Physics

The science of matter and energy and their interactions.

Sub-headings:

Astrophysics

Where physics and astronomy merge.

Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Understanding atoms and matter on the smallest scale.

Electricity and Magnetism

The study of electrical and magnetic forces.

Heat and Thermodynamics

The study of heat energy and heat transfer.

Light, Waves, and Optics

The study of visible light and optics, color, sound, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

Mechanics

The study of forces and motion, kinematics, and projectiles.

Modern Physics

Relativity and quantum mechanics.

Physicists

Resources on famous physicists, such as Galileo, Newton, Einstein, and Hawking.

Resources in this category:

arXiv
http://arxiv.org/

"arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology. The contents of arXiv conform to Cornell University academic standards. arXiv is owned, operated and funded by Cornell University, a private not-for-profit educational institution. arXiv is also partially funded by the National Science Foundation."

Calculus-Based-Physics
http://www.anselm.edu/internet/physics/cbphysics/index.html

A free online textbook covering the types of physics that most engineering students take as an introductory class. The author has a PhD is part of the physics department of the Saint Anselm College. Requires Adobe Reader to read PDF file.

Center for History of Physics (American Institute of Physics)
http://www.aip.org/history/

This site has "a mission to preserve and make known the history of modern physics and allied fields including astronomy, geophysics, optics, and the like." Features include a newsletter, information on physics-related publications, syllabi on the history of physics, as well as exhibits on Einstein, the discovery of the electron, and more.

A Century of Physics
http://timeline.aps.org/APS/home_HighRes.html

"An interactive timeline of the last hundred years in physics. There's a wealth of information here in a variety of formats. Click through physics factoids, animations, and associated images from the world of art and design, or read about innovators and theorists to understand how their work influences the way we perceive ourselves and our world."

College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
http://www.rwc.uc.edu/koehler/biophys/text.html

"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." Problem sets are included. Includes a table of contents and an index.

Compressed Air Glossary of Terms
http://www.impactrm.com/glossary/

A glossary of terms related to compressed air and its uses.

Fundamental Physical Constants
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/constants_e...

Values for fundamental physical constants, in HTML format.

How Things Work
http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/

"Think of this site as a radio call-in program that's being held on the WWW instead of the radio. If you ask how something works, using the button below, I'll try to provide an explanation. You'll find a more comprehensive discussion of many common objects in my book: How Things Work: the Physics of Everyday Life." The main page lists questions and answers chronologically, but there's also a subject index, and you can search the questions.

INFOMINE - Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing and Math
http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?physci

Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to computers, the physical sciences, engineering and mathematics. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activities at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.

Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds
http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/SDBS/menu-e.html

"SDBS is an integrated spectral database system for organic compounds, which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory database of the compounds. The spectra are EI mass, 1-H decoupled 13-C NMR, 1-H NMR pattern (90 and/or 400 MHz), 1-H NMR parameter (300 MHz pattern generated), FT-IR, laser-Raman, and ESR."

The Laws List
http://www.alcyone.com/max/physics/laws/

An impressive glossary of physics-related terms and concepts.

MadSciNet: the 24-hour exploding laboratory
http://madsci.org/

Provided by the Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, the MadSci Network site provides an Ask-A-Scientist service, as well as MAD Labs (a collection of demonstrations illustrating science concepts); "The Visible Human",(a digitized guided tour); and the MadSci Laboratory,(organized web links for a wide variety of science fields.) "The MadSci Network fields questions in 26 different subjects, covering topics in astronomy, the biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, and physics."

The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/index.html

A physics reference maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Includes a guide to physical constants, a searchable bibliography on physical constants, a guide to the International (SI) System of Measurements, and a guide to expressing uncertainty in scientific results.

Physics 1501 - Modern Technology
http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/tech.html

An outline of the Physics 1501 - Modern Technology course taught at the University of Winnipeg. Covers all physics topics and outlines the general study of physics concepts.

