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The American Institute of Physics is the largest organization of physicists in North America. This web site allows access to online journals and thousands of pages of free and useful information.
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The American Institute of Physics Physics Publications and Resources  Bethe spent a lifetime enhancing the security of his adopted homeland—initially designing its nuclear bombs, but ultimately warning presidents and the public to guard against the hazards of such bombs. read more Read this month's issue of Physics Today more...
http://www.aip.org/

Links to sites on topics ranging from quantum physics to biographies of famous physicists.
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Physics The Complete Guide to Physics Articles Glossary Examples Help  Single blast of ultrasound destroys cancer cells Scientists at the University of Dundee have demonstrated that cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed by a single blast of ultrasound according to an article published in leading scientific journal Nature Military...
http://physics.about.com/

A place for advanced teen physicists to discuss any topic of physics other science/math issues.
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Physics Help and Math Help Physics Forums  If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. After registration you must click on...
http://www.physicsforums.com/

Simple introduction to basic concepts. Geared toward the absolute beginner.
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Physics For Beginners (The Fairly Useless Page)  An introduction to some concepts in physics for the absolute beginner Equation Solver: An equation solver for use with the physics for beginners section Table of Contents: Physics For Beginners Equation Solver Pokemon Episodes Hamster Dance Confutatis Cool Words Links...
http://physics.webplasma.com/

Lists a few common brain teasers such as why a compass points north to why a submarine doesn't sink under water.
http://www.geocities.com/mickey_prasad/physics.html

Understandable explanations on a variety of math and physics topics at the high school and college level.
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Math and Physics: The Math and Physics Help Home Page  This is a collection of papers that I, and my brother Gary Felder, have written to explain various concepts in math and physics. But first, the obligatory list of links Jump down to the math papers The Legal Stuff (how...
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/kenny/home.html

Tutorials and practice exercises for high school physics. Includes animations, diagrams, and multimedia examples.
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The Physics Classroom  Physics Tutorial Multimedia Physics Studio Physics Help Welcome to the Physics Classroom! Hosted by Studyworks! Online...
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/

An interactive, visual, and non-technical site that shows some laws of physics in action.
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 What are you interested in? Speed and Acceleration The science behind how something moves. Why things fall: Fall Video. What is the pull in the pull of gravity Collisions: Light, Heavy, Same. What happens when two things crash into each...
http://www.fearofphysics.com/

Program organized by the University of Wisconsin. Includes shows, videotapes and demonstration software, as well as a lecture kit.
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 A pretty experiment is in itself often more valuable than twenty formulae extracted from our minds Albert Einstein General Description Never has there been a time when an understanding of science has been more important to the well-being of individuals...
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm

An interactive journey through modern physics. Java applets are used to show how various devices work.
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Physics 2000  Your browser does not support frames, sorry....
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl

Searchable database of physics resources from the Institute of Physics which matches your question, age and knowledge profile to handpicked sites. Also includes the Physics Life animation.
http://www.physics.org

A collection of links to sites on the web that have computerized simulations of physics principles. Some are Java applets while others require the Flash plugin.
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Virtual Labs and Simulations  To view some of the simulation and programs on this site you must have the Macromedia Shockwave Plug-in and/orAdobe Acrobat Reader. This page is a collection of links to sites on the web that have computerized simulations of physics principles....
http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/sciweb/applets.html

Historical timelines in mathematics, physics, and politics.
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This is History Page  A collection of chronologies arranged by subjects. Also, there are some old History links. These timelines are under continual development by design. Studying the history of science is a life-long process, and making such maps help by providing a skeletal...
http://history.hyperjeff.net/

Revision notes on energy, motion, and formulas, with a glossary of terms.
http://www.gcse.com/physics.htm

Explains how physics is part of the everyday world. Answer questions on how things work and describes the latest research.
http://www.physicscentral.com/

Contains educational activities relating to different forms of energy, and are presented by famous gothic horror characters.
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln

Physics news, jobs, equipment buyer's guide, and events.
http://physicsweb.org/

Includes online puzzles and games, hands-on activities, answers to common questions, virtual lab tour, and printable activity sheets.
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/classroomresources.html

British high school teacher offers various resources to improve students' knowledge. Contains Java demonstrations of physical principles, as well as problems and solutions.
http://www.helpmyphysics.co.uk/

Notes, interactive labs, Java applets, and illustrations.
http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/lesson/09waves.htm

Contains information, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of physics.
http://www.mcwdn.org/Physics/PhysicsMain.html

British Institute of Physics provides links to revision materials, information about competitions, an event calendar, and an overview of study and career opportunities.
http://learningphysics.iop.org/

Interactive cartoon street from the Institute of Physics illustrating the physics all around us. Enter the buildings and play with the animations to see what you can discover.
http://www.physics.org/Physics_Life/Web/physics_life/life.asp

A collection of computerized experiences covering a wide variety of topics from mechanics to nuclear physics.
http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph11e/

A collection of interactive experiments and demonstrations about astrophysics, energy and environment, mechanics, and thermodynamics. Includes a set of tools for assistance in making graphs, figures, and spreadsheets.
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/

An interactive guide featuring three levels of topics: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
http://library.thinkquest.org/16600/

Designed to help learn the main concepts and the mathematical calculations involved. Lessons deal with topics such as mechanics, lights and waves, and electricity.
http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/

Includes some fun and simple problems involving physics equations. Some of the topics are electricity and magnetism, wave phenomena, mechanics, and energy.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3512/

Offers answers to a variety of problems. Also features interactive simulations and a quiz.
http://library.thinkquest.org/10170/main.htm

A virtual laboratory with more than 30 physics-related Java applets covering a wide variety of topics.
http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/~teb/java/ntnujava/index.html