http://physics.about.com/ These articles are the most popular over the last month. en-us Fri, 25 May 2012 11:33:39 +0000 http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/energy.htm definition of energy <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E1JcQPs2p4sSVvXlrrJDmSqTWdI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E1JcQPs2p4sSVvXlrrJDmSqTWdI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E1JcQPs2p4sSVvXlrrJDmSqTWdI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E1JcQPs2p4sSVvXlrrJDmSqTWdI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/energy.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/f/WhatisPhysics.htm A brief description of the science of physics. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zeoqz-LPBVSfeXIoHz-CEWRrqoY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zeoqz-LPBVSfeXIoHz-CEWRrqoY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zeoqz-LPBVSfeXIoHz-CEWRrqoY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zeoqz-LPBVSfeXIoHz-CEWRrqoY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/f/WhatisPhysics.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/p/PhysicsLaws.htm Physics is the study of the fundamental laws of nature. 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Kirchhoff's Current Law defines how current is distributed in an electronic circuit, while Kirchhoff's Voltage Lawdefines the distribution of voltage. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gdjxfKL3w-5GSa13mqb1c5zCHZQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gdjxfKL3w-5GSa13mqb1c5zCHZQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gdjxfKL3w-5GSa13mqb1c5zCHZQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gdjxfKL3w-5GSa13mqb1c5zCHZQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/electromagnetics/f/KirchhoffRule.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/lightoptics/f/photon.htm A description of the photon theory of light and what it means, as well as how it developed and its bizarre implications <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UedpLEdE0nScscoJ-TK6wjouHH8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UedpLEdE0nScscoJ-TK6wjouHH8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UedpLEdE0nScscoJ-TK6wjouHH8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UedpLEdE0nScscoJ-TK6wjouHH8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/lightoptics/f/photon.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/heat.htm definition of heat energy <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oUX4VdlKSxbu4CQb70if8-ROiPc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oUX4VdlKSxbu4CQb70if8-ROiPc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oUX4VdlKSxbu4CQb70if8-ROiPc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oUX4VdlKSxbu4CQb70if8-ROiPc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/heat.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/lightoptics/a/vislightspec.htm The visible light spectrum is the range of electromagnetic radiation that we are most familiar with. Here you can learn even more about it! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bqiRw8JowcjP9fgi73ySRqvVf0c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bqiRw8JowcjP9fgi73ySRqvVf0c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bqiRw8JowcjP9fgi73ySRqvVf0c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bqiRw8JowcjP9fgi73ySRqvVf0c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/lightoptics/a/vislightspec.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/classicalmechanics/a/gravity.htm An introduction to the basic principles of the law of gravity, as developed by Newton and revised over the years. This provides the foundation for any significant work in understanding gravity, including its application to planetary motion. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ynpq7nEJEi8kb1eglyhA30HvRx4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ynpq7nEJEi8kb1eglyhA30HvRx4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ynpq7nEJEi8kb1eglyhA30HvRx4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ynpq7nEJEi8kb1eglyhA30HvRx4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/classicalmechanics/a/gravity.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/classicalmechanics/a/lawsofmotion.htm A basic introduction to Newton's Three Laws of Motion. Each law of motion has important physical and mathematical interpretations needed to analyze most any problem involving the motion of physical objects <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_aC6QIUWdoTbX-JCEu1j1CS3qDc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_aC6QIUWdoTbX-JCEu1j1CS3qDc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_aC6QIUWdoTbX-JCEu1j1CS3qDc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_aC6QIUWdoTbX-JCEu1j1CS3qDc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/classicalmechanics/a/lawsofmotion.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/Current.htm definition of current <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EFYmuntsNW_2d40DWSgU06NOMSg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EFYmuntsNW_2d40DWSgU06NOMSg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EFYmuntsNW_2d40DWSgU06NOMSg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EFYmuntsNW_2d40DWSgU06NOMSg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/Current.