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Physics
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Physics
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Online Databases of ArticlesThese databases are available to Montgomery College students via remote access. The two database links below should take you to the "Remote Patron Authentication" page that contains a drop-down menu. At this menu, select "Montgomery College Library," then click the yellow "Login" button. Enter your library card barcode number and PIN (the last four digits of the phone number you have on file with the library).
Academic Search Premier. A searchable, general database that contains articles about physics and other topics.
Biographies Plus Illustrated. A searchable database of biographies about physicists and other people.
Web SitesThese selected links represent a sample of physics sites on the World Wide Web. Each link is followed by brief information about its contents. NOTE: Due to the dynamic nature of the Web, sites may disappear or change their address or contents over time. Therefore, they may not continue to exist as described below.
Academic Info. Indexes, directories, reference sources, databases, educational resources, Albert Einstein, astrophysics, atomic physics, plasma physics, electrodynamics, high-energy physics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, relativity, organizations, and more. Searchable.American Institute of Physics. News, articles, online publications, journals, books, magazines, proceedings, education, student services, jobs, industry, meetings, conferences, physics history, science policy, and more. Searchable.
Astronomy and Aerospace (from Digital Librarian). Museums, societies, publications, observatories, images, space centers, laboratories, news, and more.
Center for History of Physics (from the American Institute of Physics, or AIP). "A mission to preserve and make known the history of modern physics and allied fields including astronomy, geophysics, optics, and the like." Web exhibits, Niels Bohr Library, Emilio Segre Visual Archives, oral histories, publications, science history links, a directory of physics historians, and more. AIP and some parts of Center searchable.
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry. "This is a hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students. It assumes that you have a working knowledge of algebra, that you are currently taking or have taken a college level course in Biology and one in Chemistry, and that you are interested in biology, chemistry or one of the health-related fields. It does not try to be encyclopedic, but neither does it assume that you have to be spoon-fed: you are expected to be a serious student and a careful reader." Contains problems covering undergraduate physics without calculus and intended to be solved without a calculator. Topics include mechanics, fluids, electricity, magnetism, atomic physics, nuclear physics, thermodynamics, and wave physics. Useful symbols and abbreviations, a biophysical chronology, related links, and more.
Electricity (from eduScapes). Magnetism, batteries, electric motors, lightning, nuclear power, semiconductors, solar cells, static electricity, circuits, electronics, superconductivity, history of electricity, vocabulary terms, and more. Basic to advanced levels.
e-Print Archive (from Los Alamos National Laboratory). Electronic preprints on astrophysics, condensed matter, general relativity, high-energy physics, mathematical physics, nuclear theory, quantum physics, popular physics, optics, and other areas of physics, mathematics, computer science, and more. Both links searchable.
Google Physics (from the Google Web Directory). Academic departments, acoustics, associations, biophysics, classical mechanics, condensed matter, crystallography, electromagnetism, employment, fluid mechanics, geophysics, history of physics, museums, nuclear physics, optics, particle physics, philosophy of physics, plasma physics, quantum mechanics, relativity, thermodynamics, and much more. Both links searchable.
History of Physics (from World History Compass). History of physics, astronomy, and many other disciplines. Searchable.
HowStuffWorks. Search this site using "atom smashers," "lasers," "magnets," "light," "gravity," "circuits," "atoms," "semiconductors," or other physics-related terms. Contains sub-sections on Physics, Time, Nuclear, and Weather. All five links searchable.
How Things Work (from the University of Virginia). Collection of physics topics, questions, and answers; general physics resources; and more. Searchable.
HyperPhysics (from the University of Georgia). Electricity and magnetism, light and vision, sound and hearing, relativity, astrophysics, quantum physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter, heat and thermodynamics, mechanics, and more.
JunkScience. Debunking of "faulty scientific data and analysis used to further a special agenda." Search the site using "physics" or some related term. Covers many areas of science in addition to physics. Searchable.
Librarians' Index to the Internet. Antimatter, chaotic behavior in systems, electricity, fractals, nuclear physics, physicists, quantum gravity, relativity, superstring theory. Searchable.
Light (from eduScapes). Experiments, explorations, rainbows, color, optics, properties and applications of light, light waves, mirrors, diffraction and reflection, lasers, light's impact on feelings, light and energy, photography, related Web sites, vocabulary terms, and more. Basic to advanced levels.
Motion Mountain - The Physics Textbook. "This text is intended for anybody with an in-depth interest in physics and in nature, and assumes a high school or college background. The aim is to provide a quality, university level textbook which is exciting and fascinating at the same time. If you knew nothing about physics, and had nothing but this book, you would get a complete tour of its most important ideas. It includes introductions to mechanics, gravitation, special relativity, beauty, symmetry, black holes, gravity waves, the stars, general relativity, lightnings, levitation, electrodynamics, the brain, molecular motors, quantum theory, atomic physics, nuclear physics, elementary particles, swimming, the physics of s-ex, string theory, quantum gravity, and the present unification attempts."
