Physics and Astronomy on the Internet sorted by site address then by comments The following are a number of web sites that you might find useful. The ones shown checked worked in January 2006. CHECK Site address Type of file Comments and contents Handbook of space and astronomy Sky atlas - Detailed interactive Astronomy – nebulae – many images Astrophysics Site rating CHECKED http://ads.harvard.edu/books/hsaa/ CHECKED http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/java CHECKED http://astro.nineplanets.org/twn/top.html CHECKED http://astroa.physics.metu.edu.tr/ Text and images Text and images Text and photographs Text CHECKED http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm Text CHECKED http://cassfos02.ucsd.edu/public/astroed.html Text and images Semiconductors and lasers Vast astronomy resource. Very many links to other sites. Most useful. CHECKED http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/missions_gallery.html Images Infra red astronomy **** CHECKED http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Text ***** CHECKED http://ftp.seds.org CHECKED http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/more_stuff/Applets/home.html CHECKED http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/pub/bigbang/part1.html Encyclopedia – everything! Astronomy Hubble gallery - Students for space – superb Physics – slow download – otherwise good Big Bang science. PPARC Hubble space telescope Hubble space telescope Physics - electronic text book. Excellent data resource. Applets Text and photographs http://hubble.stsci.edu CHECKED http://hubblesite.org CHECKED http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html Text and photographs Text – some interactive *** **** ** ** ***** ***** *** *** **** ***** CHECKED http://hypertextbook.com/facts/ Text CHECKED http://hypertextbook.com/physics Text CHECKED http://intro.chem.okstate.edu/1314F00/Laboratory/GLP.htm Applet CHECKED http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/applets.htm Applets CHECKED http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/index.html CHECKED http://library.thinkquest.org/19537/java/Doppler.html CHECKED http://mutuslab.cs.uwindsor.ca/schurko/animations/ CHECKED http://mutuslab.cs.uwindsor.ca/schurko/animations/collisions/collision_particle.htm Animation CHECKED http://mutuslab.cs.uwindsor.ca/schurko/animations/phasesofmatter/phasesofmatter.html Animation CHECKED http://neurodyn.umsl.edu/sr/ CHECKED http://oposite.stsci.edu CHECKED http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/ CHECKED http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/ Text Physics – a good interactive collection Physics on line tutorial Doppler Effect – short but good – includes sound Physical chemistry but useful for some areas of Physics Collision of hard spheres in a box Molecular motion – solid liquid and gas Resonance – photographs - noise Astronomy – space telsescope Particle Physics (the best) Particle physics. Links CHECKED http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/other/othersites.html Text Particle physics. Links CHECKED http://pdg.lbl.gov/~aerzber/aps_waves.html CHECKED http://physics.nad.ru/Physics/English/index.htm CHECKED http://physicsweb.org/ Text and animations Applet Applets and Animations Video and text Videos and text Physics facts (Students – USA) – a collection of interesting data Physics on line text book (USA) – under construction Boyles Law Optics, waves, sound. American Physics Society Physics many topics Physics – IOP – many links *** ** *** **** **** ** **** *** *** ** *** ***** **** **** *** ***** **** CHECKED http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/web_notes.html CHECKED CHECKED http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html CHECKED http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/intro.html CHECKED http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad CHECKED http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ CHECKED http://surendranath.tripod.com/Applets.html CHECKED http://telescope.livjm.ac.uk/ CHECKED http://timeline.aps.org/APS/Timeline/ CHECKED http://web.mit.edu/jbelcher/www/java/falling/falling.html Applet CHECKED http://webphysics.ph.msstate.edu/jc/library/ Applets CHECKED http://www.aao.gov.au/ CHECKED http://www.aip.org CHECKED http://www.arachnoid.com/sky/redshift.html Text CHECKED http://www.archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cyberia/expo/main.html http://www.astro.caltech.edu/observatories/palomar/ Text Magnet falling through a coil Physics library – some good other not so Astronomy. Anglo Australian observatory American Institute of Physics Red shift – basic explanation Astronomy tutorials Palomar Observatory. CHECKED http://www.astro.northwestern.edu/ Test and images Astronomy links. Very good list of http://resourcefulphysics.org/ Text Physics. A super set of notes etc. ***** CERN Text Text and images Text and images Applets Text Text and links Physics – 4300 pages of resources for schools. Text, experiment guides, diagrams, lesson plans etc. Astronomy – huge amount of material Astronomy – database – rather cumbersome but a great deal of material Solar system simulator Physics Astronomy practical programmes for schools Timeline ***** ***** ** **** ***** ***** ** *** *** **** *** ** *** *** CHECKED http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/spectra.html#abslines Text and graphics CHECKED http://www.astroimages.org/ CHECKED http://www.badastronomy.com CHECKED http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/mercury/index.shtml CHECKED http://www.beauchamp.leics.sch.uk/faculty/science/physics/res/links.htm CHECKED http://www.blueneptune.com/~xmwang/physDemo.html CHECKED http://www.clrc.ac.uk/ Text CHECKED http://www.colorado.edu/physics Text CHECKED http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl