PHYSICAL SCIENCE READINGS HOME PAGE

RETURN TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Outline of the course with reading assignments

The course Schedule (that was handed out the first day)

Explanation of terms and concepts

Course topics with related web links

ARTICLES TO EXPLAIN VARIOUS CONCEPTS

Ptolemy Information

Copernicus Information

Kepler’s Ellipses

Newton’s First Law of Motion

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

Newton’s Second Law of Motion

Why do Astronauts Seem Weightless?

A quick look at electromagnetic waves and a quick preview of 20^th century physics

What an electromagnetic wave is, how it is generated, and the energy it carries

What a nucleus is made of and how one nucleus can decay into another

SLIDE SHOWS (After you end a slide show, you can use the Back Button to come back here)

Slide show to use the flat vs. round earth example to illustrate how science works

Slide show showing how to explain the phases of the moon

Slide show showing the inner planets in the Ptolemy model

Slide show showing a typical outer planet in the Ptolemy model

Slide show showing a typical inner planet in the Copernicus model

Slide show showing a typical outer planet in the Copernicus model

Slide Show showing examples of uniform motion and accelerated motion

Slide Show showing how Newton’s Second Law works