The resource allows users to design their own roller coaster, and along the way they will learn about the laws of gravity, pendulums, and kinetic energy. This resource contains interactive graphics and a glossary terms.
The Calculator Pad represents the effort of The Physics Classroom website to provide students with practice solving physics word problems. Approximately 30 problems of varying degree of difficulty are provided for each topic. Answers can be easily viewed by clicking a button. And an audio file (mp3 format) is provided which explains the solution to the problem in great detail.
This site contains information women physicists. Each biography page contains a photograph of the physicist, her major contributions and publications, honors, employment, education, additional information, and recommended reading.
All about infrared astronomy, includes histrory, explanations, images, and videos.
This site is part of the World of Science , an online encyclopedia created by Eric Weisstein, a Ph.D. in planetary science, "with assistance from the physics and internet communities."
This page, maintained by D. Mark Manley, lists physicists of the classical period and Nobel Laureates. There is a brief description of each and a link to further information.
Lists Nobel laureates and provides brief biographical entries with a description of the work that earned the Nobel Prize.
These online exhibits thoroughly cover many topics.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology site provides access to the latest values for physical constants. You can search by name, or or display an alphabetical list by category.
Weekly physics problems posted by Dr. Anton B. Vorontsov of the Montana State University Department of Physics.
A collection of more than 600 websites that you can search or browse to explore physics on your own. It's also a biweekly online magazine, with archives containing more than 55 selected physics images.