On-line Courses in Physics or Course Notes

[Astronuc]

http://www.sfu.ca/~boal/ from Simon Fraser University

David Boal
Professor and chair of Physics
Mail: Dept. of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

Physics 101: General Physics I

Physics 120: Modern Physics and Mechanics

Physics 211: Intermediate Mechanics

Physics 385: Quantum Physics

Physics 390: Introduction to Astrophysics (see under Space Science and Astronomy forum)

Physics 395: Computational Physics

Physics 415: Quantum Mechanics (scanned)

Physics 445: Statistical Physics

Physics 4xx: Biophysics: Mechanics of the Cell

Physics 810: Fundamental Quantum Mechanics (scanned)

[Astronuc]

Randy Kobes & Gabor Kunstatter
Physics Department
University of Winnipeg

http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/tech.html

Introduction
Motion
Force's and Newton's Laws
Work and Energy
Rotational Motion
Gravity
Fluids
Heat
Electricity and Magnetism
Light
Special Relativity
Quantum Theory
Nuclear Physics
Earth and other Planets
Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe

[greenleaf1]

Wow.  Physics online.  I would think that's pretty tough.  I teach Earth Science and Environmental Studies online.  Coming up with labs is a challenge!

[Astronuc]

Physics References on-line - General Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology WWW sites

http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/itp/relativity.html

Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation,
Australasian Groups in Relativity, Gravitation and Relativistic Astrophysics:

http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/ASGRG/

 

[Astronuc]

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl?Type=TOC


What are the goals of the Physics2000 Educational Initiative?

To make physics more accessible to students and people of all ages and to counter its current negative image.

 * by developing an innovative Internet Website, aimed at all ages, emphasizing imagery, interactivity and hierarchical organization.

 * by developing live classroom courses for undergraduate non-science majors with unconventional topical organization and web support.

To demonstrate the connection between modern technology and earlier basic research.

 * by working backwards from familiar current devices and technologies to general principles established much earlier by basic experiment and theory.

To foster an appreciation of the accomplishments of 20th century physics, as we approach the year 2000.

 * by focusing public attention on current research achievements in physics and explaining their significance.

 * by developing new inderdisciplinary and cross-topical undergraduate courses for both majors and non-majors.

[Astronuc]

Quantum Mechanics Tutorial

http://electron6.phys.utk.edu/qm1/Modules.htm

Very nice tutorial from University of Tennessee - Knoxville - Dept. of Physics.

 

[Astronuc]

Interesting comparison of the laws and relationships involving mass and electric charge.

http://www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/phys208/clas0211.html

[Astronuc]

On-line Essays on Mathematical Thinking in Physics
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_Thinking/index.htm

 
Fermi's Piano Tuner Problem
 
How Old is Old?
 
If the Terrestrial Poles were to Melt...
 
Sunlight Exerts Pressure
 
Falling Eastward
 
What if an Asteroid Hit the Earth
 
Using a Jeep to Estimate the Energy in Gasoline
 
How do Police Radars really work?
 
How "Fast" is the Speed of Light?
 
How Long is a Light Year?
 
How Big is a Trillion?
 
"Seeing" the Earth, Moon, and Sun to Scale
 
Of Stars and Drops of Water
 
If I Were to Build a Model of the Cosmos...
 
A Number Trick
 
Designing a High Altitude Balloon
 
Pressure in the Vicinity of a Lunar Astronaut Space Suit due to Outgassing of Coolant Water
 
Calendar Calculations
 
Telling Time by the Stars - Sidereal Time
 
Fields, an Heuristic Approach
 
The Irrationality of [tex]\sqrt{2}[/tex]
 
The Irrationality of [tex]\sqrt{3}[/tex]
 
The Number (i)ⁱ
 
Estimating the Temperature of a Flat Plate in Low Earth Orbit
 
Proving that (p)^1/n is Irrational when p is a Prime and n>1
 
The Transcendentality of [tex]\pi[/tex]
 
Ideal Gases under Constant Volume, Constant Pressure, Constant Temperature and Adiabatic Conditions
 
Maxwell's Equations: The Vector and Scalar Potentials
 
A Possible Scalar Term Describing Energy Density in the Gravitational Field
 
A Proposed Relativistic, Thermodynamic Four-Vector
 
Motivational Argument for the Expression - e^ix=cos x + i sinx
 
Another Motivational Argument for the Expression - e^ix = cos x + i sinx

Calculating the Energy from Sunlight over a 12 hour period

Calculating the Energy from Sunlight over actual full day

Perfect Numbers-A Case Study

Gravitation Inside a Uniform Hollow Sphere

Further note on Gravitation Inside a Uniform Hollow Sphere

Pythagorean Triples 

Black Holes and Point Set Topology

Additional Notes on Black Holes and Point Set Topology

Field Equations and Equations of Motion (General Relativity)

The observer in modern physics

A Note on the Centrifugal and Coriolis Accelerations as Pseudo Accelerations - PDF File

On Expansion of the Universe - PDF File