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The Physics Source is a collection of resources for introductory college level physics courses. It includes curriculum, curriculum support material, reference material, and pedagogical and physics education research inspired content.

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Physlet Physics - 3rd Edition
The Physlet Physics web site provides a technology-enhanced introduction to physics. Interactive javascript simulations are used to illustrate and explore physics topics, covering the material found in most introductory courses.
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Drawings of energy: Evidence of the Next Generation Science Standards model of energy in diagrams
These rubrics help instructors assess learners' representations of energy in a variety of science contexts.
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August 12th History

1887: Erwin Schroedinger was born in Vienna, Austria. He received the 1933 Nobel Prize for Physics with P. A. M. Dirac "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory."
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