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"A Slower Speed of Light is a first-person game prototype in which players navigate a 3D space while picking up orbs that reduce the speed of light in increments. Custom-built, open-source relativistic graphics code allows the speed of light in the game to approach the player's own maximum walking speed. Visual effects of special relativity gradually become apparent to the player, increasing the challenge of gameplay. These effects, rendered in realtime to vertex accuracy, include the Doppler effect (red- and blue-shifting of visible light, and the shifting of infrared and ultraviolet light into the visible spectrum); the searchlight effect (increased brightness in the direction of travel); time dilation (differences in the perceived passage of time from the player and the outside world); Lorentz transformation (warping of space at near-light speeds); and the runtime effect (the ability to see objects as they were in the past, due to the travel time of light). Players can choose to share their mastery and experience of the game through Twitter. A Slower Speed of Light combines accessible gameplay and a fantasy setting with theoretical and computational physics research to deliver an engaging and pedagogically rich experience."

Over 90 Flash(tm) animations used during lectures and labs. Many do NOT contain descriptions in the animations because they are designed to be used in conjunction with a lecturer. Many are moviews while others are student centered explorations. Most of the these animations are in a Flash 5 format. This means they can be used in PowerPoint presentations by download the swf file and dragging it to your slide. 

Robert Karplus' Introductory Physics: A Model Approach is an innovative textbook, written by a brilliant, inspiring teacher and pioneer in physics teaching reform. The book originated the key ideas of the modeling approach for teaching physics. This approach has been further evolved, developed and implemented by David Hestenes and many others, including Gregg Swackhamer, Malcolm Wells and Jane Jackson. In cooperation with Karplus' widow, Elizabeth Karplus, Dr. Brunschwig edited and published the Second Edition of Introductory Physics in 2003. This site includes a variety of additional materials that Brunschwig has developed related to the Karplus textbook.Fernand Brunschwig is a member of the faculty at Empire State College. He is on sabbatical for 2007-08 at Columbia Teachers College in NY City. Current Contact Information:brunschwig@tc.eduColumbia Teachers CollegeScience Education, Box 210525 West 120th StreetNew York, NY 10027 

Photo caption: This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. Charles Ave. I held the camera against the window sill, making sure to divide the image equally between the inside and the outside. Shot with a Nikon D700 at .8 sec @ f/20, ISO 400, Nikkor 18.0-35.0mm f/3.4-4.5 lens set at 23mm. This photo was submitted to National Geographic's 2012 Photo Contest (Places). Photographer Don Chamblee is 53 years old, and has enjoyed cameras all his life, but he didn't start to get serious until college. Now, at 53 years old, he takes photos professionally and works in stock and fine art photos. You can read more about Don at his website.

J-Track 3D Satellite Tracking We hope you enjoy J-Track 3-D.  It should appear in its own window and begin loading a database of hundreds of satellites. What you will see is a plot in 3-dimensions showing the position of these satellites. If you are unable to view then a JAVA updagrade could be necessary. Be sure to try the "Satellite" pull-down menu to choose which satellite you wish to view. How to interact with JTrack-3D; it has its own menu items for View, Satellite, and Options:

The Astophysics package was published in 1997. It was written primarily to support modules currently available in the A level physics syllabuses at that time. Parts of package were also relevant to astronomical topics within International Baccalaureate and GCSE courses as well as to adult and continuing education.

Written by experienced teachers and educational researchers Phillip Adey and Michael Shayer, Really Raising Standards analyses attempts to teach children to think more effectively and efficiently. Their practical advice on how to improve children's performance by the application of the findings of the CASE research project will radically alter the approach of many professional teachers and student teachers as to the education of children in schools. An important contribution to the application of psychological theory in education.

Tutorials in Physics Sense-Making: Tutorials work on building concepts and developing physical intuition that relates their everyday experience.

Let's estimate he can push down with a force about a quarter of his weight. If he weighs 200 pounds, this would result in a force of 50 pounds, or 225 N. We also know that the force of friction (F) between his feet and the asphalt depends on the force with which he pushes down (N) and the "coefficient of kinetic friction"(μ) between the soles of his shoes, which we will assume are made of rubber, and the pavement. F = μN The μ between rubber and asphalt varies between 0.5 and 0.8. Let's assume a value of 0.7. Therefore, solving for stopping distance, we get: D = ½(2100kg)(18m/s)2/(0.7)(225N) = 2160 meters, or over 1.3 miles! The situation might be improved if he exerted his full 200 pounds, or 900 Newtons, of force against the ground. In that case: D = 1/2(2100kg)(18m/s)2/(0.7)(900N) = 540 meters (about a third of a mile) However, the amount of torque exerted on his ankles and knees might make that a problematic proposition.

The Interactive Learning Toolkit helps you implement innovative teaching ideas, such as Peer Instruction and Just-in-Time-Teaching, and to monitor your students' learning.

EIA US Energy Information Administration Energy in Brief

Physics experiments/activities do not have to be costly in time or resources.  Teachers also do not need to limit their equipment purchases to "high tech" or specialty materials sold exclusively through science supply catalogs.  Many valuable data collection activities can be performed using inexpensive materials that may be purchased from local department, hardware, and/or toy stores. 

chladni plate standing wave big awesome demonstration; Asian, so language (in text) might be a challenge, but the text isn't necessary.

Great video by Don Petit showing motion of pendulums and simple harmonic oscillators in orbit. 

Einstein was right, neutrinos can't travel faster than the speed of light. Read what happened in this post.

GPS is handy for finding a route, but it might be able to solve fundamental questions in physics too. An analysis of GPS satellite orbits hints that Earth is heavier than thought, perhaps due to a halo of dark matter.

From a Japanese TV show - a real life example of adding vectors and relative motion. The truck is moving at 100km/hr and a ball is shot backwards at 100 km/hr, resulting in it coming to a complete stop.

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