Website Wednesday – Physics Classroom

Sep 7

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Doing some research on something the other day, I happened across this website: The Physics Classroom.  It was a great site for an intermediary explanation of basic physics complete with tutorial, exercises, demonstrations and helpful graphs, examples, etc.  So I thought it was worth sharing.

  • It had what I call “checking in” questions interspersed in the lectures (which I think are so key because there is nothing that cement a concept like doing a couple of problems in the moment).
  • It has a complete Review section that has a series of MP questions and problems related to the different sections
  • It has a lot of quick simple animations that help drive concepts home.
  • Most of all, it is written largely in “layman’s terms”, which I find to be much more helpful and intuitive that what I will call “textbookease”.

A random screenshot...the Kinetic Energy tutorial

 

About Mr. Metcalfe

Hi! My name is Mr. Metcalfe. I live in CT with my amazing wife and three wonderful children. I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with fly fishing and spend lots of time pursuing striped bass, trout, steelhead and salmon all around the great northeast. I am currently in the process of looking for a full-time biology/chemistry teaching position. This blog is a chance to share everything I love about the subjects and test out different topics, methods, etc. I would some day like to incorporate into my own classroom.

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