Links and Resources
The following resources should be useful to Physics students. They are not linked to any particular course.
- Physics
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- : View of the night sky, sun/moon rise/set times, etc., from anywhere in the world.
- : A tour of particle physics from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
- : Extensive database of concepts in physics.
- : Reference and Q&A on Physics topics.
- : Large number of interactive simulations in Physics and other topics.
- : Articles about entropy in different contexts.
- : Book by Joseph P. Hornak
- Introduction to superstring theory.
- Mathematics
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- Core Mathematics for Physics: Physics students should be proficient in all these concepts.
- : Research on prime numbers.
- : A good site to start from if you have an interest in chaos.
- : Images of fractals, chaos, strange attractors, Julia sets and more.
- : Online statistical calculators and simulators, from Rice University.
- : Index of webpages for doing statistical calculations.
- Chemistry
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- : Over 900,000 spectroscopic lines, from the University of Kentucky.
- : Physical properties of the elements.
- : Interactive tool from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Biography and history
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- : Excellent history of Maths with biographies, pictures, and much more.
- : Emphasis on the 20th century.
- : Biographies of female scientists, mainly pre 20th century.
- : List of all winners, acceptance speeches, biographies, press releases.
- : Original texts that have impacted scientific ideas.
- : Contains notable scientists among a very extensive database.
- Research
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- : Pre-print server for journal articles.
- : Much of relevance to Physics too.
- Institutions
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- : The professional body for physics in the UK.
- : The professional body for physics in the USA.
- : The professional body for astronomy in the UK.
- : The professional body for meteorology in the UK.
- : National research funding body for the UK
- Popular publications
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