Physics Links on the World Wide Web
| Organizations | Educational | Fun Sites |
Professional Organizations
American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare.
American Physical Scoiety
The American Physical Society is an organization of more than
41,000 physicists worldwide.
The Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a learned society and the professional
body for physicists in Great Britain and Ireland. It is charged
by Royal Charter to "promote the advancement and dissemination
of a knowledge of and education in the science of physics, pure
and applied".
Optical Society of America
Optics and Photonics Research, Applications, and Industry News.
The Society of Physics Students
Information about the Society of Physics Students (SPS) organization.
This the national organization's site.
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Physics Education and related sites
PhysLINK - The Ultimate Physics Resource
With educational helps, reference material, news, cartoons, links, and more, this site has about everything
about physics that you ever wanted to know!
Frank Potter's Science Gems
Physics resources on the Internet sorted by grade level.
Physical Sciences Resource Center
This site is maintained by the American Association of Physics Teachers, and contains
a wide variety of resources for science teachers.
PhysicsWeb
Ground zero for a large number of physics related links. Check out their resources page and the large number of links therein.
The Particle Adventure
An interactive tour of the inner workings of the atom and the tools for discovery. It introduces the theory of fundamental particles and forces, called the Standard Model. It explores the experimental evidence and the reasons physicists want to go beyond this theory. In addition, it provides information on particle decay and a brief history section.
University Physics Departments
On this page maintained by Fred Lemmerhirt of Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, IL, there is a link to nearly every university physics department in the US! Use this site to explore graduate opportunities, transfer options, physics-related info, or simply use it to find out what other students like you are up to around the country!
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Other good physical science sites
Periodic Table
The Periodic Table with links to the properties of each element.
How Stuff Works
Explores the science behind many technologies familiar to us in modern life.
Learn Physics Today!
A tutorial site with interactive questions and feedback.
Insanely Great Science Websites
Large collection of links to science sites.
Spacetime Wrinkles
A visual introduction to Einstein's relativity.
CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics
The European Laboratory for Particle Physics, located near Geneva
in Switzerland and France. CERN is the birthplace of the World-Wide
Web.
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