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Key Benefits
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information that
is both relevant to and useful for the NEW HSC Syllabuses in both subjects. |
| Using these links can save you a lot of valuable time. |
| A link is provided to some of my favourite sites,
including the excellent GOOGLE Search Engine, and also to some general
interest sites. |
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8.2
THE WORLD COMMUNICATES:
| Acoustics
& Vibration Animations - Good animations illustrating important
concepts relating to acoustics & vibrations.
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| EMP
- Interesting article on electromagnetic pulses generated by the explosion
of nuclear weapons.
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| Explore Science
- Waves & Optics - many practical exercises including - Sound Pulses,
Doppler Effect, Interference Patterns, Lissajous Figures, Phased Array &
Longitudinal Waves
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| General
Physics Java Applets - Many useful applets for explaining basic Physics
concepts - waves, optics, oscillations, mechanics and more. Move your
mouse pointer over the "Applet Menu" & then select the applet
you wish to see.
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| Inverse
Square Law - a practical - part of the Australian Academy of Science
project - Communicating with Light. Material also available on fibre
optics, morse code and more.
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| Java
Applets - virtual laboratory exercises on a huge range of Physics topics
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| Lightwave
Communications - Very good practical exercises on light modulation,
fibre optics communications and digital v's analogue methods for
transmitting information.
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| Longitudinal
& Transverse Wave Motion - Good animations of these wave types.
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| Speed
of Sound in Materials - A very good explanation of the effect of
density & elasticity on the speed of sound in materials. Links to
other good lessons on waves.
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| The
World Communicates - Notes from School of Physics, Uni. of NSW, for
workshop for High School Physics Teachers
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8.3
ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN THE HOME:
| A
Brief History of Electricity - A very informative site on the history of
electricity, including the work of Faraday, Ampere, Franklin, Galvani,
Volta, Gilbert, Oersted, Ohm and others.
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| Australian
Greenhouse Office - An excellent site providing useful information on
greenhouse gas emission and detailing government initiatives for lowering
greenhouse gas emission.
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| Ball
Lightning Explained - The latest and perhaps most plausible explanation
for this interesting phenomenon.
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| DC
Circuits - Ohm's Law Experiment & links to others. When you
get there click on Ohm's Law - the experiment simulation is at the bottom of
the notes - click on the button provided.
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| Electricity
& Magnetism - A Brief Historical Overview.
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| Energy
Australia - Excellent information on electricity supply in NSW.
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| Explore Science -
Coulomb Force
Simulation - When you get there, click on E&M in the list at the
right and the select the simulation you require.
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| Michael
Faraday - Basic information on this great thinker, inventor &
teacher.
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| Galvani
(Luigi) - Basic information
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| Historical
Information - Interesting facts from the history of electricity &
magnetism.
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| New
Power Generation - Article outlining new opportunities for distributed
power generation in Victoria.
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| Ohm
(Georg) - a biography of this very important Physicist.
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| Safety
in the home - do's and don'ts to help you avoid accidents and fire
hazards in and around the home - from Energy Australia
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| Solar
Cells - Some basic information on Solar Cells.
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| Solar
Cells Commercialisation - Article on rooftop solar cells that produce
electricity at a cost comparable to that of coal.
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| Tesla
(Nikola) - Information & links on this brilliant Physicist &
inventor.
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| Volta
(Alessandro) - Basic information on this eminent Physicist. Click
on the "A Brief History of Electricity" link that appears further
down the page. This link gives a brief description of Volta's first
experimental demonstration of a battery.
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8.4
MOVING ABOUT:
| Death-defying
Designs For Car Safety - Good article on car safety features & why
they work.
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| Drink
Driving - An interesting article on drink driving rehabilitation
programs from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
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| Explore Science
- Mechanics - Many useful & interesting practical exercises, including
Inclined Plane, Linear Air Track, Projectile Motion, Terminal Velocity, SHM,
Circular & Rotational Motion & others.
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| Fatal
Impacts 1 - An interesting article on the risks involved in speeding.
Some physicists would argue that the actual risk estimates have been
over-estimated but the article is still worth a look.
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| Fatal
Impacts 2 - A mathematical analysis of the "speed kills"
arguments. Note that this article attempts to provide an accurate
assessment of the risks associated with speeding and is in no way
intended as an argument in favour of speeding.
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| Friction
- Interesting article on the possible causes of friction.
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| Key
Facts for New Drivers - An excellent site for new drivers -
from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Well worth a look!
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| Physics Applets
- virtual laboratory exercises on mechanics, astrophysics, energy & the
environment and thermodynamics.
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| Supersonic
Flight - an informative site about supersonic & hypersonic
flight.
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8.5
THE COSMIC ENGINE:
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9.2
SPACE:
| C-Ship
- Definitely worth a visit - shows the effects of Special Relativity for a
traveller getting ever closer to the speed of light - excellent graphics!
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| Current
Space Missions - basic details of current missions to various parts
of our Solar System - Voyager, Galileo, Ulysses, Cassini-Huygens and several
others.
