Interesting Links
· General Sites:
· Projectile Motion
o The History of Projectile Motion ... .Look at all the pages, there are some examples which clarify things we discussed. Also some very interesting history.
· Circular Motion and Satellites
o General Circular Motion Principles....explains relationships between angular and linear velocities and more
o Circular Motion Principles for Satellites....very nice explanation, showing how vectors add up in orbit!!
o Gravity and Satillites... Some beautiful animations and clear exlanation
· Structure of Matter
o Atomic Structure... A nice explanation with attractive illustrations
o Periodic Table of the Elements (JavaScript) ... Interactive Table where you can see how electron shells work into the organization of the Periodic Table.
o Periodic Table Active Periodic Table where you can see patterns of outer electron in table (electron configurations)
o Matter: States of Matter ... Good explanation and nice animated Flash clips at "Solid-Liquid-Gas Comparison"
o Atomic Orbitals Visualizations of Electron Clouds surrounding atoms.
o Einstein's Explanation of Brownian Motion
· Using a Vernier (to measure small distances etc.)
o Vernier
· Solids and Liquids
o Pressure
o Density
o Archimedes Principle and Buoyancy
· Water
o The anomalous properties of water
· Specific Heat
o Specific Heat (hyperphysics)
o specific heat (with examples)
· Heat and Temperature
o Gas Law Program This link has a great applet showing how the gas law looks at a molecular level.
o Molecular Model for an Ideal Gas A little harder to use, but far more exciting!
o Einstein's Explanation of Brownian Motion
o Bernoulli's Principle Animation
o http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c23_pressure_pascal.html
o Howstuffworks "How Hydraulic Machines Work"
o Conduction & Convection Applet showing molecular level
o Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation Very good illustrations and explanation/thought problems
o Thermal Conduction/Equilibrium Applet/Example
o Thermal Radiation Curves Applet
· Thermodynamics
o Phase Change applet showing liquid/vapor phase change at molecular levelmp Temps/attractions effects
o Gasoline Engines applet showing otto cycle animation P-V curve animated cylinder
o entropy 1
o NetLogo Models Library: Entropy
o More Entropy!
o Carnot Cycle Beautiful Animation
o Carnot Cycle & Maximum Efficiency of Any Heat Engine Tutorial
o Molecules in Motion Java Applet
o Virtual Laboratory: Thermodynamic Equilibrium
· Waves
o http://www.schulphysik.de/suren/Applets.html
o Standing Waves and Musical Instruments
o Transverse Wave--Sinusoidal Source
o The location of supersonic airplane
Doppler
o Sound/Doppler Police Car animation
o doppler (moving source wave visualization
o Doppler Effect (audible sound)
o Experiments on Wave Interference
o Speed of Light or any other wave
· Acoustics
o Plane Wave Single particle s
o ProductionPlane Wave Applet Demonstrations
o Sender and Receiver Plane Demonstrations
o Sound Wave Interference Applet
o Beats
o NTNU JAVA :: View topic - Reflection and Refraction
· Optics
· Electricity and Magnetism
o NTNU JAVA View topic - Propagation of Electromagnetic Wave
o Electrodynamics Simulation (TE)
· Relativity (Concepts)
o The Light Cone - An Illuminating Introduction to Relativity (by Rob Salgado)
· Quantum Mechanics
· In the News
Last two weeks Lecture notes:
http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/widrev/physics/Light_optics.html
Rutherford Atom Applet/Tutorial
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/rutherford/
Experiments in Wave Interference
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/schroedinger/index.html
The photoelectric effect
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/quantumzone/photoelectric.html
Photoelectric Effect Applet
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/kap28/PhotoEffect/photo.htm
Lasers
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/lasers/index.html
Wave Particle Duality
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mod1.html
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/uncer.html#c2
Spectral Lines/Quanta
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/quantumzone/index.html
Wave nature of Matter/electron 'spectra'
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/quantumzone/debroglie.html
Radioactivity
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/isotopes/radioactive_decay.html
Radioactive Decay Applet
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/decay/decay.htm