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Significant Figures and Rounding Rules 
  
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This page deals with significant figures and rounding rules. It's primary audience is teachers of high-school and college-level science classes like Physics and Chemistry, but there…
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/cmulliss/index.html
A Sense of Scale 
  
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This page compares the distance/magnitude/size of various objects or constants. This includes physical dimensions such as the diameter of particles, atoms and biological cells, the…
http://www.falstad.com/scale/
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Using Math in Physics: 1. Dimensional Analysis 
  
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E. Redish, Phys. Teach., 59 (6), 397-400 (2021).
This 2021 report in The Physics Teacher journal is one of a series of five articles by noted physics educator E.F. Redish on the use and utilization of mathematics in physics. Making…
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0021244
VassarStats: Website for Statistical Computation 
  
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A web site with explanations and demonstrations of common statistical phenomenon. It also includes calculators for various statistical quantities.
http://vassarstats.net/
Data Tool JS  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Data Tool is a data analysis tool for plotting and fitting data from laboratory experiments, simulations, video analysis, or any other data set organized into columns. Data Tool…
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Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling JS  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The JavaScript implementation of the Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool is now available for beta testing. This online program runs within a web browser that supports HTML5 +…
https://tracker.physlets.org/trackerJS/
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power 
  
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This chapter of The Physics Classroom tutorial ties together the concepts of work, power, and the Law of Conservation of Energy. Six interactive tutorials explore kinetic and…
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/energy
Where am I? 
  
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This activity helps students understand concepts of position and coordinates. Students must locate points on a graph paper using either components or distance and angle.
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Physical Units 
  
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This page describes units of measurement, unit conversions, dimensional analysis and basic mechanical quantities. Length, Mass and Time link to separate pages that go into more…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/units.html
Tracker Video Analysis 
  
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This web page contains a free video software tool to perform kinematic analysis of experiments captured in short video clips. Its features include position, velocity, and…
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