Some Useful Internet Sites as of 6/03/03

Many of the sites listed below have additional links and cross-links.

1. The College Board AP site. You register for your areas of interest, and when you log in the site is customized to give you the links to the materials that pertain those areas. http://apcentral.collegeboard.com

2. Hyperphysics on Line text tutorial from Georgia State University. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hphys.html

3. The Physics Classroom. A good high school level tutorial. Good material to introduce topics in basic mechanics, waves and optics. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Default2.html

4. Fear of Physics. Lots of basic animations to increase conceptual understanding. http://www.fearofphysics.com/

5. Virtual Physics Laboratory. http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/index.html

6. Some very good laboratory simulations. Seven mechanics units are complete: Airtracks, dynamic carts, airtable, ballistic launcher, springs, friction and the inclined plane. Other tutorial materials available as well. http://www.saintmarys.edu/~rtarara/software.html

7. A set of multiple-choice tests used for local and regional competitions is made available for free download at this site. Some of them are useful for either the B or C course. http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/wyse/coaches.html

8. Explore Science. http://www.explorescience.com

9. A good set of short tutorials with interactive simulations. http://www.physicslessons.com/iphysics.htm

10. This site from Indiana University Bloomington contains some papers and a set of Socratic Dialog Inducing Labs (SDI) for mechanics in pdf format. http://media4.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/

11. Physics 2000. Some very good modern material. http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000

12. The Internet Pilot to Physics. I would point you especially to the virtual laboratory. http://physicsweb.org/TIPTOP/

13. The Sciences Explorer. The Physics Section. Particular attention to the hyperlinks. http://library.advanced.org/11771/english/hi/physics

14. An individual teacher's site for his AP B course. Seems to be a very good program at Brockport, NY high school. http://www.frontiernet.net/~jlkeefer/apphysics.htm

15. The Physics Connection. http://www.servtech.com/~wkimler.

16. The Science Stash. Of the many items I would like to point out the link to U C Berkley Lab Demos. http://www.atlantic.net/~rolovett/

17. Visual Physics. This site has several very good programs to download. Unfortunately the grant expired and some of the programs promised for the near future will not be appearing. http://www.visualphysics.com/frmain.htm

18. Webphysics. http://webphysics.ph.msstate.eduj/javamirror/ipmj/index.html

19. Mechanical Engineering site. http://www.mech.f2s.com/

20. PER Conferences 2001 and 2002 proceedings and papers. http://piggy.rit.edu/franklin/PerC_2002_Proceedings.html.

21. University of Minnesota PER and development. Has mechanics lecture notes, quizzes and answer keys. Also many useful links for other resources. http://www.physics.umn.edu/groups/physed

22. Online Demonstration Book. A sourcebook for physics teachers. http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/demobook/chapter1.htm

23. Another online demonstration book for demonstrations performed at Boston University. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/

24. Physics demonstrations performed at Idaho State University. http://www.physics.isu.edu/physdemos

25. The Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks

26. For uses of infrared light in astronomy please go to http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/Outreach/Edu

27. For information on speed of sound in please go to 
http://www.measure.demon.co.uk/Acoustics_Software/speed.html

28. For Physics at UF go to http://www.phys.ufl.edu go to courses; go to 2053

29. For specific information on the State requirements for Physics I (Honors) please go to 
http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00001/crscode/basic912/science/descript/2003390.pdf

30. For information on the American Association of Physics Teachers please go to http://www.aapt.org/

31. For information on the American Institute of Physics please go to http://www.aip.org/

Other Reference Books:

-Physics by Kerr, Kerr, & Ruth ISBNN 095856867 or email gregk@nor.com.au
-Physics by Andreas Tsaokos ISBN 960-900941-1-2 or email etr@hol.gr
-IB Physics by Nigel Ward 
-Seven Ideas that Shock the Universe byy Spielberg, et.al. ISBN 0-471-30606-1

Reference Videos: 

VT 530 Ang
Angular momentum = Torques and gyroscopes. S. Burlington, Vt. :
The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part
program includes illustrations of torques and gyroscopes
from spinning tops to the precession of the equinoxes.

