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Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Good revision summary for UK A Level standard. Covers topics such as magnetic fields, Fleming's left hand rule, Hall Effect etc.
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Museum of Unworkable Devices
Descriptions, with diagrams of various perpetual motion machines and why they do not work. Avoids Mathematics. Some explanations are left as a reader exercise. Has a bibliography and further links.
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Bubble Chamber
Device for detecting charged particles and other radiation by means of tracks of bubbles left in a chamber filled with liquid hydrogen or other liquefied gas.
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Curling
Any curler knows that a curling rock, rotating counter-clockwise (when viewed from above and behind) curls to the left. Simple text page explaining this winter sport.
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Three Dimensional Wave 1
A Java applet of a wave where you can adjust its wavelength, frequency, and amplitude by clicking on the drop down list in the upper left corner, and then selecting one of the choices which appear.
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Newtonian Mountain
Shows cannonball projected off mountain. Different speeds produce different results. I particularly liked the "touch" when the ball completed an orbit and returned to where it left the mountain!
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The History of Antimatter
A good site from Cern covering the history of the concept of antimatter. The links on the left of the page lead to further information.
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Introduction to Waves
A basic explanation of sound and water waves. The JAVA Applet allows you to change the amplitude of the wave (its height), the wavelength (the distance from one wave top, or crest, to the next) and ...
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Lever Principle
Java Applet simulating a lever balance experiment, demonstrating that the bar is in balance if the total left side torque equals the total right side torque
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