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| Earth
& Sky - Information on "gravity assists".
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| Galileo
- The Motion of Projectiles - Excerpt from Galileo's "Two New
Sciences" in which he gives his classic analysis of projectile motion.
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| g-forces
I
- effect of g-forces on pilots, along with some other interesting
information on flying.
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| g-forces
II - another informative site on positive & negative g's.
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| Goddard
and his Rockets - information on the contribution of Robert Goddard
to the development of space exploration
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| Gravity
Assists - An explanation of "gravity assists".
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| Introduction
to Astronomy - contains among other things a table showing times to
distant places at various speeds & has links to data on spacecraft such
as the Voyagers.
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Lectures
on Galileo & Einstein
- An excellent set of lectures from Michael Fowler of the University of
Virginia, on the works of these two brilliant scientists.
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Mysteries
of Deep Space - Classroom Activities
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Newton's
Cannon - an applet demonstrating the idea. This is linked to a
good lecture.
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Newton's
Law of Universal Gravitation - good notes.
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| Pioneer
10 - Interesting overview of the mission of this spacecraft, which
is now further from earth than any other spacecraft besides Voyager 1.
Links to other missions.
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| Projectile
Motion - An applet - fires shots at a target - you adjust
inclination, speed & value of g.
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| Propulsion
Systems
- Current & future propulsion systems for space travel - many links (eg
How the ion engine works")
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| Relativity
- notes on Special Relativity and Space-Time diagrams.
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Rocket
Principles - explanation of Newton's Laws & principles of rocket
propulsion.
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| Roller
Coaster - An explanation of Roller Coaster physics.
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| Roller
Coaster II - An excellent explanation of the physics of roller
coasters & some mention of g-forces.
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| Saturn
V Rocket - details of the rocket used to launch the Apollo
spacecraft.
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Slingshot
Effect - further explanations
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Solar
Sailing - Information on solar sail propulsion.
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| Space
Invaders - The transcript of a presentation on the ABC's Ockham's
Razor in December 2000, discussing the dirty & lucrative sides of space
exploitation.
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Space
Shuttle
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SEDS - Students
for the Exploration and Development of Space - a wealth of information on
Space, Astronomy & Rocketry. This is an excellent site with links
to other very useful sites.
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The
Space Place - Simple explanation of how best to use earth's orbital
& rotational motion to advantage during launch.
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| Space-Time
- Brief description of current knowledge of the fabric of space-time.
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| The
Way To Go In Space - Scientific American article on the future of
space travel - links to other excellent articles on possible future
propulsion systems.
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| Weight
& Age - on other planets |
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9.3
MOTORS & GENERATORS:
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9.4
FROM
IDEAS TO IMPLEMENTATION:
Note: Several good links to sites on CRT's, oscilloscopes,
television, electron microscopes, lightning conductors & photocopying
machines are located on the "From
Ideas to Implementation" page.
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A
Look Inside the Atom - an excellent exhibit on the work of J J
Thomson & his discovery of the electron.
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A
Teacher's Guide to Superconductivity for High School Students -
Very good site with good explanatory theory, applications & more.
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Bragg
Law - explanation & applet demo.
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Breathalyser
- how it works including the use of the photocells
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| Britney's
Guide to Semiconductor Physics - Actually a really good site on
semiconductors - basic to advanced information.
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Electromagnetic
Wave - Applet simulating an EM wave
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From
Ideas to Implementation - Sydney Uni pages containing good links to
information on much of this Syllabus Topic. Well worth a look!
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Hertz's
EM Wave Experiment - Hertz generated & detected EM waves &
also stumbled onto the photoelectric effect.
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Introduction
to Quantum Mechanics - a simple introduction to this complex but
truly beautiful theory.
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J
J Thomson's Cathode Ray Tube - information & pictures of
Thomson's CRT.
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Maglev
Trains
- How they work - good explanation with diagrams & pictures - no
specific mention of how superconductivity is used.
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Maglev
Trains - Advantages & disadvantages plus some other good links.
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New
State of Matter
- Article describing the discovery of a new state of matter at a temperature
incredibly close to absolute zero. This has no direct bearing on the
HSC syllabus but is very interesting.
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Oscilloscope
- What it is & how it works - good detail.
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Photoelectric
Effect
- an applet demo with several simple but informative experiments to perform.
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Photoelectric
Effect
- Applet simulating experiment to determine Planck constant & work
function for three elements.
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Semiconductors
- A link to the Science section of the "Transistorized!"
Website. Useful information on many aspects of electronics &
associated material. Good site to use for Syllabus point 9.4.3 dot point 3 under
"Students:".
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Semiconductor
& Superconductor Links - NSW Uni links to these topics.
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| Shockley,
Brattain & Bardeen - short note on the motivation behind the
development of transistors.
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| Solar
Cells - how they work. Good for Syllabus point 9.4.3 dot point
4 under "Students:".
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| Solar
Cells & How They Work
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| Superconductivity
- A wealth of information on High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) research
& applications. Includes basic explanation of Maglev Trains &
links to sites with more detail on specific Maglev Train applications.