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/voltage.htm Definition of Voltage <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5ZX1vDVtxC26KyFt09636mFyM9E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5ZX1vDVtxC26KyFt09636mFyM9E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5ZX1vDVtxC26KyFt09636mFyM9E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5ZX1vDVtxC26KyFt09636mFyM9E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/voltage.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/tp/10inttheories.htm There are a lot of interesting theories in physics. 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Vectors are used throughout physics, so an understanding of these concepts is important to solve many physics problems. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GiheeslxIeRFQbBPczJ32N5pY6g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GiheeslxIeRFQbBPczJ32N5pY6g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GiheeslxIeRFQbBPczJ32N5pY6g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GiheeslxIeRFQbBPczJ32N5pY6g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/mathematics/a/VectorMath.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/f/BlackHole.htm A black hole is a curvature of spacetime geometry due to an intense gravitational field. The effects of a black hole are so extreme that even light cannot escape it, thus the name. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UHdl5mwhNe_l1MuCV8bCzs3JhLI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UHdl5mwhNe_l1MuCV8bCzs3JhLI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UHdl5mwhNe_l1MuCV8bCzs3JhLI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UHdl5mwhNe_l1MuCV8bCzs3JhLI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/f/BlackHole.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/f/BigBang.htm One of the most impressive theories of the 20th century, the Big Bang explains the origins of the universe ... at least up to a point. Find out what the theory actually says, what it does not say, and what it may or may not say. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bzfxZ_J7D8xWy-xgb2rrvSSyZJc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bzfxZ_J7D8xWy-xgb2rrvSSyZJc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bzfxZ_J7D8xWy-xgb2rrvSSyZJc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bzfxZ_J7D8xWy-xgb2rrvSSyZJc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/f/BigBang.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/force.htm Definition of force, how force applies to physics <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-nxDoKVQeiQRsCbGtTonJI6lNlo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-nxDoKVQeiQRsCbGtTonJI6lNlo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-nxDoKVQeiQRsCbGtTonJI6lNlo/1/da"><img 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qITqJOpI8r5iNEc4ia-OArRnpJE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qITqJOpI8r5iNEc4ia-OArRnpJE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qITqJOpI8r5iNEc4ia-OArRnpJE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qITqJOpI8r5iNEc4ia-OArRnpJE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/energyworkpower/f/KineticEnergy.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/thermodynamics/a/lawthermo.htm An introduction to the laws of thermodynamics and how they are used to solve problems involving heat or thermal energy transfer. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WgUbH5YOD6Oojxv0TXeO4fGgcq0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WgUbH5YOD6Oojxv0TXeO4fGgcq0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WgUbH5YOD6Oojxv0TXeO4fGgcq0/1/da"><img 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fundamental forces of physics and why they are so fundamental. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oFP7ydA36Hh5rzToNa1VwikM0PY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oFP7ydA36Hh5rzToNa1VwikM0PY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oFP7ydA36Hh5rzToNa1VwikM0PY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oFP7ydA36Hh5rzToNa1VwikM0PY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/f/fund_forces.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/a/photoelectric.htm A description of the photoelectric effect and its significance, which includes crushing the classical wave theory of light, Einstein's first publication, Einstein's only Nobel Prize, and one of the major steps in developing quantum mechanics. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QeUhXh4XscoAmT_eiK_t_x07YU8/0/da"><img 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http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/potentialenergy.htm Definition of potential energy <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w36HBT6c_tVzJAHRAZ0wkIahNL8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w36HBT6c_tVzJAHRAZ0wkIahNL8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w36HBT6c_tVzJAHRAZ0wkIahNL8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w36HBT6c_tVzJAHRAZ0wkIahNL8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/potentialenergy.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/relativisticmechanics/a/relativity.htm An overview of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. 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But there's way more to this simple experiment than meets the eye. 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Energy is an absolute measure of the system, whereas the force is specifically related to the set-up of the situation. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F_fgqaGTrkxpslu2QoZ-bx9xiD0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F_fgqaGTrkxpslu2QoZ-bx9xiD0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F_fgqaGTrkxpslu2QoZ-bx9xiD0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F_fgqaGTrkxpslu2QoZ-bx9xiD0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/energyworkpower/f/energyforcediff.