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Title: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: simonhu81292 on February 02, 2010, 11:07:46 pm
hey...  ;)
does anyone have any good websites for learning physics' concepts interactively...
thanks ...
 :smitten:
Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on February 02, 2010, 11:08:40 pm
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/index.php?cat=Physics

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Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: simonhu81292 on February 02, 2010, 11:29:40 pm
thanks SRA ...  ;D
Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: RainerWolfram on February 02, 2010, 11:33:08 pm
http://www.khanacademy.org/
Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: Cthulhu on February 02, 2010, 11:50:29 pm
Planet Physics
Physics Forums
Wikipedia Physics Portal
MIT OCW If you don't mind downloading videos.

There are more but I think thats plenty for now.
Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: kyzoo on February 03, 2010, 04:57:41 pm
0.o interesting, I never considered this approach of using websites to aid VCE subject learning. I get too distracted on the net anyway =(
Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: Cthulhu on February 03, 2010, 05:06:00 pm
0.o interesting, I never considered this approach of using websites to aid VCE subject learning. I get too distracted on the net anyway =(
The major problem with high school physics is that it doesn't involve calculus and so trying to learn concepts on the internet are sometimes rather daunting. It is O.K. if you just want to have an explanation of something i.e. the photoelectric effect but if you want to learn the whole VCE course you're better off just using a VCE physics textbook. VCE isn't the only system that doesn't use calculus to teach physics though other countries are exactly the same.

It would be nice to see some calculus used in physics in year 12 seeing as a majority of people take methods and physics in year 11 and they would learn at least basic calculus which is really all you need in year 12 physics.
Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on February 03, 2010, 05:10:45 pm
0.o interesting, I never considered this approach of using websites to aid VCE subject learning. I get too distracted on the net anyway =(
The major problem with high school physics is that it doesn't involve calculus and so trying to learn concepts on the internet are sometimes rather daunting. It is O.K. if you just want to have an explanation of something i.e. the photoelectric effect but if you want to learn the whole VCE course you're better off just using a VCE physics textbook. VCE isn't the only system that doesn't use calculus to teach physics though other countries are exactly the same.

It would be nice to see some calculus used in physics in year 12 seeing as a majority of people take methods and physics in year 11 and they would learn at least basic calculus which is really all you need in year 12 physics.

counting boxes under graphs ftw?
Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: Cthulhu on February 03, 2010, 05:15:43 pm
0.o interesting, I never considered this approach of using websites to aid VCE subject learning. I get too distracted on the net anyway =(
The major problem with high school physics is that it doesn't involve calculus and so trying to learn concepts on the internet are sometimes rather daunting. It is O.K. if you just want to have an explanation of something i.e. the photoelectric effect but if you want to learn the whole VCE course you're better off just using a VCE physics textbook. VCE isn't the only system that doesn't use calculus to teach physics though other countries are exactly the same.

It would be nice to see some calculus used in physics in year 12 seeing as a majority of people take methods and physics in year 11 and they would learn at least basic calculus which is really all you need in year 12 physics.

counting boxes under graphs ftw?
Ugh don't get me started on that. A list of times I cursed having to do that during year 11 and 12 would make a book 2 volumes thick @ 1500 pages each.
Title: Re: good websites for learning physics' concepts
Post by: lakersfan_10 on February 03, 2010, 05:23:01 pm
there are also some good exams and worksheets at itute.com