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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.
New Materials
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Smithsonian Open Access: Create. Imagine. Discover
Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images right...
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University Physics Volume 1
Physics is devoted to the understanding of all natural phenomena. In physics, we try to understand physical phenomena at...
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Digital Histology
The teaching of histology increasingly relies on digital resources in lieu of traditional microscope laboratories....
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Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science...
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Interactive Physics Demos | OER Commons
These Interactive Physics Demonstrations were developed by MAJ James Bowen, MAJ Cathleen Barker, MAJ Andrew Wilhelm, and...
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
The aim of this book is to provide the reader with an introduction to quantum mechanics, a physical theory which serves...
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Physical Sciences Informatics System
NASAs Physical Sciences Research Program conducts fundamental and applied physical sciences research, with the objective...
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Resistencia aerodinámica (introducción)
El video resume de forma general los patrones de flujo alrededor de un cuerpo a diferentes números de Reynolds. Estos...
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Campo magnético creado por un solenoide
En este vídeo se muestra la forma en que se puede medir el campo magnético en el eje de un solenoide formado por N...
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Resistencia aerodinámica (la pareja de vórtices)
El video resume de forma genera los patrones de flujo alrededor de un cuerpo a bajos números de Reynolds, en situaciones...
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GENERADOR DE CONTINUA
Manejo de un generador de corriente continua en modo independiente, en serie y en paralelo.
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GENERADOR DE FUNCIONES
Manejo de un generador de señales eléctricas.
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Resistencia aerodinámica (flujo sin desprendimiento)
El video resume de forma genera los patrones de flujo alrededor de un cuerpo a muy bajos números de Reynolds, en...
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MONTAJE DE CIRCUITOS. MEDIDA DE RESISTENCIAS, INTENSIDAD Y DIFERENCIAS DE POTENCIAL
Aprender a montar circuitos eléctricos sencillos y medir las magnitudes asociadas.
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Campo eléctrico circunferencia cargada
en este vídeo se presenta un ejemplo de aplicación del principio de superposición al cálculo del campo eléctrico creado...
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Resistencia eléctrica de un conductor
En este vídeo se muestra el cálculo de la resistencia eléctrica de un conductor. Se analizan dos caso concretos:...
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Campo eléctrico círculo cargado
En este vídeo se muestra un ejemplo de cálculo de campo eléctrico creado por una distribución continua de cargas. Se...
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Potencia eléctrica. ley de Joule
Mediante un ejemplo numérico se calcula el valor de la potencia consumida por efecto Joule en una serie de resistencias...
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Visualizador de la composición de oscilaciones armónicas de la misma frecuencia (español / valencià / english)
Este laboratorio está en formato trilingüe, permitiendo seleccionar español, valenciano o inglés. El laboratorio permite...
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Visualizador del funcionamiento de un espectrómetro de masas (español / valencià / english)
Este laboratorio está en formato trilingüe, permitiendo seleccionar español, valenciano o inglés. El laboratorio simula...
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Visualizador del movimiento de un punto material en un bucle (español / valencià / english)
Este laboratorio está en formato trilingüe, permitiendo seleccionar español, valenciano o inglés. El laboratorio muestra...
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Visualizador de momentos de un vector deslizante (español / valencià / english)
Este laboratorio está en formato trilingüe, permitiendo seleccionar español, valenciano o inglés. El laboratorio permite...
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Visualizador de campos eléctricos creados por cargas puntuales (español / valencià / english)
Este laboratorio está en formato trilingüe, permitiendo seleccionar español, valenciano o inglés. El laboratorio permite...
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Visualizador de campos magnéticos creados por corrientes eléctricas en hilos rectilíneos (español / valencià / english)
ste laboratorio está en formato trilingüe, permitiendo seleccionar español, valenciano o inglés. El laboratorio permite...