Applets CHECKED http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl Text and video CHECKED http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/yp_pictures.html CHECKED http://www.cv.nrao/edu CHECKED http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/bb_home.html CHECKED http://www.dctech.com/physics/humor/ Text CHECKED http://www.dctech.com/physics/lecture_notes.php Text Images Text Text and photographs Text Applets Images Text and images Text and images telescopes. Absorbtion lines. Excellent – astrophysics. Stellar spectra Astronomy – superb collection Misconceptions. Challenging. Includes a really involved discussion of Astrology! Astronomy – tour of the solar system Astronomy - List of links. They don’t all work. Physics – links to other site Research organisation site. Rutherford Appleton Lab. University of Colorado – Physics Dept. Physics– needs a sponsor! Physics Simulations Astronomy – photographs - superb set. Radio astronomy – click on telescopes Universe Dept of Physics and Astronomy Physics humour – maybe! 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Physics Good interactive GCSE Canadian site European Space Organisation. Links Exam tutor subscription Physics – all topics – advanced but superb. Also list of other applet sites. Astronomy – robotic telescope Fusion research. Visit JET at Culham. Wave motion Astronomy – an absolute gem! Advanced. Wave motion – excellent animations showing the particle motion Radiology - Spanish How stuff works – exactly that! 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Interactive Text and diagrams Hubble simluation History of science. Includes 520 photographs of the collection Experiments – lecture demonstrations Astronomy – Mount Wilson Observatory NASA page especially geared to teachers Physics – a set of spplets extered via this one Physics – click on the waves to show path difference. Click on English for the complete set. Astronomy - Royal Observatory. Fact files. Astronomy. Links. Data. Astronomy – red shift determination. Rockets. Lesson plans and work sheets for rocket modelling. *** **** *** ***** **** ***** **** *** *** ** CHECKED http://www.phy.bris.ac.uk Text University of Bristol CHECKED http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java Applets Physics - excellent CHECKED http://www.phys.hawaii.edu CHECKED http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/%7Eteb/java/ntnujava/index.html CHECKED http://www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/252/home.html Text and diagrams CHECKED http://www.physics.org Text and interactive CHECKED http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/applets/Intro_physics/kisalev/index.html CHECKED http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/ Text and links CHECKED http://www.physicscentral.com/ Text CHECKED http://www.physicscentral.com/resources/best.html Links CHECKED http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ CHECKED http://www.physicslessons.com/ CHECKED http://www.physicsweb.org/TIPTOP CHECKED http://www.pinkmonkey.com/core/physics.asp CHECKED http://www.pparc.ac.uk CHECKED CHECKED http://www.pparc.ac.uk/ http://www.pparc.ac.uk/Ed/ppres_web.asp Text CHECKED http://www.practicalphysics.org/go/Default.html;jsessionid=aTMTecjHTqSb Text Text Applets Applets Text and animations Text Text and images University of Hawaii. Very advanced stuff Virtual physics laboratory. Similar to NTNU University of Virginia – modern physics lectures 1999. IOP good site. You really ought to try the Physics Life section. Physics – a good set. Single slit diffraction interactive is good. University of Toronto Physics. Links. Learn how your world works Their best ten physics sites Physics - High school Physics tutorial on line Physics lessons animations Physics web – superb links. IOP. Physics – list of site – not all work! Particle Physics and Astronomy List of useful sites for particle physics Physics practicals. Experiment guides. *** ***** ** ***** *** **** *** ** *** **** *** *** **** ** **** *** **** CHECKED http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/physics-gateway.html Text and links CHECKED http://www.ras.org.uk/ CHECKED http://www.saburchill.com/physics/practicals/contents.html ? 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A good hub for other sites. Lesson plans Questions. Answers to many questions that students have asked. Physics – links to other sites ASE Video resources Messier site – all the Messier catalogue. Superb images. Physics. Looks good but needs updated Java Excellent list of resources with links Association for Astronomy Education Superconductors. Detailed. Football distance time – graph/video (Needs Flash 6) Astronomy – robotic telescope. 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Text Text and diagrams Demo ideas List of Java applets own observing. Physics – internet site list Techniquest centre Cardiff. Physics gateway. FAQ area is particularly good Long list of useful sites Physics - good Einstein Astronomy site – excellent. Different levels of ability. Physics Astronomy. Keck telescope Fourier series – German but excellent A huge list of resources X ray astronomy Astronomy – electronic universe. Some good applets – others do not work. Physics – lots of answers to students questions A good resource Excellent resource A good resource some applets won’t work *** *** **** *** ***** *** ** ***** **** *** **** **** ***** * CHECKED http://www.surendranath.org/Applets.html CHECKED http://www.ba.infn.it/www/didattica.html CHECKED http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ETEmain.html CHECKED http://www.physics.umd.edu/lecdem/services/demos/mainindex.htm Applets Physics resources Astronomy and spaceflight Lecture demonstartions Good site Outstanding set of resources – a must Excellent. A lab resource *** ***** ***** **