Applied Physics

Open Courseware and Resources (Applied Physics, Astropohysics, Astronomy, Cosmology)

- Applied Physics: general term for physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use (Wikipedia).

Physics - Resource Page

Prime Sites

  • Institute of Physics (UK) - scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics: Events, Publications, Education, Activities, Careers, Policy, Resources (video interviews with physicists, video demonstrations of physics experiments, video resources for teachers)
  • PhysLINK (US), Physics & Astronomy online Education & Reference - research & reference, meeting place for professionals, students & others: education (ask experts, history of physics & astronomy, essays, astronomy, grad advisor, software, reference for educators, new theories), reference, directories (university & college depts, institutes & national labs, prof & student societies, Journals, publishers. companies), community, fun, e-store

Other Sites

Modelling with systems of differential equations

understanding of Newtonian mechanics in relation to oscillating systems (assumes some understanding of eigenvalues and eigenvectors): Oscillations and normal modes, One-dimensional systems, Modelling a guitar string, Two-dimensional systems
 

Applied Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics

flow systems encountered in engineering design: viscous flow in pipes, external flow (boundary layers),compressible flow, and turbomachines (pumps), thermodynamics of gas mixtures, psychometrics and air-conditioning processes

Nano-to-Macro Transport Processes

photons, electrons, phonons, and molecules as energy carriers, fundamental understanding and descriptive tools for energy and heat transport processes from nanoscale continuously to macroscale: energy levels, statistical behavior and internal energy, energy transport, scattering, heat generation processes, Boltzmann equation, derivation of classical laws, deviation from classical laws at nanoscale, applications in nano- and microtechnology.

Electromagnetics and Applications

electromagnetic phenomena in modern applications including wireless communications, circuits, computer interconnects and peripherals, optical fiber links and components, microwave communications and radar, antennas, sensors, micro-electromechanical systems, motors, and power generation and transmission, quasistatic and dynamic solutions to Maxwell's equations, waves, radiation, and diffraction, coupling to media and structures, guided and unguided waves, resonance, forces, power, energy: readings, Study Materials, Textbook with Video Demonstrations, Video Demonstrations in Lasers and Optics [Thai version available]
 

Web Lecture Archive Project

joint venture to implement an electronic archival system for slide-based presentations: Shaping the Future of Collaboration in Global Science Projects (28), University of Michigan (239), Workshop on Advanced Collaborative Environments (19), Atlas (489), CERN (114), ICSB (34)

Interactive Science Simulations

interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena: ongoing effort to provide extensive suite of simulations to improve the way that physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math are taught and learned

Symmetry, Structure, and Tensor Properties of Materials

derivation of symmetry theory, lattices, point groups, space groups, and their properties, use of symmetry in tensor representation of crystal properties, including anisotropy and representation surfaces, applications to piezoelectricity and elasticity: readings
 

Wolfram Demonstrations Project

brings computational exploration to the widest possible audience, open-code resource that uses dynamic computation to illuminate concepts, free player runs all demos: Browse Latest, Random Selection, FAQs, Authoring area

Introductory Lectures on Solid State Physics

fundamentals of semiconductors and how pn-diodes, light-emitting-diodes (LED) and solar-cells work without introducing any equations
 

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