New Members
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Neil PeirsonSheffield College -
Brandon AlfajoraCSULB
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Jennifer CzaplickiWinston Churchill High School
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Miquel FernándezIES Bernat Metge
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Saurabh AggarwalNugencompetitions
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Rebecca Williams-ellisPhillipsburg High School
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Mai TranCal Poly Pomona
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Kamal AdukiaNone
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Lorran NevesUFF
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Carlo UngarelliIstituto di Istruzione Superiore "Marconi-Galletti-Einaudi"
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Abdelaali FargiTeaching Assistant
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madison blancherFlvs Flex 6-8
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Susmita HazraCameron University
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Noreen TullySt. Andrew's School
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Claudio EgalonCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills
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Matt JennerNone
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steve holyoakerossmoyne shs
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Lauren WoolseyGrand Rapids Community/Technical College
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Linda Gatti-ClarkArkansas State University - Beebe (2 - year campus)
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Jennifer GavinCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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Igor TyukhovSan Jose State University
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Scott SeversonSonoma State University
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Xueli ZouCalifornia State University, Chico
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Josefa Guerrero MillanAugusta State University
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Physics on the Web
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#AAPTSM18 Recap #1 – “Can We Have a Group Test?”
Aug 07, 2018 02:55 PM PDTSaturday July 28 “Can We Have a Group Test?” Designing Collaborative, Active, Alternative Assessments for Physics Classes (Kelly O’Shea, Danny Doucette) On Saturday, I attended Kelly O’Shea’s and Danny Doucette’s all-day workshop on lab practicums. All of their slides and … Continue reading →
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Day 65: Hour of Physics Code
Dec 11, 2014 05:14 PM PSTOriginally posted on Noschese 180: College-Prep Physics: I’ve been coding with my AP Physics classes for years. But in honor of this week’s Hour of Code, I tried VPython programming for the first time with my College-Prep class. We used the GlowScript version…
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Day 26: What Causes Gravity?
Oct 11, 2014 07:21 AM PDTOriginally posted on Noschese 180: College-Prep Physics: Even though we now have a mathematical relationship between mass and weight, we still don’t know what causes Earth’s gravitational pull. So first, we took a short survey: Download a copy here: GRAVITY Survey 2015 Then we…
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Day 16: Relative Motion
Sep 24, 2014 01:06 PM PDTOriginally posted on Noschese 180: College-Prep Physics: This year I decided to bring relative motion into my curriculum. It’s a unit in Preconceptions in Mechanics, a book I used a lot last year for introducing different types of forces. My hope is that vector…
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Day 13: A New Approach to Colliding Buggies
Sep 19, 2014 02:50 PM PDTOriginally posted on Noschese 180: College-Prep Physics: Modeling Instruction’s standard lab practicum for the constant velocity unit is colliding buggies. Lab groups take data to determine the speed of their buggy, then the buggies are quarantined and groups are paired up. Each group…
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Flappy Bird Physics Is Real Life?
Jan 30, 2014 03:39 PM PSTIf you don’t already know, Flappy Bird is the hot new mobile game right now. The premise is simple: navigate the bird through the gaps between the green pipes. Tapping the screen gives a slight upward impulse to the bird. … Continue reading →
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What Happened When I Gave Them the Answers
Nov 19, 2013 04:11 PM PSTOriginally posted on Noschese 180: [TL;DR – Not as much as I had hoped.] College-Prep Physics: Students came to class with the following question completed for homework: You are on a sleigh ride in Central Park one brisk winter evening. The mass…
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Quizzes vs. Projects (Mass & Weight Edition)
Nov 16, 2013 07:09 PM PSTTests are evil, let them do projects. That type of rhetoric frequently appears in my Twitter stream. My gut reaction is hell yeah. But some recent quiz results have gotten me thinking …. Take for example, this learning objective: The … Continue reading →
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Edtech PR Tips
Jul 14, 2013 10:54 AM PDTI’m not a PR guy. I’m just a teacher. But they say that if you want to be a disruptor, the best experience is no experience. So here goes… 1. It’s not about the technology. It’s about what students are … Continue reading →
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Convincing Reluctant Teachers
Jul 11, 2013 09:00 PM PDTThis question was posted to Twitter today: Question: how do you convince teachers who are ADAMANT that they teach to the rigor required by CCSS that they really don’t? (CCSS means Common Core State Standards) This is a great question. … Continue reading →
Physics on Twitter
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