Texas Gateway: Glossary for Introduction to Physics

The left part of the boat is called what? An informative activity and accompanying slideshow presentation introduce middle schoolers to the terminology and parts associated with a sailboat.

Stop wasting energy searching for physics resources, this comprehensive collection of worksheets has you covered. Starting with introductions to the scientific method, dimensional analysis, and graphing data, these skills practice...

If you know how much carbon dioxide you produce in one breath, can you figure out how much you produce in one month? Socratica helps solve multi-step unit conversion problems. The video walks through how to set up these challenges and...

This page offers a summary of each section in Chapter 1: Introduction to Physics of the AP Physics online text. It covers the main concepts such as Physical Quantities and Units and Approximation.

This is a glossary of key symbols and definitions used in the Texas Gateway AP Physics I online textbook.

This is an introduction to Chapter 1: What Is Physics? It offers a chapter outline, introduces you to the realm of physics, and discusses applications of physics in other disciplines of study. It also describes the methods by which...

What is energy, anyway? Use this featurette as an introduction to your middle school energy unit. It successfully touches each of Earth's physical systems, the sun as our main source of energy, and the flow of energy through the food...

This is the preface of an online Physics textbook and course. It includes information about the text and its scope. It also lists the teaching materials provided and how to get them.

From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses Newton's third law of motion in the context of rocket and jet engine propulsion. Students learn how to calculate a rocket's...

A video lecture exploring how a spring moves over time in harmonic motion. Video briefly discusses the equations to evaluate this movement. [10:04]