Physics Resources
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(updated 25 June 2023)
The following are resources and references on general Physics:
Use these resources to help your understanding of the material.
Basics
Science at NASA – Space science
National Science Foundation – U.S. Government site to promote science research
Video Lessons on Physics – From Socratic.org
Unit Converters
Books
Basics for kids
Physics4Kids – overview of Physics topics
Matter
Matter – Wikipedia
Matter is the Stuff Around You – Chem4Kids.com
Atomic Theory
John Dalton – Wikipedia
Postulates of Dalton’s Atomic Theory – LibreTexts.org
Atomic Theory – Wikipedia
States of Matter
Matter: Definition & the Five States of Matter – LiveScience.com
States of Matter – Purdue University
States of Matter – Chem4Kids.com
States of Matter – NOVA
Video of States of Matter – YouTube
State of Matter – Wikipedia
Phases of Matter – Wikipedia
Phase transition – Wikipedia
States of Matter books
Children’s books
Kinematics
Kinematics – Wikipedia
1-D Kinematics – The Physics Classroom
Books
Newton’s Laws
Newton’s laws – HyperPhysics
Elevator Physics – Newton’s Laws – Good links (thanks to Alice for resource)
Newton’s laws of motion – Wikipedia
Pendulums
Simple Pendulum – Hyperphysics explanation
How Pendulum Clocks Work – From How Stuff Works
The Foucault Pendulum – University of Louisville pendulum
Books
Sensors
The Complete Guide to Sensors – From ICRFQ.net
Projects and experiments
Science Projects and Experiments – Listing on our site
You and Your Science Fair Project – Projects outline from informED of Australia
Exploratorium Science Explorer – Simple science experiments
Summary
Use these resources to get further information on the various Physics and Physical Science topics. If you have some good resources, let me know about them.
Research the subject