Open Textbooks
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BC Campus Open EdSeveral open textbooks on a variety of physics topics.
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LibreTexts Physics LibraryExplore courses, textbooks, homework exercises and ancillary materials. Topics include: Optics TextMaps, Quantum Mechanics, and Relativity.
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Lumen Learning – PhysicsLumen Learning provides a textbook on Physics with various chapters such as Two-Dimensional Kinematics, Magnetism, and Geometric Optics.
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MERLOTMERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community.
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OER CommonsOER Commons provides a curated collection of physics and astronomy resources and textbooks.
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Open Stax CollegePublished by Rice University’s OpenStax, these free College Physics textbooks can be read online, in PDF, or on an iPad.
Courses & Videos
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CourseraEvery course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from the world’s best universities and educational institutions. Courses include recorded video lectures, auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments, and community discussion forums.
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Crash Course Series: PhysicsIn this series on YouTube Dr. Shini Somara introduces us to the ideas of motion in a straight line. She talks about displacement, acceleration, time, velocity, and the definition of acceleration. Also, how does a physicist discuss speed as opposed to a police officer? And did you deserve that ticket? You can figure it all out with the help of Physics!
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Future Learn – PhysicsFind out more about particle physics and understanding the universe.
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Khan Academy – PhysicsAn excellent suite of tutorial videos explaining a variety of Physics concepts. Great if in class use or for students trying to master the concepts.
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MIT Open Courseware – PhysicsFully online courses with video lectures, exercises, quizzes and online readings in things like Relativity, Classical Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, etc. that can be freely reused by instructors and reviewed by students.
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Physics – edXFind online courses in quantum mechanics and magnetism the likes of MIT and Rice University or get an introduction to the violent universe from Australian National University.
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Physics Girl – YouTube SeriesPhysics Girl is a channel created by Dianna Cowern about physics, astronomy and science-related topics. The show features fun DIY demos, unusual and cutting-edge research, space, and expert interviews!
Labs, Simulations, and Additional Resources
- HathiTrust
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
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Internet Archive: Digital LibraryInternet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more
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Lab Manual ExchangeShare lab manuals with other physics and astronomy teachers. (Sign up required.)
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Online Physics (and other science) SimulationsFun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET™ project at the University of Colorado.
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Open Source PhysicsSite dedicated to Physics teaching materials like simulations, models, and digital content and tools for all kinds of physics.
Physics Apps
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NuclearBuild the elements of the periodic table by adding and subtracting the atomic building blocks of neutrons, protons and electrons with the swipe of your finger. An exciting, energetic and informative app.
Free (first half of the periodic table); Cost (second half) Apple -
Pocket PhysicsPocket Physics is an easy-to-use, free app that covers a wide range of physical formulas with descriptions and images. Good reference tool for beginning and advanced Physics students.
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Moon GlobeHold the Moon in your hands. Moon Globe turns your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a precision instrument for viewing Earth’s Moon. Satellite imagery and topographic laser altimeter data are combined to render the Moon with realistic lighting in realtime 3D.
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Mars GlobeTake a tour of the mysterious Red Planet. This virtual globe combines a high-resolution satellite map with laser altimeter data and advanced topographic lighting to present the planet Mars as it appears from above. An Introduction and Guided Tour present some of Mars’ most intriguing features.
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PlanetsThis app gives you in-depth information on all the planets. Locate planets in 2D or 3D mode and select different visibilities of the sky, such as X-ray, Infrared, Microwave and Radio. There is also a Globe function that lets you view a rotating 3D image of all the planets and the moon.
Free Apple