Links

Note: this page is a rough collection of links; soon, I plan to create separate links pages for different topics. For now, this will have to do.

Most of these links include chapter summaries, practice questions, practice problems, and links pages specific to their chapters. So, even if we don't use that text, the site may still be useful.

The Links:
• College Physics, 4th Edition, by Wilson and Buffa Used for Physics 150
• University Physics, 10th Edition, by Young and Freedman Formerly used for Physics 211 through 214
• Activ Physics Online, a supplement to University Physics, 11th Edition, by Young and Freedman Used for Physics 211 through 214
• Physics, 6th Edition, by Cutnell and Johnson
• Physics, Principles with Applications, 5th Edition, by Giancoli

The Links:
• Educational Resources, by Fred Schubert of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Includes links to pdfs of technical data (physical constants, periodic tables, refractive indices, etc.), some interesting images, etc.
• A very extensive dielectric constant table from ASI Instruments
• The Wooden Periodic Table Table A fascinating project, with excellent images of almost every element known.
• NIST fundamental constants
• Constants, symbols, etc. from Erik Max Francis, who also has a good physics page.

The Links:
• Magnetic Levitation: showing such things as: using superconductors to levitate a sumo wreslter, or using natural diamagnetic levitation to float a frog, fruit, water droplets, etc.
• "Science Toys": all about building and making (and buying) some rather odd yet interesting stuff
• Science Hobbyist William Beaty: An amazingly extensive site, with many very original and fascinating ideas (though he does tend to like the weird, or dangerous)
• The Museum of Unworkable Devices

The Links:
• University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy LEcture Demonstrations: Also includes good list of links, and links to physics humor, skepticism, etc.
• The University of Minnesota Physics Lecture Demonstrations: Also includes pretty good video clips of the demos
• Iona Physics Demonstrations: Mostly Java applets
• WFU Physics Online Demos: includes videos of many of the demonstrations
• Multimedia Museum Catalogue: from the Institute and Museum of the History of Science, in Florence, Italy

The Links:
• Surplus Sources: A set of links from the "Science Hobbyist" linked above
• Super Magnets: The best variety at the best price I've yet seen for some very interesting, very powerful magnets.
• wondermagnet.com: a source for some interesting magnets and magnet-related items
• Cynmar Corporation: a supplier for many types of scientific lab equipment
• Arbor Scientific: a supplier for more introductory-level (and fun) lab and demonstration items
• American Science & Surplus: a surplus catalog store, with a wide selection and a fun catalog
• Surplus Shed: a store, heavy on the optics side of things, with a store in Blandon, PA, and Web sales
• All Electronics: the best supplier for surplus electronics I've found yet on the Web

The Links:
• Common Errors in College Math: Many are also often seen in physics
• Powers of 10 applet
• A contest to demystify relativity, running through March 31, 2005
• The Newton Project: scientific and theological writings
• The Physics of Baseball
• Quantum Physics Online: for visualizing quantum mechanics
• Stable orbits for the 3-body problem and more

• "Before jumping to a conclusion, measure the distance. It is a long dark drop if you are wrong."
• "The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers."
  Harris, Sydney J., In H. Eves Return to Mathematical Circles, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1988.

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