Physics Resources on the Web
Astronomy
- Tour of the Solar System
- sun, planets, moons, comets asteroids and hoaxes.
- NASA’s Educational Program
- University of Hawaii: Institute for Astronomy
Australian University/Physics Sites
- Murdoch University
- Physics and Energy Studies
- University of Western Australia
- Physics Discipline
- Australian National University
- Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering
- Australian National University
- Physics at ANU
- Mount Stromlo and Siding Springs Observatories
- School of Physics, University of Melbourne
- School of Physics, University Of New South Wales
- School of Physics, University of Sydney
- Science Foundation for Physics (University of Sydney)
- Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Adelaide
Electronic Journals and Preprints
- The American Physical Society journals
- The American Physical Society E-print Archive
- American Astronomical Society
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- One-Shot World-Wide Preprints Search (ICTP Italy)
- Physics Laboratory (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
- CERN Preprint Server
- Science On-Line
Electronic Magazines
- Astronomy Magazine
- Kalmbach’s Astronomy magazine
- Sky and Telescope Magazine
- General Astronomy
- Physics Today
- General Physics
- Astronomy Now Online
- General Astronomy
- New Scientist
- General Science
General Physics Information
- The Net Advance of Physics
- ( Review Articles and Tutorials in an Encyclopædic Format)
- Physics Web
- Fermilab
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- McGill University
- Physics Via Yahoo
- Lots of links to physics resources.
- University of California San Diego Science and Engineering Library
- (By Subject – Physics).
- Science courses on-line
- Georgetown University’s collection of www Science Ed sites.
Learning Physics
- World Lecture Hall
- University of Texas at Austin: Links to many Physics Ed Web Sites (Search for Physics).
- Physical Science Resource Centre
- AAPT resources website.
- Bill Sprott, University of Wisconsin
- The wonders of Physics.
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- links to explanations of science concepts and some very simple physics demonstrations (Needs Macromedia Shockwave).
Museums and the History of Science
- History of Science Technology and Industry
- Includes links to astronomy, computers, mathematics, medicine, physics and women in science.
- History of Mathematics
- Mathematical biographies, famous curve index and other links.
- The Exploratorium
- A super set of science/physics based demonstrations and displays.
Physics Data
- Fundamental Physics Constants
- Web Elements
- Interactive Period Table.
- The Messier Catalog
- Links to the standard 110 objects in the Messier catalog.
- A Chart of the Nuclides
- Interactive chart of the nuclides.
- Frank Potter Science Gems
- For students, parents, teachers, scientists, engineers and mathematicians. More than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level.
- Jim Martindale’s Science Tables and Databases
- Huge collection of scientific data.
Physics Educational Software and Educational Technology
- European Academic Software Awards
- A description of the award program and how to apply.
- A Univeristy of Maryland Physics and Educational Technology site.
- The Institute of Physics
- Internet resource list.
Of General Physics/Science Interest
- Nobelprize.org
- The official web site of the Nobel Foundation. Here you will find Nobel lectures, biographies, interviews, photos, articles, video clips, educational games, press releases and a great deal more information about the Nobel Laureates and their work.
- ABC: Science On-Line
Teaching Resources and lists of lists
- Physclips
- Downloadable film clips and animations to assist with teaching and learning mechanics, may be a useful adjunct for sessional teacher to liven up their own labs and tutorials and for students wishing to explore mechanics from a different perspective.
- Physics Education Resources
- University of Washington list – Physics & Astronomy links
- Uniserve Science
- Information for Universities and Secondary School Science