Science Struck
Science Struck: Branches of Physics
Describes the main branches of physics and sub-divisions within each. Each section includes significant discoveries and recommended reference books.
NASA
Nasa: Shuttle Reference
This site from NASA goes into great detail about the physical makeup of the Space Shuttle, and includes sidebars with further information about NASA and the manned space program.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Displacement
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Define position, displacement, distance, and distance traveled in a particular frame of reference; Explain the relationship between position and displacement; Distinguish...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Fictitious Forces and Non Inertial Frames: The Coriolis Force
In the following interactive students will begin to discuss the inertial frame of reference and the non-inertial frame of reference. They will also describe the effects of the Coriolis force.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Fictitious Forces and Non Inertial Frames: The Coriolis Force
By the end of this section, you will be able to discuss the inertial frame of reference, discuss the non-inertial frame of reference, and describe the effects of the Coriolis force.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Inertial Frames and Relative Motion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Relative motion is always measured with a frame of reference. Evaluate a variety of frames of reference and inertial frames to understand relative motion.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 4.2 Newton's First Law of Motion: Inertia
By the end of this section, you will be able to define mass and inertia and to understand Newton's First Law of Motion: There exists an inertial frame of reference such that a body at rest remains at rest, or, if in motion, remains in...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Locating an Object: Distance and Displacement
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how to analyze one dimensional motion by applying mathematic equations, distance, and displacement.