Physics Links

Linear Motion	Vectors	Projectile Motion	Newton’s Laws	Momentum
Energy	Circular Motion	Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamics	Waves and Sound	Electrostatics
Electric Circuits	Magnetism	Light and Optics	Particle Physics	Activities

1. Measurement

a. Physics Tutor

i. Measurements

b. SparkNotes

i. Introduction and Summary

ii. Terms and Definitions

iii. Units

iv. Problems

v. Scientific Notation

vi. Problems

vii. Significant Figures

viii. Problems

ix. Accuracy vs. Precision

2. Linear Motion

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Rectilinear Motion

ii. Relative Velocity

iii. Problem Set

b. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Average vs. Instantaneous Speed (6 seconds)

ii. Hot Wheels Track (37 seconds)

iii. Acceleration vs. Constant Velocity (3 seconds)

iv. Constant Rightward Velocity (13 seconds)

v. Constant Leftward Velocity (13 seconds)

vi. Rightward Velocity with a Rightward Acceleration (11 seconds)

vii. Rightward Velocity with a Leftward Acceleration (10 seconds)

viii. Leftward Velocity with a Leftward Acceleration (11 seconds)

ix. Leftward Velocity with a Rightward Acceleration (10 seconds)

x. Passing Lane - Position vs. Time Graph (11 seconds)

xi. Passing Lane - Velocity vs. Time Graph (10 seconds)

xii. The Stoplight (13 seconds)

xiii. Motion of a Two-Stage Rocket (23 seconds)

c. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. Describing Motion with Words

ii. Describing Motion with Diagrams

iii. Describing Motion with Position vs. Time Graphs

iv. Describing Motion with Velocity vs. Time Graphs

v. Free Fall and the Acceleration of Gravity

vi. Describing Motion with Equations

d. Physics Tutor

i. Motion of Point-Mass Objects in One Dimension

e. SparkNotes

i. Introduction to Kinematics

ii. 1D Motion

iii. 2D Motion

iv. Review of Kinematics

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3. Vectors

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Vector Quantities

ii. Vector Addition and Subtraction

iii. Vector Multiplication

iv. Problem Set

b. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Vectors and Projectiles

ii. Vector Direction

iii. Vector Addition: 6 + 8  =???

iv. Vector Addition: The Order Does NOT Matter

v. The Plane and The Wind

vi. The River Boat

vii. Parabolic Motion of Projectiles

viii. The Monkey and The Zookeeper

ix. Throw at the Monkey in a Gravity Free Environment

x. Throw above the Monkey with Gravity On

xi. Throw at the Monkey at a Fast Speed with Gravity On

xii. Throw at the Monkey at a Slow Speed with Gravity On

xiii. Horizontally Launched Projectiles

xiv. Non-Horizontally Launched Projectiles

xv. Maximum Range

xvi. The Plane and The Package

xvii. The Truck and The Ball

xviii. A Satellite as a Projectile

xix. Movies

1. Horizontally Launched  Projectile

2. Non-Horizontally  Launched Projectile

c. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. Vectors - Fundamentals and Operations

ii. Projectile Motion

iii. Forces in Two Dimensions

d. Physics Tutor

i. Vectors

e. SparkNotes

i. Introduction to Vectors

ii. Vector Addition

iii. Vector Multiplication

iv. Review of Vectors

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4. Projectile Motion

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Projectile Motion – Problem Set

b. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Vectors and Projectiles

ii. Vector Direction

iii. Vector Addition: 6 + 8  =???

iv. Vector Addition: The Order Does NOT Matter

v. The Plane and The Wind

vi. The River Boat

vii. Parabolic Motion of Projectiles

viii. The Monkey and The Zookeeper

ix. Throw at the Monkey in a Gravity Free Environment

x. Throw above the Monkey with Gravity On

xi. Throw at the Monkey at a Fast Speed with Gravity On

xii. Throw at the Monkey at a Slow Speed with Gravity On

xiii. Horizontally Launched Projectiles

xiv. Non-Horizontally Launched Projectiles

xv. Maximum Range

xvi. The Plane and The Package

xvii. The Truck and The Ball

xviii. A Satellite as a Projectile

c. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. Vectors - Fundamentals and Operations

