The links below will be useful to you throughout the course. Use them for review, reinforcement, or for homework help.
History of Physics
AIP Center for History of Physics Web Sites (Contains info and links to more sites)
Eric Weisstein’s World of Biography (Learn about the lives of famous physicists)
Sir Isaac Newton’s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (Read Newton’s own words!)
Tutorials and Applets
International System of Units from NIST (a reference for Metric prefixes, conversions, etc.)
PhET: Physics Simulations from the University of Colorado
The Magnitudes of Physics (Lists some common and not-so-common constants and values)
Secret Worlds: The Universe Within (Zoom through the universe by powers of 10)
The Physics Classroom (Has interactive tutorials)
Exhibits Collection — Amusement Park Physics (Learn the physics behind the fun!)
Funderstanding Roller Coaster (A fun Java applet, and some good Physics, too!)
Succeed in Physical Science – online lessons from the School for Champions
Physics Java Applets by C.K.Ng (interetsing tutorials to help understand Physics)
Math, Physics, and Engineering Applets (More useful applets that you can learn from)
Physics, Astronomy and Engineering by PhysLINK.com – Reference and Education
The Ohm Zone (An excellent simulation and tutorial for basic DC Circuits)
WebAssign Online assessment