Physics Research Links

Some Physics Links that you may find useful in locating information, or in starting to locate information. The links have not all been checked for some time, so there may be links that do not connect. An effort will be made to update the links and add to them in the coming weeks/days. The Physics Day links were checked in early 2006 so most of them should be live.
Physical Constants
Mechanics
Electricity & Magnetism
Optics
Waves & Sound
Atomic & Nuclear Physics
Astronomy
General Physics Sites
Physics Organizations
Physics Teacher Web Sites

Physical Constants

Fundamental Physics Constants
International System of Units (from NIST)
Dictionary of Units of Measure
Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions 
Uncertainty of Measurement Results
Data Powers of Ten
Fundamental Physical Constants (from NIST)
Fundamental Physical Constants
Physical Constants and Astronomical Data
Constants and Equations for Calculations (NASA)
Periodic Table of the Elements
Periodic Table of the Elements
Periodic Table of the Elements

Mechanics

Main Textbook Topics
CyberTextbook Project
Interactive Textbook (covers many topics)
Problems
Physics Courses at U of Oregon

Energy Topics

Solar Cell Plant to Open
Wrightspeed Inc. Electic Cars
Electric Sports Car

Physics of Sports

Exploratorium SportsScience Site
Tennis Sport Science
Aerodynamics in Car Racing
Physics of Rowing
Physics of Racing
Physics of Baseball
Physics in Sports Connection
Physics of Sports College Course
Physics Toys Website

Amusement Park Physics

Physics Day at Great America
Links from Physics Day at Great America
Centrifuges and Roller Coasters
Paramount's Great America's home page
Recording acceleration at a carnival midway
An interactive page about forces on a roller coaster
American Coaster Enthusiasts
An experiment that could be done with more URL's
Amusement park physics by ThinkQuest students
Taking technology to the amusement park
Complete reference of the physics behind rides
National Amusement Park Historical Association.

Miscellaneous

Explore Science (requires Macromedia Shockwave)

Electricity & Magnetism

Tesla Coil Page
E & M Course at U of Florida
Coulomb Forces (Java applet)
How to build a 100 amp cable
How do I build an array Electrometer?
How to make Electric Currents visible
How to build a Capacitor Charged particles in a magnetic field

Optics

Optics Lessons
Color Center (color theory for the web)
Reflection and the Ray Model of Light
Refraction and the Ray Model of Light

Lambda Research Corp. - Free software offer to schools

Waves & Sound

Online Waves/Vibrations Textbook
Connections between Circular motion and oscilliations
Waves
Sound Waves & Music
Light Waves & Color
Waves, Sound & Music

Atomic & Nuclear Physics

Physics 2000 Web Site Highly recommended!
Photon Creation and Absorbtion
Fusion Web Site
The Particle Adventure

Astronomy

Main NASA web site
NASA Multimedia Gallery
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Archive of Astronomy Pictures of the Day
NASA's Observatorium
NASA's Athena Space Curriculum Page - mostly Solar System
Take a Spin through the Solar System
Exeter Academy's excellent observatory web site w/ links
Page with lots of links to mostly Solar System resources
Mars educational resources - from NASA
Index of NASA field sites
Astronomy 161 - Solar System - college course notes
Astronomy 162 - Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology - college course notes
Violence in the Cosmos - explosive events and evolution in the universe
From Stargazers to Spaceships - solar system online course
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
McDonald Observatory - they have the astronomy features on KCBS
Hands On Universe
Bad Astronomy (corrected)

General Physics Sites

Project Physlab in Palo Alto (online labs)
Physics Day at Great America
Physical Science Resource Center (AAPT)
Excellent source of useful, annotated links for teachers and students
How Stuff Works
HyperPhysics
Science Joy Wagon

Physics Central - run by the American Physical Society
Physical Reveiw Focus - another service of the APS, primarily for teachers

Physics to Go - an AAPT site with cool resources

Physics Organizations

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Northern California/Nevada Section of AAPT (NCNAAPT)
American Institute of Physics
National Science Teachers Association

Physics Teacher Pages

C. Bakken, Gunn H.S. personal webpage
Dean Baird, Rio Americano H.S. his Book of PHYZ
Glenbrook H.S., Illinois (Multimedia Resources)
Gary Reichert, Hazelwood H.S., Missouri (Many Resources!)
Pearce H.S., Texas
Science Hobbyist, Bill Beaty

Updated 9/15/06