of the examples for yourself, and do all of the problems."
