| Gateways to Physics on the Web These are sites which have
been developed to provide ease of access to the plentiful and diverse
Physics information available.
John Leggott College has also provided some links. An electronic version of these links can be obtained by e-mailing: jhdarwin@leggott.ac.uk or on-line at www.smallhands.co.uk further links can be found by visiting the John Leggot web site www.leggott.co.uk/physics/code/links.html Useful Physics Links A Selection of good general links: The Particle Adventure Excellent particle physics tutorials and news Physics Zone On-line lessons in basic physics Physics 2000 Physics tutorials with lots of high-quality simulation applets - Invaluable! ThinkQuest Physics Lots of links to good physics sites and some very godd applets and demos. Live The Physics Is your physics teacher boring? Physics Reference Desk Resource for doing physics calculations! Sciencenet Physics Questions Questions you always wanted to ask your physics teacher - but were afraid they wouldn't know! Physics FAQ Frequently asked physics questions Scientific American The World's best general science magazine (in my opinion!) How Stuff Works Scientific explanations of everyday things. Science and Technology Daily Lots of links to scientific articles. Covers science in the news. 50 ways to fall in love with science Movies From The Edge Of SpaceTime e.g. gravity waves, worm-holes etc. Physics Demonstrations Leads to a host of other links, many of which give information diagrams for demonstrations Most importantly..... Physics Humour
SIMULATION JAVA APPLETS: Collections: TIPTOP-VLAB A very useful directory containing links to many physics applets world wide. (Some of which appear below) PHYSLETS Lots of good physics applets. The Optics Bench gives a superb lens simulation. Excellent Applets A multiplicity of very useful resources by the prolific Prof. Fu-Kwun Hwang in Taiwan. Walter Fendt's Superb Java Applets Zona World Some good applets and VRML (see later)
General: A Selection Of Favourites Vector Addition A good applet showing how vectors add up. Projectiles 1 A very clear and useful projectile applet. You could use it to check theoretical calculations of range etc Fourier Synthesis Create a sound from sinusoidal components. The Soundry A really good site about the science of sound and the ear. Virtual refraction experiments Reflection/Refraction Applet This is a multi-stage demonstration of Huygen's principle. Inclined Planes and Friction Java Applet Potential Energy experiment Wave Optics Young's Double Slits Interactive Materials experiments
SHOCKWAVE APPLETS: You need the Shockwave plugin for this from Macromedia ExploreScience Brilliant! Some great Shockwave applets by Pascal Renault e.g. Wave Interference
VRML Virtual Reality Modelling Language: You need to download and install the COSMO Player plugin for viewing 3D virtual worlds. I hope this selection of links is of use. Please contact me via the link
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