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| Superconductor
Advance - New superconducting material for possible use in
electricity distribution.
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| Superconductors -
notes on the history & physics of superconductors including recent high temperature advances.
This is in pdf format - you will need a suitable pdf reader.
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| Superconductors
- Are they the Future? - applications of superconductors.
Other Chapters at this site give good basic explanation of
superconductivity, examples of Type I & II superconductors.
Explanation of how Cooper pairs form is greatly oversimplified but then this
whole site was set up by a seventh grade student in the USA - DON'T let that
put you off going there - it is worth a look.
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| Thumbnail
History of Electronics - Basic information on the key players and
their discoveries & contributions. |
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9.7
ASTROPHYSICS:
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Black
Holes - A brief but informative description of the basic physics of
black holes.
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Eclipsing
Binaries - model light curves of eclipsing binaries using computer
simulation.
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| Gemini
Observatory - Great pictures and information.
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| Gravastars
- An exciting new development in astrophysics - perhaps black holes do not
really exist. Perhaps instead there are exotic bubbles of superdense
matter called gravastars.
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| Milky
Way's Black Hole
- Best proof yet of the black hole that is thought to exist at the centre of
the Milky Way Galaxy.
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| Nobel
Prize for Physics in 2002
- Three astrophysicists have been awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physics
for their work in neutrino and X-ray astronomy.
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| Spectra
- Absorption & emission spectra for all the elements. Just click
on the element in the Periodic Table to view its spectra.
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Star
Clusters - A detailed account of clusters including how HR
Diagrams of clusters can be used to test our models of stellar evolution.
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Stellar
Death - excellent information on stellar evolution.
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| White
Holes & Wormholes - A reasonably simple explanation of these two
astrophysical entities. There is also information on and links to
material on relativity & black holes. |
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9.8
FROM QUANTA TO QUARKS:
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Beta
Energy Spectrum - Some basic information on the energy spectrum
of electrons and positrons emitted during beta decay. Click on the
link below the graph to "Experimental energy and momentum
distributions" for more detailed information.
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Bohr
Model of Hydrogen Atom - Applet showing energy levels within
hydrogen atom.
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de
Broglie Model of Atom - Good explanation plus a good applet showing the
arrangement of de Broglie waves around a nucleus. Go to site &
page down to find applet.
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Electron
Microscopes - Basic information on TEM & SEM - Click on play
button in bottom of diagrams to see animation & listen to explanation.
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| Fission
- Good information on fission and fission bombs.
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Fusion -
Good information on fusion (NOT fission), fusion reactors & links to
many other topics of interest.
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Heisenberg
- A very good site with lots of information on this great physicist.
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Loop
Quantum Gravity
- An interesting overview of this theory, which is a major competitor with
String Theory, for the quantum description of the gravitational field.
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Manhattan
Project
- Good information - access to copies of original documents, meeting
summaries, petitions to the President of the USA and so. Very
interesting.
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Nuclide
Chart
- An excellent table of nuclides. Click on the coloured section of the
miniaturised nuclide chart to go to the required part of the full
table. Once inside, you can move through the actual nuclide chart or
you can enter the nuclide you are looking for in the box at the top left and
then press enter (eg Tc-99, enter). You will then go to the
information on that nuclide. Information provided includes, decay
paths, emitted particle energies, parent nuclei and much more.
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Particle
Physics & Cosmology
- Some key questions posed by the National Academy of Sciences in the
USA. For a quick look at the questions, click on the "Executive
Summary and Chapter 1: Introduction" link. These are in pdf
format.
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Pauli
- A very good site with lots of information on this great physicist.
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Periodic
Table
- An excellent Periodic Table containing huge amounts of data.
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Quantum
Computing
- News on a very recent development in quantum computing.
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Quantum
Tunnelling
- A brief introduction to quantum mechanics (the wave picture), an
explanation of quantum tunnelling and some interesting links.
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Quarks
& Atomic Structure
- Lots of good information.
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Radioactive
Material Applications
- A list of radioactive materials & their uses - no equations or
explanations.
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Radiation
Properties
- Very good notes on the atom, natural radioactivity & radioactive
decay.
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Radioactive
Waste Management in Australia
- General information on types of radiation, uses & protection.
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Scanning
Electron Microscope
- its structure & how it works
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| String
Theory - A very good site with both basic & advanced
explanations of this theory, which is a major candidate for a quantum theory
of gravitation.
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| Testing
the Standard Model - The production of a large quantity of
antimatter may allow some very direct testing of the Standard Model of
Matter.
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| The
Particle Adventure Roadmap - Excellent site on elementary particles,
Standard Model, Quantum Mechanics & more.
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| Unified
Physics By 2050? - Very interesting Scientific American article on
the search for a unified theory of all four fundamental forces of nature.
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| Uranium
& the Community - Applications of radioactive materials in Medicine,
Industry & Agriculture - general information - no nuclear equations.
For more detail go to the suggested link & use the search facility
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