PHYSICS LINKS

Educational Resources

Graphpaper.exe (A graph paper making program)

Nice Net Forum for Prof. Leonardo and Prof. Goldmanns Classes.

Mechanical Universe Online Complete series of Mechanical Universe (requires a login)

Exploratorium: This is one of the best all-round science-related websites available.

How Things Work Great science site; lots of answers from microwaves to bouncing balls.

How Stuff Works Commercial version of howthingswork.

Physics Demos from PhET (requires java to work)

Physics Demos from Walter Fendt (requires java to work)

Encyclopedia Smithsonian Frequently asked questions and guide to resources.

Encyclopedia Britannica Slow, but lots of stuff.

C-ship Great site on effects of special relativity

Smithsonian Natl. Air & Space Museum

Beginners Guide to Aerodynamics(a great source of information and a free download of FoilSim, a PC program for visualizing flow around airfoils.)

Acoustics Animations Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Motion

Iona Physics: a collection of resources for students and teachers.

Other Physics Dept's

UCLA's Physics & Astronomy department;

CSULB's Physics & Astronomy department; (neat gif on homepage)

UCSB Physics

USC's Physics & Astronomy

List of Physics Depts., and departments of lesser interest (math, for example), throughout the U.S.

Government Sites

NASA, lots of neat pictures

THE weather site

National Inst. of Standards & Technology

Amusement

Booger content, and other information of no value.

BAD PHYSICS in newspapers, magazines, and literature.

The Ig-Noble Prizes and other moderately funny stuff.

Movie directors ignore basic physics... some fun examples.