ii. Projectile Motion

iii. Forces in Two Dimensions

d. Physics Tutor

i. Motion of Point-Mass Objects in One Dimension

ii. Motion of Point-Mass Objects in Two and Three Dimensions

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5. Newton’s Laws

a. Learn about Auto Physics

i. First Law

1. First Law of Motion with Illustrations

2. Stating the First in Different Ways

3. Video on Newton’s First Law of Motion

4. Newton’s First Law in Action

5. The Car and the Wall

ii. Second Law

1. Newton’s Second Law (PDF)

2. Activity for Newton’s Second Law

3. Rocketry for Kids (PDF)

4. Second Law of Motion

iii. Third Law

1. Newton’s Third Law Notes

2. Newton’s Cradle

3. Lift & the Third Law

4. Newton’s Third Law with Animation

5. Newton’s Cradle

b. Plus 2 Physics

i. Force and Motion 1 – 2 3 4 5

ii. Solid Friction 1 – 2 3 4

c. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Newton's Laws

ii. The Car and the Wall

iii. The Motorcyclist

iv. The Truck and Ladder

v. The Elephant and The Feather - Free Fall

vi. The Elephant and The Feather - with Air Resistance

vii. Skydiving

d. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. Newton's First Law of Motion

ii. Force and Its Representation

iii. Newton's Second Law of Motion

iv. Newton's Third Law of Motion

e. Physics Homework Help

i. Newton's first law of motion

ii. Newton's second law of motion

iii. Newton's third law of motion

f. Physics Tutoring

i. Newton's Laws

ii. Forces and Fields

g. SparkNotes

i. Introduction to Dynamics

ii. Newton's Three Laws

iii. Applying Newton's Three Laws

iv. Uniform Circular Motion

v. Review of Dynamics

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6. Momentum

a. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Astronaut Catch

ii. The Diesel Engine and Flatcar Collision

iii. Part A - 2-kg Brick dropped on a 3-kg Cart

iv. Part B - 2-kg Brick dropped on a 1-kg Cart

v. Big Fish in Motion Catches Little Fish

vi. Little Fish in Motion is Caught by Big Fish

vii. Car "Rear-Ends" Truck - Inelastic

viii. Truck "Rear-Ends" Car - Inelastic

ix. Car "Rear-Ends" Truck - Elastic

x. Truck "Rear-Ends" Car - Elastic

xi. Head-On Collision Between Car and Truck - Inelastic

xii. Head-On Collision Between Car and Truck - Elastic

xiii. Two Dimensional Collision Between Two Cars

xiv. Movies

1. Car "Rear-Ends" Truck -  Inelastic

2. Truck "Rear-Ends" Car -  Inelastic

3. Head-On Collision  Between Car and Truck -  Inelastic

b. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. The Impulse Momentum Change Theorem

ii. The Law of Momentum Conservation

c. Physics Homework Help

i. Law of conservation of momentum

d. Physics Tutoring

i. Linear Momentum

ii. Collisions

e. SparkNotes

i. Conservation of Momentum

ii. Collisions

iii. Review of Linear Momentum

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7. Energy

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Work, Power and Energy 1 – 2 3 4 5

b. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Which Path Requires the  Most Energy?

ii. Energy Transformation  for Downhill Skiing

iii. Energy Transformation  on a Roller Coaster

iv. Energy Transformation  for a Dart

v. Energy Transformation  for a Pendulum

vi. Energy Conservation on  an Incline

vii. Stopping Distance of a  Hot Wheels Car

viii. How Far Will It Skid?

ix. How High Will It Go?

x. Movie – Roller Coaster

c. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. Basic Terminology and Concepts

ii. The Work-Energy Theorem

d. Physics Homework Help

i. Work

ii. Cases where no work is done

iii. Units to work

iv. Positive and negative work

v. Examples on work done

e. SparkNotes

i. Work and Power

ii. Conservation of Energy

iii. Review of Work, Energy and Power

f. Physics Tutoring

i. Kinetic Energy and Work

ii. Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy

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8. Circular Motion

a. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Uniform Circular Motion

ii. Inertia and The Right  Hand Turn

iii. The Centripetal Force  Requirement

iv. Roller Coaster G-Forces

v. Second Law - The Law of  Equal Areas

b. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. Motion Characteristics for Circular Motion

ii. Applications of Circular Motion

iii. Universal Gravitation

iv. Planetary and Satellite Motion

c. SparkNotes

i. Rotational Motion 

1. Rotational Kinetics

2. Rotational Dynamics

3. Angular Momentum

4. Review of Rotational Motion

ii. Oscillations 

1. Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion

2. Applications of Harmonic Motion

3. Review of Oscillations

iii. Gravitation 

1. Introduction to Gravitation

2. Kepler and Gravitation

3. Newton and Gravitation

4. Potential

5. Orbits

6. Review of Gravitation

d. Physics Tutoring

i. Rotation of Rigid Bodies

ii. Angular Momentum

iii. Torque

iv. Circular Motion of Point-Mass Objects

v. The Gravitational Field

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9. Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamics

a. SparkNotes

i. Introduction to Thermodynamics

ii. Building Blocks of Thermodynamics

iii. Thermodynamic Structure

iv. Thermodynamic Stats

v. Gas Thermodynaics

vi. Heat Thermodynamics

vii. Review of Thermodynamics

b.

