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Welcome to the MERLOT Physics Portal, a collection of educational resources for instructors and students of physics. The collection focuses on open access and open source content that improves conceptual understanding and problem solving. You can help build the collection by joining MERLOT, submitting content, lesson plans, and activities, and volunteering to join the peer review process.

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The Editor's Choice 2014: This project provides a wide range of visual, interactive quantum mechanics tutorials. The materials cover all aspects of an upper-level quantum mechanics class, as well as advanced topics in quantum information and the foundations of quantum theory.

The Quantum Mechanics Visualization Project in MERLOT

New Materials

Foundations of Quantum Theory | SpringerLink
This book studies the foundations of quantum theory through its relationship to classical physics. This idea goes back to...
PaperHive.org : coworking hub for researchers
PaperHive introduces seamless discussion of research papers in the browser, embedded in the regular workflow. This allows...
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3)
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) provides and supports Open Access...
PLOS ONE: Open Data Research Guidelines & Open Data Recommended Repositories
PLOS One is accelerating the publication of peer-reviewed science by its Open Data Research guidelines and recommended...
SciPost Physics [*two-way Open Access Journal]
SciPost Physics ia a purely online-based, premium-quality, two-way open access, peer-witnessed refereed journal for the...
Ionizing Radiation Effects and Applications | IntechOpen
The benefits of ionizing radiations have been largely demonstrated through many achievements of human life. Understanding...
Experimento de Faraday
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Tipos de Superfícies Gaussianas
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Campo de uma Esfera Carregada
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Generalização da Lei de Gauss
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Lei de Gauss
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Introduction to Particle Physics
The aim of this book is to present fundamental concepts in particle physics. This includes topics such as the theories...
TEDxBrussels: Open Science can save the planet
Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram, makes a case at TEDxBrussels for why open science is the key to innovation, economic...
OpenGrey: "System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe"
OpenGrey is an open access, open science tool, information system for locating Open Grey Literature in Europe. OpenGrey...
Fluxo Elétrico
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Movimento de Cargas em Campos Uniformes
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Thingful.net - a search engine for the Internet of Things (Open IoT Data)
Thingful is a search engine fot the Internet of Things (IoT), enabling secure discoverability and interoperability...
Vetor de Campo Elétrico em um Ponto P Devido a Duas Cargas
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Linhas de Campo Elétrico
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
Carga por Indução
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Physics – Electricity and Magnetism. It belongs to the...
CSU Maritime PHY 205 Calculus Based Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism Open Source Adoption
Open source textbook adoption for calculus-based electricity and magnetism course.
CSU Maritime PHY 200 Calculus Based Kinematics Open Source Adoption
Using the openstax University Physics textbook for teaching calculus-based kinematics.
polarized light
The light can be decomposed and filtered through a polarizing filter. Even the light that passes through the adhesive...
light and shadow
A simulation on the formation of shadow and dim light by an extended light source. The source can become point-like. Una...

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Physics on Twitter

Introducing your students to the concepts of equality, inequality, and balancing equations? You are going to LOVE o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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New @TptJournal article by Don Lincoln and Lindsay Olson about physics and art. Or the delightfully crude "phart"
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Can you commit to doing this for the next semester? ow.ly/pbEB30luVfK
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Origami is an extraordinary art form that also has applications in engineering and design. Now, one physicist is us… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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RT @MelanieRVilla: Mr.Elam’s class engaged in a @PhETsims virtual lab on Force and Motion #IMS_SciTribe https://t.co/PEADIQLvC2, photo: pic.twitter.com/PEADIQLvC2
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Imagine a "fab lab" in your city where you can cut the middleman out of recycling by bringing in old bottles and bo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The winners of the AAPT High School Photo Contest were chosen at #aaptsm18. Here are top 3 in the contrived categor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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