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Newton's First Law

Newton's First Law states that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/newt.html#nt1

The Newton Project

A history of Newton and an electronic collection of his writings, some transcribed, some manuscript form. Catalogue of non-scientific papers.

http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk

Newton's second law and the physics of the yo-yo

This journal article presents an alternative formulation of Newton's second law applicable to the solution of rolling, rigid body problems e.g. yo-yo's

http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0031-9120/32/3/019

Newton's Second Law Experiment

Download a Java Applet simulating an air track experiment (with variable friction) in which a glider is accelerated by a weight hanging over a pulley - demonstrating Newton's 1nd Law

http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/n2law.htm

Newton's Rings

Definition of Newton's rings from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics.

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/NewtonsRings.html

Newton's Life

A biography of Isaac Newton with information on his life and achievments.

http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/NewtonTOC.htm

Entropy and the laws of Thermodynamics

A brief outline of entropy and the laws of thermodynamics, including the history of the investigation of heat energy

http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ENTRTHER.html

Laws of Energy

A great site for children aged 11-16 covering where we get energy from, different forms of energy and laws of energy.

http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=about_laws_of_energy

Physics Jokes and Newton

A collection of (groan-inducing) jokes with factoids, links, quotes and pictures interspersed throughout the site describing physics history and Newton's work and life.