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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Thrown for a Loop

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this lesson, students begin to focus on the torque associated with a current carrying loop in a magnetic field. Students are prompted with example problems and use diagrams to visualize the vector product. In addition, students learn...
Unit Plan
University of Guelph

Magnet Lab: Dc Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes and demonstrates a number of important concepts related to direct current circuits. Information on many of the featured topics, such as the use of Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws. Examples of featured topics include...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Horizontally Launched Projectile Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
An animation showing a projectile that is launched horizontally. Animation shows the horizontal and vertical components and their velocity.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Non Horizontally Launched Projectile Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
An animation showing a projectile that is launched at an angle. Animation shows the horizontal and vertical components and their velocity.
Activity
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Distribution Vectors and Powers of the Transition Matrix

For Students 9th - 10th
The utility is used for a Markov process computation.
Activity
Other

Vector Kids: Multiplication Table

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
The answers are right at your finger tips when you use this interactive multiplication table. Place the cursor on any number on the grid to reveal the product. Find multiplication facts from 0 to 15.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Direction Cosine

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page discusses the direction cosine, which can be used to find the coordinates of a unit vector in the direction of any given vector. Includes some rather advanced formulas.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics in Two Dimensions: Section Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a summary of each of the sections in Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions of the AP Physics online text.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Calculus Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The online course consists of educational materials about calculus with several variables. Lecture notes, syllabus, exams, and assignments with solutions are included.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Gauss' Law

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson students will be introduced to an electric flux, Gaussian surface and charge density.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will learn about a magnetic flux, induced current and how to apply Lenz's Law.
Activity
University of Ottawa (Canada)

University of Ottawa: Linear Algebra Close to Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of this site endeavours to explain how linear algebra has many applications in a wide range of disciplines, to help students see its uses in the real world.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: To Survive at High Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at speed, velocity, and centripetal force on the racetrack. [6:28]
Graphic
University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Understanding Correlation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page gives a lot of information on correlation, including a section on the coefficient of correlation.
Activity
University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Topics in Calculus

For Students 9th - 10th
Good site on calculus with links to the topics about calculus.
Unit Plan
Other

Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Physics Project: Plankton and Ocean Current

For Students 9th - 10th
This c.o.o.l. Project focuses on tiny sea plankton and how they move in the oceans. Follow the scientific process outlined on the left, calculate and collect data to form your own predictions.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Parabola

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an excellent site on parabolas. Examples and formulas are given.
Website
Other

Adobe Illustrator

For Students 9th - 10th
Adobe provides a detailed overview of their drawing application, Illustrator. Includes product information, examples of completed work created with Illustrator, customer stories, training tutorials, purchase information, and the like.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Electric Force: Coulomb's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative tutorial on Coulomb's Law and electric force in physics features a definition as well as formulas, diagrams, and learning exercises.
PPT
Other

Miami Dade College: Vic 1000 Visual Comm Lecture Notes Ch. 14, 17, 18 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
These are the lecture notes from a course on visual communication that uses Herbert Zettl's book "Sight Sound Motion." This PowerPoint outline (in PDF format) identifies the key points in chapters 14, 17, and 18. These chapters are about...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics Problems & Exercises

For Students 10th - 12th
This page provides problems and exercises for each section of Chapter 2: Kinematics. There are 64 questions listed by section titles.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinematics in Two Dimensions: Problems & Exercises

For Students 11th - 12th
This page provides and list of 70 problems and exercises focusing on the content of Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions in the AP Physics online text.
Website
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
Topics covered include what acceleration is, the difference between constant and non-constant acceleration, acceleration in a free-falling object, the equation used to compute acceleration, and the difference between positive and...
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Scalar Triple Product

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page gives a good discussion of the scalar triple product, which is the dot product of a vector with the cross product of two other vectors.

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