Education
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- Atom Builder
- A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus.
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- Classical & Statistical Thermodynamics & Mechanics Educational Sites
- A collection of resources gathered by the Thermodynamics Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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- Fermilabyrinth
- A collection of Web-based games and activities to develop an understanding of the operations and experiments that take place in the Fermilab accelerator and detector halls and the scientific ideas they explore. Has a special section for teachers.
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- General Atomics Fusion Group Educational Home Page
- resources for teachers and students; links to a more technical GAT fusion site
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- Nuclear Power
- Overviews the principles of nuclear fission and its use to generate power, why uranium can be fissioned, n/p ratio and delayed neutrons, moderators, also Chernobyl and 3-Mile Island.
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- Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration
- Java applet of a basic nuclear power plant. Try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios.
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- OnScreen Particle Physics
- A simulation for Mac and Windows 95/98/NT that allows even beginning students to experience what real particle physics experiments are like. Demo versions available for download.
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- Quantum Universe
- Extensive content on 21st century particle physics and the role of particle colliders.
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- The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience (IPPEX)
- The site "allows students and teachers to participate remotely in scientific research at [America's] largest fusion energy laboratory." Requires Java-capable browser and Shockwave plug-in to be able to use the excellent educational modules. Also has an "ask the expert" forum for fusion-related questions.
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- The Science of Particle Physics
- Overview of elementary particle physics experiments and research at Fermilab.
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- Timeline of the Nuclear Age
- A chronological record of the nuclear age: links to people, documents and educational units. Explore political and ethical dilemmas of the Nuclear Age.
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- Light and Matter
- Free introductory physics textbooks for the high school or college level, available as large pdf files to download. Topics available are Newtonian physics, conservation laws, vibrations and waves, electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics.
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- AP Physics Resources
- Provides material for students preparing for AP Physics B and C examinations, providing information on a wide range of physics topics in blog style.