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If you were going to refer someone to a good single tutorial on a physics subject, hopefully you would find it here. Many sites on the web are 'about' a topic, but don't try to teach it. This category is intended to link to sites that competently and thoroughly teach a physics topic. It is apparent to this editor that sites like that are fairly hard to find.

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Resources in This Category

• AP Physics Resources

  http://www.apphysicsresources.com/
  Provides material for students preparing for AP Physics B and C examinations, providing information on a wide range of physics topics in blog style.

• Calculus-Based Physics

  http://www.anselm.edu/internet/physics/cbphysics/index.html
  Free two-volume introductory physics textbook in pdf and editable format with ancillary materials including video solutions to physics problems, class question slides, and on-line quizzes with feedback.

• Classical, Quantum, and Statistical Mechanics Education Sites

  http://tigger.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
  A collection of links to assorted sites with educational material in these three forms of mechanics.

• Concepts in Theoretical Physics

  http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~bds10/tp3.html
  Ben Simons' lecture notes on theoretical physics, in postscript format.

• Elementary Physics II

  http://www.pa.msu.edu/courses/1997spring/PHY232/lectures/
  A set of online course notes for introductory physics. Includes electromagnetic fields, relativity, and quantum mechanics.

• eTutor Physics

  http://www.etutorphysics.com/
  Provides online homework help. Includes physics formulae, a glossary of physics terms and important physics tutorials.

• Fear Of Physics

  http://www.fearofphysics.com/
  An interactive, visual, and non-technical site that shows some laws of physics in action.

• Furry Elephant: Physics

  http://www.furryelephant.com/
  Provides teaching and learning activities, with animations and simulations, on radioactivity, atomic physics and electricity. There is particular emphasis on common misconceptions.

• Guided Readings in Elementary Quantum Mechanics

  http://web.uconn.edu/~ch351vc/
  Contains guided readings in Advanced Physical Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry, specifically, Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics, with an emphasis on chemical applications. Notice that Guided Reading means what it says, you can not simply read the material contained in this site, you must answer questions about the material as you proceed. These notes allow persons to review/carry out the algebra and calculus for standard quantum mechanical problems.

• HyperPhysics

  http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
  HyperPhysics is an exploration environment for concepts in physics which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate smooth navigation.

• IB Physics Stuff

  http://ibphysicsstuff.wikidot.com/
  Physics notes and lab ideas provided by a former IB Physics teacher.

• IUN/FYDE Introductory Physics Notes

  http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/physics/index.html
  These notes constitute a general, non-calculus introductory physics course. They are based on lectures given through the IUN/FYDE distance education program of the University of Winnipeg, which provides access to university level courses for communities outside of Winnipeg

• Learn Physics Today

  http://www.easyphysics.net/
  Tutorial with questions, solutions and quizzes.

• Light and Matter

  http://www.lightandmatter.com/
  Free introductory physics textbooks for the high school or college level, available as large pdf files to download. Topics available are Newtonian physics, conservation laws, vibrations and waves, electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics.

• Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves

  http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Maxwell_Eq.html
  A lecture from professor Michael Fowler at U of Virginia. Long and detailed.

• Motion Mountain

  http://www.motionmountain.com/
  A free physics textbook with more than 1000 pages. The text is a guide to finding the answers to the following questions: How do things move? Why do things move? What is motion? Why does it exist?

• Physics 1501 - Modern Technology

  http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/tech.html
  An undergraduate course offered at the University of Winnepeg on introductory physics. All lecture notes are online, and include material on relativity and quantum theory.

• Physics 1501 - Modern Technology

  http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/
  University of Winnipeg Lecture notes for Physics 1501. Covers classical physics, special relativity, quantum theory and nuclear physics.

• Physics and Calculus

  http://www.physicsandcalculus.com/
  Multimedia tutorials teaching students how to solve college physics problems. Each topic covers the essential information and necessary formulas and provides worked problems.

• Physics Cafe

  http://thephysicscafe.com/
  Provides a Logical Problem Solving Strategy to help physics students in Singapore JC Physics. Includes physics video tutorials.

• Physics for K-12

  http://cnx.org/content/col10322/latest/
  Part of a physics course structured and designed for class room teaching. The book conforms to the standards and frame work prescribed by various Boards of State Education. The content development is targeted to young enquiring minds.

• Physics Tuition by Singapore Tutor

  http://www.physics.com.sg/
  Collection of physics resources according to Singapore syllabus. Also includes scanned certificates and awards won by physics tutor, plus feedback from tuition students and parents.

• Physics Tutorials

  http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/tutorials.html
  Math and some basic physics concepts requiring math or understanding of vectors.

• Physics Tutorials

  http://www.launc.tased.edu.au/online/sciences/physics/tutes1.html
  A wide variety of topics are covered using Flash movies and diagrams.

• Physics Tutorials

  http://www.physicstutorials.org/
  Provides free online tutorials including optics, motion, power, vectors, mechanics, momentum, heat and electrostatics.

• Physics Zone - Lessons Tutorials and Help

  http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/
  A resource for learning introductory level, algebra based, physics. Lessons and review are organized by topic.

• Relativity Tutorial

  http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/relatvty.htm
  An illustrated introductory guide to relativity, intended for advanced high school or college students. Large file to download.

• Splung.com

  http://www.splung.com/
  Help with the fundamentals of physics, from basic through university level. Illustrated using Flash demonstrations and experiments.

• Superstrings Theory

  http://www.sukidog.com/jpierre/strings/
  An online introduction to superstring theory, which is the leading candidate for the theory of all fundamental interactions in the universe.

• Teacher's Guide to Superconductivity for High School Students

  http://www.ornl.gov/info/reports/m/ornlm3063r1/contents.html
  Geared towards teachers so they can in turn teach others about superconductivity. Detailed, and a good read for anyone interested in the topic. Last updated 1996, but still quite useful.

• The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards

  http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga/pool/
  Analyses of various pool and billiard principles and techniques, including "physics of pool" technical documents, video clips, instructional articles, and related links.

• The Most Important Equation in Physics

  http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/famousequation.html
  A tutorial on Newton's second law.

• The Particle Adventure

  http://particleadventure.org/
  An award-winning site from the Particle Data Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. "A tour of the inner workings of the atom."

• The Physics Classroom

  http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
  Includes lengthy tutorials, a collection of GIF animations, Javascript-driven Internet problems, interactive Shockwave activities, unit reviews (with answers), and sample quizzes.

• What is Chaos?

  http://order.ph.utexas.edu/chaos/
  A simple but useful interactive tutorial to Chaos Physics and Chaotic Motion in Classical and Quantum Mechanics.

• Wilfrid Laurier University Physics Lab

  http://denethor.wlu.ca/
  Contains specific information about physics courses with labs, but also general resources such as tutorials on PSpice and LaTeX.

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