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10. Waves and Sound

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Vibrations – 2 3 4 5 6

ii. Waves – 2 3

b. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Longitudinal Waves

ii. Tuning Forks and  Longitudinal Waves

iii. Guitar Strings and  Longitudinal Waves

iv. Sound Waves and the  Eardrum

v. Propagation of an  Electromagnetic Waves

vi. 1st Harmonic

vii. 2nd Harmonic

viii. 3rd Harmonic

ix. 4th Harmonic

x. 5th Harmonic

xi. Reflection of a Pulse at  a Fixed End

xii. Reflection of a Pulse at  a Free End

xiii. Reflection: Echo vs.  Reverberation

xiv. Transmission from a  Less Dense to a More  Dense Medium

xv. Standing Wave  Formation on a String

xvi. Changing Separation  Distance

xvii. Changing Wavelength

c. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. Waves

1. The Nature of a Wave

2. Properties of a Wave

3. Behavior of Waves

4. Standing Waves

ii. Sound Waves

1. The Nature of a Sound Wave

2. Sound Properties and Their Perception

3. Behavior of Sound Waves

4. Resonance and Standing Waves

5. Musical Instruments

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11. Electrostatics

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Statics – 2

1. Problem Set

2. Online Tests

3. Board Questions

ii. Capacitance – 2 3 4

1. Problem Set

2. Online Tests

3. Board Questions

b. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Inducing a Positive  Charge on a Sphere

ii. Charging a Two-Sphere  System by Induction

iii. Charging an  Electrophorous by  Induction using an  Object

iv. Charging an  Electrophorous by  Induction using an  Balloon

v. Grounding a Positively- Charged Electroscope

vi. Grounding a Negatively- Charged Electroscope

c. Physics Classroom Tutorial

12. Electric Circuits

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Current Electricity – 2 3 4

1. Problem Set

2. Online Tests

3. Board Questions

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13. Magnetism

a. SparkNotes

i. Introduction to Magnetic Forces and Fields

ii. Magnetic Forces

iii. Sources of Magnetic Fields

iv. Magnetic Field Theory

v. Review of Magnetic Forces and Fields

b. Plus 2 Physics

i. Electric currents and Magnetic Fields - 2 3 4 5

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14. Light and Optics

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Optical Interference - 2 3 4 5 6

1. Problem Set

2. Online Tests

3. Board Questions

b. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. The Law of Reflection

ii. Image Formation for  Plane Mirrors

iii. Object Located Beyond  the Center of Curvature

iv. Object Located at the  Center of Curvature

v. Object Located  Between the Center of  Curvature

vi. Object Located In Front  of Focal Point

vii. Object located Beyond  the Center of Curvature

viii. Object located Between  Center of Curvature and  the Focal Point

ix. The Broken Pencil

c. SparkNotes

i. Introduction to Optics

ii. Light

iii. Geometric Optics

iv. Optical Phenomena

v. Review of Optics

d. Physics Classroom Tutorial

i. How Do We Know Light is a Wave?

ii. Color and Vision

iii. Reflection and its Importance

iv. Image Formation in Plane Mirrors

v. Concave Mirrors

vi. Convex Mirrors

vii. Refraction at a Boundary

viii. The Mathematics of Refraction

ix. Total Internal Reflection

x. Interesting Refraction Phenomena

xi. Image Formation by Lenses

xii. The Eye

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15. Particle Physics –Special Relativity

a. Plus 2 Physics

i. Nucleus and Radioactivity – 2 3 4

1. Problem Set

2. Online Tests

3. Board Questions

ii. Electrons and Photons – 2 3 4

b. SparkNotes

i. Introduction to Special Relativity

ii. Kinematics

iii. Dynamics

iv. Applications of Special Relativity

v. Review of Special Relativity

c. Physics Classroom Multimedia

i. Relativistic Length  Contraction

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16. Activities

a. Egg Drop

i. Springbrook HS

ii. Sam Rayburn High School

iii. WMCI Physics 30 Egg Drop

iv. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Videos

b. Paper Towers

i. Berkeley

ii. Murray State

c. Mouse Trap Cars

i. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Videos

ii. Kenston Local Schools

iii. LPHS Honors Physics web site

d. Spaghetti Bridges

i. Walter Murray College

e. Catapults

f.

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