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Useful links for "normal" people.

  • 31-05-2005 4:04pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭


    This thread is for links to useful articles, sites and papers that are aimed at either beginners or members of the general public.

    Preferably stuff that's written in plain English without jargon. Second level maths is fine but try to avoid putting links on here that point at sites that have college+ level maths on them.

    This thread is for lay people who want to build on their knowledge of physics without having to wade through jargon and heavy maths.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭chrismon


    Still waiting on a link.......


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Meh you are all as lazy as I am!!

    :p

    Here's a link to the good wiki on the topic which has loads of good info and links :)

    Wikipedia, better than sex. Well, no. But damn close!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭beserker


    I find this site excellent for reference n fact finding.Very intuitive. Might be better in the Physics sites thread though. You guys decide:)

    http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭ghostchant


    beserker wrote:
    I find this site excellent for reference n fact finding.Very intuitive. Might be better in the Physics sites thread though. You guys decide:)

    http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html

    Yeah that's a brilliant site - use it in college all the time, and its also interesting just to flick through the different topics too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 720 ✭✭✭3greenrizla's


    www.howstuffworks.com - not as in-depth as wikipedia but dumbed down with big colour moving piktures!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Professor_Fink




  • Registered Users Posts: 309 ✭✭Decerto


    Found these amazing lectures on mits opencourseware, physics wise its mechanics, E&M and waves&vibrations about 20-30 of each, taught by walter lewin who apparently is quite well known for his teaching ability, they are really comprehensieve from the ones ive watched so far and he seems like a brilliant communicator, wish i went to MIT:(,
    heres the link
    http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/av/index.htm#Physics

    i found standford ones taught by leonard susskind aswell, the "father of string thoery", they seem a bit more advanced though and more orientated twords the physics and theoretical physics undergrads who have some background in it, maybe thats because in MIT everyone has to do physics so maybe the ones by lewin are created for everyone in mind, heres the link neways, you have to scroll down a bit

    http://ie.youtube.com/profile?user=stanforduniversity&view=playlists

    the courses are mechanics, special rel and quantum mechanics less vids but they are like twice as long


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    I'm looking for sites with basic info on Physics as in what are vectors, newton's laws etc. Just started the Physics module and I'm a bit confused. :confused:


  • Registered Users Posts: 309 ✭✭Decerto


    Larianne wrote: »
    I'm looking for sites with basic info on Physics as in what are vectors, newton's laws etc. Just started the Physics module and I'm a bit confused. :confused:

    www.wikipedia.com :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Well, seeing as I've been reading boards.ie for ages, I think it's about time i posted a post :)

    These set of lectures (physics for futures presidents) are pretty good for explaining concepts in close-to-laymen/laywomen terms. Be Warned though some lectures run for over 90 mins!!

    http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=095393D5B42B2266


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,523 ✭✭✭ApeXaviour


    Decerto wrote: »
    I'm a physics phd student and I find many of the pages on that a bit intimidating. When explaining vector space they jump right into using dirac notation. Not exactly layman stuff...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭TW Mr Tayto


    There's always simple Wikipedia :)

    http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light

    Thats just an example !


  • Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭mcrdotcom


    An excellent site for those who like physics but arnt MAD about it then....

    http://www.sixtysymbols.com

    and for those chemistry fans....your periodic video collection awaits you...

    http://www.periodicvideos.com

    These are both video sites, they inclide videos from professors at Nottingham University and are great fun to watch!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭Marvinthefish


    mcrdotcom wrote: »
    and for those chemistry fans....your periodic video collection awaits you...

    http://www.periodicvideos.com

    These are both video sites, they inclide videos from professors at Nottingham University and are great fun to watch!

    Fantastic link. I just watched the video on Ruthenium and I agree they are great fun. In fact, this professor's tie in the video is simply "epic":D

    attachment.php?attachmentid=96379&stc=1&d=1258562020


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 336 ✭✭cianl1


    I was wondering when somebody would post something chemistry related. Just seems a bit... fair, you know?


  • Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭mcrdotcom


    cianl1 wrote: »
    I was wondering when somebody would post something chemistry related. Just seems a bit... fair, you know?

    Well I did post up www.periodicvideos.com

    its all about the periodic table but has added extra videos since they fiinished the whole table (twice). I personally am not a masive fan of physics but I havnt checked any other links so Im afraid I connot coment on the number of Chemistry links:rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,457 ✭✭✭Morbert


    Minute Physics:

    http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics

    Concepts in physics presented in short, digestible videos.

    What if:

    http://what-if.xkcd.com/

    From the guy who does xkcd. Strange and unusual scenarios/questions are rigorously analysed with a particular emphasis on physical laws.


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