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Physical Science
 

 Revised: 9-5-08

Welcome to the Physical Science help page. Most students study Physical Science as a means to an end. That is, Physical Science is typically used as a science elective as part of another program of study.  Regardless of the motivation for taking a course in Physical Science, often students find themselves in need of help at one time or another. This web page is intended to offer that help. 

The following links are categorized by topic. Some are tutorial sites which serve as a mini-textbook walking you through a specific concept of Physical Science. Others offer worked-out example problems while still others provide practice problems with the ability to check your answer. However, possibly the most useful of all are the Java Applets that give you graphical demonstrations of the various concepts. If you don't have Java, download it here.

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Topic

Tutorial

Worked-out Problems

Practice Problems

Java Applet

Unit Conversions

  #1 #2  

 #1 

 #1 

 

Scientific Notation

 #1 

 #1 

 #1 #2 

#1 

Significant Figures

 #1 

 #1 

 

 

Introduction

  #1  

 #1  #2 

 #1 #2 

 

Motion

 #1  #2 

  #1  #2 

 

 #1 #2 

Laws of Motion (force)

  #1  #2

  #1 #2 

  

 

Circular Motion

  #1  

  #1

 

 #1  

Work & Energy

  #1  #2 #3 

 #1 #2 #3 #4  

 

 

Topic

Tutorial

Worked-out Problems

Practice Problems

Java Applet

Sound

  #1 #2 #3 #4 

 #1

 

  #1 

Heat & Temperature

 #1 

  #1 #2 

 #1 

 #1 

Electric Circuit 

 #1 

  #1 

 

 #1

Light

  #1  #2 #3 #4 

 #1 #2 

 

 #1 

Atoms & Periodic Table

 #1 #2  #3 

 #1 #2 

 #1 #2 #3 #4 

 

Topic

Tutorial

Worked-out Problems

Practice Problems

Java Applet

Chemical Bonds

 #1 

 #1

 

 

Chemical Reactions

 #1

 #1  

 #1 

 

Water & Solutions

 #1 

 #1

 

 

Nuclear Reactions

 #1 #2 

 #1 

 

 #1 

Algebra

 #1 #2 

Literal Eqns

 

 #1; Page #2 , #3; Answers for 2,3 

 

Reverse-Polish Notation

(for Hewlett-Packard-type calculators)

 #1 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous:

Suggestions for performing better on exams.

Two good sites for answering "how things work":  #1, #2 

Discussion Forum

 

 

 

                                  

 

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
National Science Foundation.