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This Physics Classroom site includes tutorials on potential energy, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, and the work-energy theorem. Included in each section are self-check questions.
This site of lecture notes on rotational kinetic energy and angular momentum includes parallels between straight-line motion and rotational motion. It also includes an example problem comparing the two.
Simulation of a pool ball colliding with a rail. The total mechanical energy is equal to the sum of the rotational and translational kinetic energies. The effect of the impulse exerted by the rail depends on where it hits the ball. Along with the change in linear momentum, the force exerted by the rail can result in a torque, affecting the angular momentum of the ball.
This topic stresses mechanical energy, potential and kinetic, and describes conversion between types of energy (while conserving the total amount), units, and the special position of heat. Be sure to follow the link to the lesson supplements.
This site has an interactive simulation on the potential and kinetic energy of dropped balls. It includes explanatory material as well.
Five simple experiments that illustrate Bernoulli's principle
A biography of Daniel Bernoulli
This page from a site discussing the aerodynamics of bicycles covers Bernoulli's equation and examples.
NASA site discusses Bernoulli's equation and how it explains why planes fly. Clicking on the term Bernoulli's equation within the page will take you to further explanation.
Another site describing the relationship between Bernoulli's equation and flight
This site is a lab activity for determining the spring constant of a spring and using graphing skills to determine the mass of an unknown object.
A introduction to capacitors, including a nice example to appreciate the units of measure for capacitance: the farad.
An interview-style biography of Michael Faraday
This biography of Michael Faraday comes from the The Royal Institution of Great Britain. It includes photographs of some of the exhibits as well as links to some of Faraday's writings.
This is a biography of Joseph Henry.
This is the Joseph Henry Papers Project of the Smithsonian Institutional History Division. It includes selected papers of Joseph Henry and other links describing his wide-ranging contributions to science.
Vignettes on Faraday, Henry, and Lenz
This site includes a java applet demonstrating Lenz's law.
This applet and its explanation illustrate the 2nd law of thermodynamics in a bouncing ball.
Forward and reverse heat engines and the first and second laws of thermodynamics
Java demonstration of Carnot engine and Carnot cycle
A biography of Sadi Carnot
This site includes a definition of the Kelvin temperature scale with links to a biography of William Thomson Kelvin.
How does a refrigerator work? Check it out at How Stuff Works.
Entropy applet example using pixels.
Entropy and poker…entropy and a box of air explanations.