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Physics Page
 Revised: 9/22/2010

Welcome to the Physics help page. Many students ask the question "Why study physics if I'm going into _____? The problem-solving training you acquire while studying Physics is useful for a wide range of careers - and not just in the field of science! More here.

As you study the various topics of Physics, you may find the following links helpful. Some are tutorial sites which serve as a mini-textbook walking you through a specific concept of Physics. 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 physics topics. If you don't have Java, download it here.

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Topic

Tutorial

Worked-out Problems

Practice Problems

Java Applet

Significant Figures

 #1 

 #1 

 

 

1-D Motion

#1  #2 

 #1 

#1 #2 #3 

#1 

Vectors

#1  #2 #3 

#1 #2 #3 

 

#1   

2-D Motion

#1  #2

 #1 #2 

 #2 #3 

#1 

Laws of Motion

#1  #2 #3 

 #1 #2 

#1  #2 

#1 

Free-body diagram

   #1 

 

 #1 

#1 #2 

2-D Forces

#1

  #1

 #1 

#1 #2

Circular Motion

   #1

#1  

#1 #2 

#1 #2   

Work & Energy

#1

 #1 #2 #3  

 #1 

 

Linear Momentum

  #1

#1 #2 

#1 #2 #3  

#1 

Rotation-Torque

#1  #2 #3  

#1 #2  

#1 

#1 

Topic

Tutorial

Worked-out Problems

Practice Problems

Java Applet

Angular Momentum

 #1 #2

 #1 

#1  

 #1 

Statics

 

 

#1 

#1

Gravitational Force

  #1 

#1  

 #1 

 

Fluids-Buoyancy

 

 #1 

#1 

#1  #2

Oscillatory Motion

#1

 

#1 

 #1 

Wave Motion

 

 

#1  

  

Sound

#1 #2 

 

#2 

 

Doppler

#1 

 

 

#1 

Interference

 

 

 

#1   #2  #3

Thermodynamics

#1

#1 #2 

#1 #2 #3  

 

Topic

Tutorial

Worked-out Problems

Practice Problems

Java Applet

Electric Field

  #1 

 #1 

#2 

 #1  

Electric Potential and Capacitance

 

 

#1 

 

Electric Circuit (DC)

#1

#1  #2 

 #2 #3 

#1  #2

Kirchhoff's Voltage Law

#1 

#1 

 

 

Magnetics

 #1  #2 

  #1 

#1 

#1 #2   

Faraday's Law

 

 #1 

#1 

#1 

Electric Circuit (ac)

#1

 

#1 #2 

#1 #2  

RLC Circuit

 

#1 

 

#1 #2 #3 #4

Topic

Tutorial

Worked-out Problems

Practice Problems

Java Applet

Electro-magnetic waves

#1  

 

#1 

#1 

Geometric Optics

 #1   #2

#1 #2 

#2 #3 

 #1  #2

Refraction Images

#1

 

 

 #1 

Light as a wave

  #1

 #1 

#1 

Young’s Double Slit   

Brewster's Angle

 

 

 

#1

Relativity

 

 

 

Video:             Time Dilation 1

            Time Dilation 2

Algebra

#1 #2 

 

 

 

Trigonometry

#1 #2 

 

 

 

Reverse Polish Notation

#1 

 

 

 

Topic

Tutorial

Worked-out Problems

Practice Problems

Java Applet

Calculus

#1 #2 #3 #4 

 

 

 

Significant Figures

 Fable  #2 #3

 

 

 

Logarithms

#1 

 

 

 

Unit Conversions

#1 #2   

 

 

 

Baseball curve

 

 

 

 #1

Miscellaneous:

Discussion Forum on physics

General Physics Resources

How to Succeed in Physics by Really Trying

What skills are needed to study Physics? 

Suggestions for performing better on exams.

Problem-solving technique , hints. 

Complicated physics topics explained in very simple language with lots of demonstrations.

Dimensional Analysis as a tool

Know Your Variables

A complete introduction to first year physics (reads like a condensed text with demonstrations) .

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

Career Opportunities in Engineering : #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6

 

 

 

 

                                  

 

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National Science Foundation.