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Amusement Park Physics - http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/index.html How do physics laws affect amusement park ride design? Design your own roller coaster and experiment with bumper car collisions.

An Introduction to Physics: Mechanics - http://www.mcasco.com/p1intro.html An introduction to classical mechanics. Suitable for students who are beginning the subject.

Block and Tackle - http://www.howstuffworks.com/pulley.htm Colorful illustrated tutorial shows how a block and tackle (as well as levers and gears) works.

Chaotic Systems - http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/courses/gladney/mathphys/subsection3_2_5.html A brief overview of chaos theory and applications in classical mechanics.

Classical Mechanics on About.com - http://physics.about.com/cs/mechanics/ Articles with practical advice and solutions for lots of topical problems.

Classical Mechanics on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics Free online encyclopedia with description of the theory and history of classical mechanics.

Derivation of Basic Gyroscope Formula - http://www.andrijar.com/gyroscope/gyroscope.htm Web page contains a clear, simple and intuitive derivation of this formula.

Freshman Problems in Mechanics - http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~dmason/probs/mech.html Links to various problem sets relating to 1 and 2 dimensional kinematics. Easy mechanics problems and solutions.

Gyroscope - http://www.howstuffworks.com/gyroscope.htm Graphics, related links and a video combine to show you how gyroscopes work.

How a Helium Balloon Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/helium.htm Explanation of lifting capabilities of helium, hydrogen and hot air balloons, from How Stuff Works.

http://www.angelfire.com/geek/alphabeta/ - http://www.angelfire.com/geek/alphabeta/ Provides definitions of gravity.

Kepler's Laws - http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/articles/kepler/index.asp Article in the Platonic Realms. Gives a novice's overview of Kepler's laws.

Kepler's Laws - http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~larry/orbits/kepler.html Summary of Kepler's three laws.

Mechanics: Statics and Kinematics - http://www.splung.com/content/sid/2/ Splung.com provides educative material including distance, displacement, velocity, acceleration, linear motion, circular motion, momentum, Newton's laws of motion, simple harmonic motion, energy, work, power, gravitation, Kepler's laws, satellites and friction.

Non Linear Mappings - http://complexity.xozzox.de/nonlinmappings.html Interactive visualisation of nonlinear mappings, a Java applet simulating the standard map and the Henon map.

On a General Method of Expressing the Paths of Light and of the Planets, by the Coefficients of a Characteristic Function - http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Hamilton/LightPlanets/LightPlanets.html An original paper by William Rowan Hamilton, dated 1833.

Oscillations - http://electron6.phys.utk.edu/phys594/archives/mechanics/Oscillations/oscillations1.htm Gives a solution on a symmetric, linear, triatomic molecule problem.

Physclips: Mechanics with Animations and Film Clips - http://www.physclips.unsw.edu.au/ Kinematics and dynamics are presented in multimedia, at both introductory and deeper levels. Individual video clips and animations are suitable for use by teachers, while students may use the whole package for self instruction or for reference.

Physics Articles - http://www.cleonis.nl/ Discussion of various forms of rotating motion in which the Coriolis effect plays a part, such as the Foucault pendulum and inertial oscillations. Illustrated with animations.

Physics for Beginners - http://physics.webplasma.com/physicstoc.html This site covers motion and forces for individuals with no prior knowledge of the subject.

Physics of Sound - http://www.physicsofsound.com/ Rigorous derivation of sound wave equations from a molecular model of an ideal diatomic gas. General solution of the wave equations. Point source radiating in a moving medium.

Rigid Bodies - http://www.physics.georgetown.edu/~jkf/class_mech/rigidbody.ps Separation of motion of centre of mass and rotation about a fixed axis.

Simulations with Java - http://www.myphysicslab.com Provides several interactive physics simulations such as springs and masses, pendulums, molecules. Objects, mass, gravity, spring stiffness can be modified.

Soccer Ball Physics - http://www.soccerballworld.com/Physics.htm Discusses shape of a soccer ball, spin effects and the motion of projectiles.

The Eöt-Wash Group - http://www.npl.washington.edu/eotwash/ Group at the Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, University of Washington, undertaking laboratory tests of gravitational and sub-gravitational physics.

The Lagrange Points - http://www.physics.montana.edu/faculty/cornish/lagrange.html Overview of the Lagrange points of the sun-earth-system. Links to a detailed derivation.

Virtual Escalator - http://www.virtualescalator.com A physics safety educational tool.

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