Physics 2000
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl

Uses different characters to explain physics concepts at various levels. (There is are teen-aged characters, for example.) There is a section that includes articles that discuss the connections between science and public policy. Note: You need to have a browser that can read Jawa applets to take advantage of this site, but they provide links to software you can download.

Physics Central
http://www.physicscentral.org/index.html

"The American Physical Society represents some 42,000 physicists, and most of our work centers on scientific meetings and publications-the primary ways that physicists communicate with each other. With Physics Central, 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."

Physics Demonstrations Online
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/index.html

"This physics WWW site is an effort to make available an on-line source of information and pictures used for preparing and performing undergraduate lecture demonstrations at the University of California Physics Department at Berkeley. This site deals with demonstrations for the subjects of: Mechanics, Waves, The Properties of Heat and Matter, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Modern and Contemporary Physics and Astronomy and Perception"

Physics FAQ
http://faqs.cs.uu.nl/na-bng/sci.physics.html

FAQ from the USENET group sci.physics, dealing with mechanics, electromagnetism, general and special relativity, quantum mechnics, optics, and cosmology, among other things.

Physics Van
http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/

Watch physics demonstrations by students at the University of Illinois as they show "science as fun and worthwhile for people who wonder about why the world acts the way it does".

PhysLINK: Physics & Astronomy
http://www.physlink.com/

Comprehensive education and reference guide to physics-related Internet resources covering: reference, departments and grad school, societies, journals, history, images, news, jobs, software, new theories, quotations, and fun. Browse by type of resource or use the search function. See the Ask the Experts area for answers to common questions.

Polymer Science Learning Center
http://www.pslc.ws/

Offers step-by-step tutorials for students of all levels who want to learn about polymer science.

Powers of Ten
http://microcosm.web.cern.ch/microcosm/P10/english/welcome.h...

Illustrates the concept of logarithmic scales by presenting a series of images, each encompassing ten times the range of the previous image. Provides a vivid understanding of the scale of size of objects in physics and astronomy.

Powers of Ten (Eames Office)
http://www.powersof10.com/

The Powers of Ten Exhibition, from the Eames Office. Explore scales and sizes of the physical world and the universe. Provides numerous pictures, demonstrations, and links.

PSIgate: Physical Sciences Information Gateway
http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/

"PSIgate aims to provide high quality Internet resources for students, researchers and practitioners in the physical sciences, specifically in: astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, and science history and policy. Along with the other hubs that make up the RDN, PSIgate provides an online database of relevant, high quality Internet resources, the Internet Resource Catalogue (IRC). Each resource has been selected by information professionals and subject specialists to ensure relevance and quality. A full description of each resource is provided, together with direct access to the resource itself."

Sebastopol College Science Learning Area
http://www.sebas.vic.edu.au/links/sci/sci.htm

Sebastopol College in Victoria, Australia, provides this page to organize URL links for a variety of scientific disciplines. By selecting one of the science subject areas - general science, history of science, astronomy/space, biology, chemistry, environmental science, forensic science, geology/paleontology, investigations, physics, or weather/meterology - users are taken to web pages where lists of appropriate URL links are provided. Sebastopol College last tested the links in November 2002. Links to more general URls such as "How Stuff Works" are also included.

Spectrum of Physics
http://www.tardyon.de/links/

This comprehensive website includes over 140 pages and 21,000 links to physics resources in the following categories: relativity, black holes, quantum theory, cosmology, thermodynamics, journals, study guides, periodic tables, Einstein, and others.

Table of Fundamental Physical Constants
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/Table/allascii.txt

Values for physical constants, including confidence intervals.

TIPTOP: Physics Conferences, Workshops and Summer Schools
http://physicsworld.com/cws/events

Automated, searchable directory of conference, workshops and other educational opportunities for physicists. It is also the official conference upload facility for the European Physical Society.

Zona Land
http://id.mind.net/~zona/

In Edward Zobel's Zona Land, "you will find educational and entertaining items pertaining to physics, to the mathematical sciences, and to mathematics in general." The site uses Java programming, Ray Tracing and VRML (a virtual reality language) to provide tools and lessons that help students for students grasp major concepts in algebra, geometry, and physics.