PAM (Physics, Astronomy, Math). Academic physics departments, collections of physics Web sites, electronic publications, people, institutions, Nobel laureates, organizations, reference sources, and more.
The Particle Adventure: the fundamentals of matter and force (from the Particle Data Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation). An "interactive tour of quarks, neutrinos, antimatter, extra dimensions, dark matter, accelerators and particle detectors." Presented in 11 languages.
Physicists (from the Yahoo! Directory). Biographical and other information about many famous physicists. Both links searchable.
Physics 2000 (from the University of Colorado, Boulder). "An interactive journey through modern physics! Have fun learning visually and conceptually about 20th Century science and high-tech devices." Divided into broad sections such as Einstein's legacy, the atomic lab, and science trek. Specific topics include x-rays, microwave ovens, lasers, CAT scans, electromagnetic waves, quantum mechanics, polarization, the periodic table, isotopes, radioactivity, and more.
Physics Central (from the American Physical Society). Presents contemporary physics to the general public. Physics in action, physics in pictures, people in physics (biographies), physics news, physics links, dear lou (how things work), writers gallery, and more. Both links searchable.
PhysicsWeb. News, jobs, events, biographies, organizations, educational resources, reference, publications, exhibitions, museums, computing, academic departments, and more. Searchable.
The Physics Zone. "The Physics Zone is designed to be a resource for learning introductory level, algebra based, physics. Lessons and review are organized by topic." Provides lessons, problem solutions, and reviews on a variety of physics topics; photos of famous physicists; related links; and more. Searchable.
PhysLink.com. News, academic departments, question of the day, ask the experts, history of physics and astronomy, software reviews, reference sources, glossary, astrophysical constants, Greek alphabet, astrophysical data, mathematical constants, fundamental physical constants, coefficients of friction, online unit conversions, equations of math and physics, Nobel Prize winners, institutes, national labs, societies, journals, publishers, companies, jobs, online forums, newsletter, jokes, cartoons, and more. Searchable.
PSIgate (Physical Sciences Information Gateway). Covers astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, materials sciences, physics. Provides news, reference tools, catalogs and databases, training resources, and more. Searchable.
RDN Virtual Training Suite (from the University of Bristol). Provides tutorials about physical sciences, life sciences, health, engineering, mathematics, and other disciplines.
Scholarly Societies (from Scholarly Societies Project). Collection of scholarly physics societies. Project site searchable.
The Scout Report Archives. Large collection of Web sites on many science and other topics. Searchable.
Simple Machines (from eduScapes). Background information, experiments, activities, demos, vocabulary terms, levers, wheels, inclined planes, springs, pulleys, gears, wedges, screws, axles. Basic to advanced levels.
Society of Physics Students. News, meetings, careers in physics, calendar, publications, and more. Searchable.
Treasure Troves of Science: Physics. Astrophysics, electromagnetism, experimental physics, fluid mechanics, history and terminology, mechanics, modern physics, optics, states of matter, thermodynamics, units and dimensional analysis, wave motion. Searchable.
Usenet Physics FAQ. "This is the web version of the Usenet Physics FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). Its purpose is to provide good answers to questions which have been discussed often in sci.physics and related usenet newsgroups. The articles in this FAQ are based on those discussions and on information from good reference sources." Topics include reference, general physics, particle and nuclear physics, quantum physics, relativity and cosmology, speed of light, black holes. Provides links to 20 related FAQ sites.
The Virtual Physics Center (from Martindale's "The Reference Desk"). A useful and extensive site providing information in such broad categories as measurement, periodic tables, specialized data, physics overview, courses and tutorials, and physics by topic. Some parts searchable.
Yahoo! Physics (from the Yahoo! Directory). The physics of amusement park rides, ask an expert, astrophysics, atomic physics, biophysics, chemical physics, companies, condensed matter, conferences, crystallography, education, employment, fluid dynamics, high-energy physics, particle physics, history of physics, holograms, institutes, journals, lasers, libraries, magnetism mechanics, Nobel Prize winners, optical engineering, organizations, philosophy of physics, photonics, physicists, plasma physics, quantum chemistry, quantum computing, quantum teleportation, relativity, scientific constants, software, speed of light, superconductivity, temperature, theoretical physics, waves, vibrations, Web directories, x-rays, usenet, and more. Both links searchable.
Zona Land. An introductory physics reference site with links to such topics as energy, harmonic motion, frames of reference, forces, momentum, kinematics, vectors, waves, light, optics, reflection, and refraction.
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