Disclaimer: These are online resources that I have found, They are not meant to be your only source of study, instead you can use them to your enhance your normal study. I don’t know what level these resources are aimed at, but I’ve tried to provide a range for a number of different topics. I don’t study Physics, so I don’t know how accurate these are, or how they relate to course syllabi.
How do we know the Big Bang actually happened?
Visible Earth - A catalogue of satellite images of our home planet detailing everything from atmospheric data to city lights or natural disasters.
NASA - NASA homepage with links to other NASA sites. FAQ
British National Space Centre - Site containing information about current satellites launches, solar system and Earth observation. There are links from the ‘Learning Zone’ to other Space sites.
Online Physics Lecture Notes - A directory of online undergraduate level astronomy and physics lecture notes from various universities.
Physics in Perspective: 2013 lectures - Video: Dr Andreas Freise talks about finding black holes with lasers.
Galileo: An educational film - An educational film dramatising the life of Galileo and his scientific discoveries.
Why our universe might exist on a knife-edge
Is our universe the only universe?
Distant time and the hint of a multiverse
The hunt for a supermassive black hole
The story behind the Mars Rovers
The design of the universe
Shedding light on dark matter
Why did Pluto get kicked out of the planet club?
Geocentrism and heliocentrism
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
An overview of orbital mechanics
Orbital mechanics - These drawings simplify the physics of orbital mechanics, making it easy to grasp some of the basic concepts.
Gravity is More Than a Name
Circular and Satellite Motion Interactives
Vectors, Motion & Momentum
Vectors - Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions
Vectors, Projectiles, and 2-D Motion Interactives
One dimensional motion - velocity, speed, time, acceleration, projectiles.
Two dimensional motion - projectile velocity, inclines, centripetal force and acceleration.
Introduction to vectors and scalars - Khan Academy (YouTube)
Physics: Introduction to Vectors (YouTube)
Momentum and Its Conservation
Momentum and Collisions Interactives
1-D Kinematics Interactives
The simple pendulum - Excellent animations proving assorted points about the simple harmonic motion approximation for pendulums.
The Physics of Body Mechanics
Momentum and forces (BBC Bitesize)
Impacts and linear momentum
Moments, torque and angular momentum
Work and Energy Interactives
Introduction to work and energy - Khan Academy
SparkNotes: SAT Physics: Work, Energy, and Power
SparkNotes: SAT Physics: Thermal Physics
Thermal Physics - Heat and Temperature (YouTube)
Electricity & Magneticism:
Static Electricity Interactives
The Electromagnetic Spectrum Song by Emerson & Wong
Electromagnetic Spectrum - Introduction
Electricity and magneticism (Khan academy)
Direct Current Versus Alternating Current
Circuit symbols review notes
Circuit components overview
Waves and Sound Interactives
Mechanical waves and sound
Reflection and the Ray Model of Light
Refraction and Lenses Interactives
Refraction and the Ray Model of Light
Circles of light: the mathematics of rainbows - An in-depth study of the mathematics involved in the study of rainbows. For advanced students only.
The Discovery Of Radioactivity - 100 years ago, a group of scientists unknowingly ushered in the Atomic Age. Their work initiated paths of research which changed our understanding of the building blocks of matter.
Light: Particle or a Wave?
What is the speed of dark? Vsauce. YouTube (2014).
The Discovery and Research on the Atom - A description of some of the important developments in understanding the atom an its constituents. Some parts of the site are very mathematical and go beyond college level physics.
Large Hadron Collider finds elusive new particle after 50 years
Revise atom structure (S-cool, intro level)
Build an atom - Move the electrons, protons and neutrons yourself to create different atoms.
Torques - Definitions of various torques, statements of Euler’s equations.
Elasticity - Definitions for a selection of topics related to elasticity.
Forces - Glossary of terms and mathematical derivations for various forces.
Friction - A few good definitions relating to friction.
Mass and Weight - Brief definitions for various mass and weight related topics.
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement - The history and conversion of different numeric systems
Physics Forums - A busy forum covering every physics topic under the sun. Great for everything from homework questions to discussing the origins of the universe.
The Laws List - The Laws List is an alphabetised guide featuring several hundred laws, rules, principles and other related topics in physics, from aberration to the Zeeman effect.
Astro Physical Calculator - A fully working physical calculator with physical constants stored in memory.
Introduction to MRI physics - A detailed page on the workings of mri scanners with lots of animations (requires shockwave).
How Does a Cat Land on its Feet? - The saying is that cats always land on their feet. This animation explains how they do this.
What physics taught me about marketing
What can I do with my degree in physics?
Careers In Physics - American Physical Society
Important Dates and Discoveries - The Physics of the Universe
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