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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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Arduino Lab Assignments for Principles of Physics II
This set of two Arduino assignments for Principles of Physics II includes an introductory assignment in exploring the...
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Cinemática: ejemplo de problema directo
Ejercicio de cinemática con la resolución y el análisis del resultado mediante hoja de cálculo, estudiando el efecto de...
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Medida de la viscosidad de un líquido
Es un vídeo que explica una experiencia sencilla para el cálculo de la viscosidad de cualquier líquido
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MEDIDA DE LA DENSIDAD DE UN LÍQUIDO
En este objeto de aprendizaje se describe el fundamento teórico y se propone un método de medida de la densidad de un...
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Regla nemotécnica para deducir fácilmente la ecuación de las adiabáticas reversibles en un gas perfecto
Se justifica el interés de los procesos adiabáticos reversibles y se discute cómo varían las principales magnitudes...
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Get The Research: Open Access Research Search Engine/Tool for General Public
Get The Research is an Open Access Research Search Engine/Tool designed for the general public to make it easier to find,...
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Research Organization Registry
The Research Organization Registry (ROR) is a community-led project to develop an open, sustainable, usable, and unique...
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Introduction to Physics
This book is an outline of selected topics for an introductory algebra and trigonometry-based physics course.
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MONOMIOS PI
En primer lugar se plantea el campo de aplicación de los monomios pi, subrayando la importancia de los mismos. Se...
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PROPAGACIÓN DE INCERTIDUMBRES
Partiendo de un ejemplo se introduce el concepto de propagación de incertidumbres. A través de la analogía con la...
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APLICACIONES DEL TEOREMA DE PI
En este objeto de aprendizaje se plantean ejemplos de aplicación del teorema de Pi. En una primera parte se muestran...
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TEOREMA DE VASCHY-BUCKINGHAM (T. de PI)
Se inicia el objeto de aprendizaje dando unas definiciones previas al teorema: monomio pi. Seguidamente se enuncia de...
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LA VALIDEZ Y PRECISIÓN EN EL ANÁLISIS DE INCERTIDUMBRE EXPERIMENTAL
Se plantean los conceptos de validez y precisión en el contexto de medidas experimentales. Se comienza definiendo cada...
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Cálculo de las componentes intrínsecas de la aceleración
En este screencast se explica, mediante un ejemplo práctico, como calcular las componentes intrínsecas de la aceleración:...
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Funcionamiento y diseño básico de una caldera de recuperación
Se describe dónde se utilizan las calderas de recuperación, cuál es su funcionamiento y cuál es su condición límite de...
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Componentes intrínsecas de la aceleración
En este Screencast se explica el significado de las componentes intrínsecas de la aceleración: componente normal y...
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MEDIDA DE LA TEMPERATURA DE UN LÍQUIDO. PUENTE DE WHEATSTONE
Visualizando este vídeo el alumno podrá ser capaz de realizar un experimento de calibración de un sensor termorresistivo...
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Forces entre corrents paral·lels
Es determina la força de interacció entre dos conductors rectilinis paral·lels.
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Conservación de la Cantidad de Movimiento
El objetivo de este laboratorio es analizar el principio de conservación de la cantidad de movimiento, en un ¿Sistema¿...
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Choque parcialmente elástico. Cálculo del coeficiente de restitución
Se dispone de dos vehículos, uno de ellos en reposo, y el otro con una velocidad inicial desconocida. El primero de ellos...
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BALONCESTO
En este laboratorio se estudia exclusivamente el tiro frontal a canasta, el más fácil de describir desde el punto de...
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Movimiento Armónico Simple (MAS): amortiguamiento débil
Se dispone de un muelle, del cual cuelga una masa. A partir de la elongación del muelle, como función de la masa se puede...
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Operaciones Vectoriales
Las operaciones con vectores son necesarias en la resolución de problemas de física, y en particular en los de mecánica....
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Superposición de Movimientos Armónicos Simples (MAS) de la misma frecuencia en la misma dirección
En este Screencast se obtienen las ecuaciones de la superposición de dos Movimientos Armónicos Simples (MAS) de la misma...
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Jennifer GavinCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona -
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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Alfio RussoPrincipe Umberto di Savoia Catania
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naim ayalaNone
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Miloudi KASMIChakib ARSALANE College
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David LiaoNone
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Niravkumar JoshiUniversity of Sao Paulo
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Petar PervanInstitute of Physics
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Scott PillsburySkowhegan Area High School
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Serena Mershon-LohkampGogebic Community/Technical College
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Nathan MooreWinona State University
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Laura ErnstPerryville High School
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christoffer andersennyborg gym
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Dhaval SutharGardi college
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Cynthia TrevisanCalifornia Maritime Academy
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Lillian EstradaSaleciano
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Cinnamon FrameResearch Triangle High School, Opportunity Learning
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Donna HensonWest Vigo Middle School
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Beta KeramatiUniversity of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
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Brian ParedesINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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Susan RomanoKingsway Regional High School
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Physics on the Web
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Letter: A problem in the Greek education system
Sep 19, 2019 06:18 PM PDT
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Vacancy in various posts of assistant professor, this is the last date
Sep 19, 2019 05:56 PM PDT
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UH denounces professor's 'hurtful' statements about Kamehameha Schools students
Sep 19, 2019 10:11 AM PDT
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Bosnian Mirsad Tunja is an Associate at European Organization for Nuclear Research
Sep 19, 2019 10:03 AM PDT
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College of Physical Sciences and Engineering: degree options at a glance
Sep 19, 2019 08:00 AM PDT
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Physicist named fellow to American Physical Society
Sep 19, 2019 07:03 AM PDT
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It's the law — of physics
Sep 19, 2019 06:12 AM PDT
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Falkirk High celebrates pupils' success
Sep 19, 2019 02:00 AM PDT
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Fundamental Particles
Sep 18, 2019 07:08 PM PDT
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Order
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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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- If an x-ray laser hits a microjet and no one is around to hear it, does it really make a sound? go.aps.org/2E191nj5 hours ago | PhysicsCentral
- Did you know our Circuit Construction Kit now has a fuse on the lab screen!?!? Go check it out ⚡️💡
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- RT @Santolin_BRCMS: @PhETsims @SMARTpln @SMART_Tech @BocaRatonMiddle I loved the updated version where one of the output energies is a fan…6 hours ago | PhETsims
- RT @MGreenEDU: If you haven't checked out @PhETsims you need to do so. Ss love the simulations and interactivity. twitter.com/Santolin_BRCMS…6 hours ago | PhETsims
- Researchers advance noise cancelling for quantum computers. phys.org/news/2019-09-a… #Physicseducation… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6 hours ago | AAPTHQ
- AAPT has extended the abstract submission deadline for the 2020 AAPT Winter Meeting to Monday, September 23rd. Here… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8 hours ago | AAPTHQ
- RT @PhysicsUk: @edmunds_dr The @PhETsims animations of alpha and beta decay are brilliant, time is continuous in those. I try to emphasise…10 hours ago | PhETsims
- RT @MsChopraTweets: Atoms, molecules, and states of matter! How are they related and how does temperature affect them? That’s the gist of t…10 hours ago | PhETsims