Interesting Physics Web Resources

1.      Warren Wilson Physics

2.      The International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)

3.      How to calculate the trajectory of a baseball

4.      Coanda Effect, with video, and with Asheville illustration

5.      The Chromatic Scale

6.      Pendulum Waves

7.      Frequencies for equal-tempered scale

8.      Tuning a Marimba, and more physics of music.

9.      Friction

1.      Gravity-defying sneakers

2.      Balance Wheel in clock

3.      Wooden Balance Wheel in old German clock.

4.      Help with first few days of 131. Suggested by a student in 2007.

5.      Katherine Alice sits, George stands

6.      Fiddler who understands Moments of Inertia

7.      Tennis on Clay Courts -- Effects of Friction

8.      Emilie du Chatelet and her kinetic energy experiment

9.      Coal trains on the Saluda Grade

10.  Child on a swing -- all the news!

11.  First page of Quiz 1

12.  First page of Quiz 2

13.  First page of Quiz 3

14.  First two pages of final Quiz

15.  Judy Beck's pages of equations for Physics 131

16.  Walkway that failed as a result of torque.

17.  December 1840: Joule's abstract on converting mechanical power into heat

18.  Courtney Hall recommends http://freelance-teacher.com/videos.htm, which has YouTube video sets on 1D motion, projectile motion, 2D motion, energy, momentum, and torque.

19.  Brittany Swann recommends 1) http://www.hippocampus.org/Physics, THE BEST site I've found is this one, it offers step by step lectures, split up by topic with questions and quizzes, 2) http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/eagles/180/, a site by a student that explains concepts and ways to work problems covered in introductory physics, it is full of funny examples and is very easy understand, 3) http://physics.webplasma.com/index.html physics for beginners, 4) http://www.sparknotes.com/physics/, in which Sparknotes basically offers free study quides for those who are refreshing or need basic terms explained, and 5) www.cliffnotes.com (and then search physics) Cliffnotes offers the same free material in study guide form.

20.  Elly Montgomery recommends http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/physics/work/index.html, the site she recommended previously, but more complete: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/energy/u5l1a.cfm, http://hypertextbook.com/physics/mechanics/, and http://www.hwproblems.com/home.cgi?adid=gf07s036&gclid=CIeBjse1jZsCFQVinAodqwjBoA.

21.  Ken Dean recommends 1. http://www.motionmountain.net, from which one can download a free physics textbook. I plan to study this one before the new year. 2. http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/tenn/ResourcesIntroPhysics., 3. http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/, a resource for those who need help with math before taking physics course. and 4. Lots of great links and resources on this page - http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/tenn/ResourcesIntroPhysics.html,

22.  Brittany Searcy recommends a) http://www.cramster.com/, which offers many extra help options according to which book you are using (our book is offered). The site gives practice problems along with solutions and many other resources and is free to join. b) http://www.fearofphysics.com/ which gives many examples of physics in action and visual representations along with a section to help with a variety of physics homework problems. c) http://www.brainmass.com/homework-help/physics/, which offers college level help in a variety of physics topics.

23.  Andrew Roberts recommends http://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=153 and http://www.physics247.com/physics-homework-help/index.shtml

24.  Danielle Patterson recommends http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/eagles/180/, http://www.splung.com/, http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/, http://www.fearofphysics.com/index2.html, and http://www.helpinphysics.com/.

25.  Callie Herron recommends several sites: 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qfBVw5Ilcc, a link to youtube with a whole bunch of david letterman's will it float? skits. The first video is a lump of coal. What we have been doing in physics with the bowling, etc. has reminded me of this late night comedy skit. 2. http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl , a university of colorado at boulder website designed to teach you visually and conceptually about 20th century physicists and high tech devices--it explains how microwave ovens, x-rays, cat scans, lasers, and several other things work. 3. http://www.physicscentral.com/about/index.cfm. "The American Physical Society represents some 45,000 physicists, and most of our work centers on scientific meetings and publications-the primary ways that physicists communicate with each other. With PhysicsCentral, we communicate the excitement and importance of physics to everyone. We invite you to visit our site every week to find out how physics is part of your world. We'll answer your questions on how things work and keep you informed with daily updates on physics in the news. We'll describe the latest research and the people who are doing it and, if you want more, where to go on the web. So stick with us. It's a big, interesting world out there, and we look forward to showing you around" 4. http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/Acceleration.html, which provides basic definitions for different physics things like acceleration, velocity, etc. includes the equations as well. and 5. http://www.physics247.com/physics-help/index.shtml, which provides an extensive index explaining in detail various physics concepts.

26.  Chapman Thomas recommends 1. http://paws.kettering.edu/~drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html for Doppler Effect, 2. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/permot2.html for elasticity, 3. http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/thermo1.html for thermodynamics, 4. http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bern.html for Bernoulli's equation, 5. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/py105/Torque.html for Torque and rotation, 6. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/Kepler.html for Kepler's laws, and 7. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/pbuoy.html for buoyancy.

27.  Christian Magallanes recommends 1. http://www.physlink.com/education/AskExperts/ae536.cfm on skydiving , 2. http://www.suberic.net/~avon/mxphysics/Lindsey%20jason%20and%20ryan/webpage1.htm on skydiving, 3. http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/212_fall2003.web.dir/nathan_earls/intro_slide.html on the physics of submarines, 4. http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=2119 on submarines and water pressure, 5. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/GENERAL_AVIATION/aerobatic/GA19.htm on aerobatic flight, 6. http://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/WaterBalloon/ on space flight, and 7. http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/, which he says was "quite useful for me to brush up on my stagnant math skills prior to 131. The site is comprehensive and quite impressive."

28.  Anna McKinsey really like the following sites: 1. http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#1L8SBx/huehueteotl.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/the-cyclic-universe-a-talk-with-neil-turok//search:physics, about the Big Bang and other subjects, 2. http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#2AorXw/www.uvm.edu/~dahammon/museum/index.html/search:physics in this one she went to the catalog of devices, and 3. http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#2AorXw/www.uvm.edu/~dahammon/museum/index.html/search:physics which she catagorizes as "Wierd!"