At this site students are reminded that the study of atoms and their characteristics overlap several different sciences and that chemists, physicists, and astronomers all must understand the microscopic scale at which...

The US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation (NSF), and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) cosponsor the Particle Data Group. This group makes available the Particle Adventure Website, an...

This website, created by Robert Harris of Iona College's physics department, has links to many interactive applets that are useful to demonstrate physics principles. Topics covered include mechanics, waves, electricity...

Physics is Phun is a mobile physics demonstration show put on by the University of Maryland department of physics. Each program is customized for the particular group and level to which it is presented. Several different...

This two-volume modern textbook for introductory calculus-based college physics courses emphasizes qualitative as well as quantitative reasoning, and puts heavy emphasis on atomic-level description and analysis. Its...

The SSS package consists of a set of 14 computer simulations and an accompanying guidebook, Simulations for Solid State Physics: An Interactive Resource for Students and Teachers, authored by Robert H. Silsbee and Joerg...

Chaos is an interdisciplinary science founded on the idea that nonlinear deterministic systems can behave in an apparently unpredictable and chaotic manner. The department's homepage has information on people, research...

The Atomic Orbitals website is a distribution point for the orbital image generating program "Orbital Viewer" as well as the home of a collection of images generated with the program. Atomic and molecular orbitals are...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity as an introduction to the physical properties of matter. The objective of this laboratory is to identify different classes of matter...

This resource from the Midwest Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education (NANO-LINK) includes a video on Ross Nanotechnology, a company which uses superhydrophobic technology. The video demonstration will help to...