VT 530 Bey
Beyond the mechanical universe = Static electricity. S.
Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987,
c1985. This two-part program explores the world of
electricity and magnetism and the principles of static
electricity.

VT 530 Con
Conservation of momentum = Harmonic motion. S. Burlington, Vt. :
The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part
program explains what keeps the universe going, and the
music and mathematics of periodic motion.

VT 530 Der
Derivatives = Inertia. S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB
Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part program explores the
derivative as a practical tool and Galileo's law of inertia.

VT 530 Ele
The electric field = Potential and capacitance. S. Burlington,
Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This
two-part program explores Faraday's theories and Benjamin
Franklin's parallel plate capacitor.

VT 530 Ele
Electric circuits = Magnetism. S. Burlington, Vt. : The
Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part
program reviews the work of Wheatstone, Ohm, Kirchhoff,
William Gilbert, and more.

VT 530 Ele
Electromagnetic induction = Alternating current. S. Burlington,
Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This
two-part program explores the importance of the discovery of
electromagnetic induction and its uses.

VT 530 Ene
Energy and eccentricity = Navigating in space. S. Burlington,
Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This
two-part program explains the laws of conservation of energy
and angular momentum and demonstrates these laws relative to
space travel.

VT 530 Ent
Entropy = Low temperatures. S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg /
CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part program studies
the behavior of matter and the flow of time through the
universe, and the discovery that all elements can exist in
each of the basic states of matter.

VT 530 Gra
Gravity, electricity, magnetism = The Millikan experiment. S.
Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987,
c1985. This two-part program explores gravitational,
electric, and magnetic forces, and describes Robert
Millikan's oil-drop experiment.

VT 530 Int
Introduction to the mechanical universe = The law of falling
bodies. S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB
Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part program provides an
introduction to the ideas and heroes of physics, with
particular emphasis on Galileo's experiments.

VT 530 Int
Integration = The apple and the moon. S. Burlington, Vt. : The
Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part
program explores the thoughts of Newton and Leibniz
concerning differentiation and integration, and more.

VT 530 Kep
Kepler's three laws = The Kepler problem. S. Burlington, Vt. :
The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part
program explains the motion of heavenly bodies and the
deduction of Kepler's laws from Newton's law of gravitation.

VT 530 Kep
Kepler to Einstein = Harmony of the spheres. S. Burlington, Vt.
: The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This
two-part program explores Einstein's general theory of
relativity and looks back at new connections between old
discoveries.

VT 530 Ma
Maxwell's equations = Optics. S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg
/ CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part program
explores Maxwell's discovery that displacement current
produces light, and discusses that light and waves share
many properties.

VT 530 Mag
The magnetic field = Vector fields and hydrodynamics. S.
Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987,
c1985. This two-part program explores the law of Biot and
Sarvart and defines the properties of force fields.

VT 530 Mic
The Michelson-Morley experiment = The Lorentz transformation. S.
Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987,
c1985. This two-part program describes one of the biggest
failures in scientific history and two completely different
histories of the theory of relativity.

VT 530 Mov
Moving in circles = Fundamental forces. S. Burlington, Vt. : The
Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part
program looks at the Platonic theory and the four forces.

VT 530 Res
Resonance = Waves. S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB
Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part program illustrates
resonance and Newton's extended mechanics to the propagation
of sound.

VT 530 Tem
Temperature and gas laws = Engine of nature. S. Burlington, Vt.
: The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This
two-part program examines the behavior of gases and simple
steam engines.

VT 530 Vec
Vectors = Newton's laws. S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg /
CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part program explains
the need for vectors and Newton's laws of force, mass, and
acceleration.

VT 530 Vel
Velocity and time = Mass, momentum, energy. S. Burlington, Vt. :
The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987, c1985. This two-part
program explores Einstein's motivation to perfect the
central idea of physics and to formulate a new mechanics.

VT 530 Vol
Voltage, energy, and force = The electric battery. S.
Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987,
c1985. This two-part program explores the properties of
electricity and traces the development of the electric
battery.