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/thermodynamics/f/heattransfer.htm How does heat transfer? What methods are most or least efficient? 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How can it be used to analyze the energy within a system? These and more questions are answered here. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3gpOpD37NK6CG6Pbb1oh9G1nuw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3gpOpD37NK6CG6Pbb1oh9G1nuw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3gpOpD37NK6CG6Pbb1oh9G1nuw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3gpOpD37NK6CG6Pbb1oh9G1nuw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/thermodynamics/f/thermoprocess.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/adiabatic.htm definition of an adiabatic process <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jYm6dqAZIPPg2ai1XcQhSj9dsBc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jYm6dqAZIPPg2ai1XcQhSj9dsBc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jYm6dqAZIPPg2ai1XcQhSj9dsBc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jYm6dqAZIPPg2ai1XcQhSj9dsBc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/adiabatic.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/atomsparticles/a/particles.htm A brief outline of the types of fundamental particles which are studied in elementary particle physics. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vzrhvs-mgUgP0SkJVLzGXNGJOks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vzrhvs-mgUgP0SkJVLzGXNGJOks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vzrhvs-mgUgP0SkJVLzGXNGJOks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vzrhvs-mgUgP0SkJVLzGXNGJOks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/atomsparticles/a/particles.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/vector.htm Definition of a vector <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/inQO0gwvI14T-OTWuxUgfsUyfBA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/inQO0gwvI14T-OTWuxUgfsUyfBA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/inQO0gwvI14T-OTWuxUgfsUyfBA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/inQO0gwvI14T-OTWuxUgfsUyfBA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/vector.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsmyths/f/icediet.htm Does the Ice Diet work? 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This will tell you what you need to know about the Earth's gravity to keep from falling off into space ... actually, it will tell you a lot more than that. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aoGoubSZEWFQ_viFaGCcQuKuS6k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aoGoubSZEWFQ_viFaGCcQuKuS6k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aoGoubSZEWFQ_viFaGCcQuKuS6k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aoGoubSZEWFQ_viFaGCcQuKuS6k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/classicalmechanics/a/earthgravity.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/a/constants1.htm A list of the fundamental physical constants used in physics problems. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v4ccF6ZDJPSzbZBPY0V5ZXuxX6E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v4ccF6ZDJPSzbZBPY0V5ZXuxX6E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v4ccF6ZDJPSzbZBPY0V5ZXuxX6E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v4ccF6ZDJPSzbZBPY0V5ZXuxX6E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/a/constants1.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/thermodynamics/f/matterphase.htm Learn about the various states of matter and the physical laws that govern them, such as phase transitions. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PvkZycMdcnlMLPiCIcbqEhNhUvY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PvkZycMdcnlMLPiCIcbqEhNhUvY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PvkZycMdcnlMLPiCIcbqEhNhUvY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PvkZycMdcnlMLPiCIcbqEhNhUvY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/thermodynamics/f/matterphase.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/ig/Albert-Einstein-photos/Einstein-Miniature.htm Pictures of Albert Einstein. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RFxs7hH-8mWZ8zntVbStG4ImF3g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RFxs7hH-8mWZ8zntVbStG4ImF3g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RFxs7hH-8mWZ8zntVbStG4ImF3g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RFxs7hH-8mWZ8zntVbStG4ImF3g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/ig/Albert-Einstein-photos/Einstein-Miniature.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/p/einsteinpro.htm A brief overview of Albert Einstein's life and work, as well as other information surrounding the popular scientific figure. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GQtZt5ubpUthtNQh2dg-iX7wqrU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GQtZt5ubpUthtNQh2dg-iX7wqrU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GQtZt5ubpUthtNQh2dg-iX7wqrU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GQtZt5ubpUthtNQh2dg-iX7wqrU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/p/einsteinpro.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/classroomphysics/a/SigFigs.htm When measuring physical quantities, scientists have to keep track of their level of precision. This article will discuss how scientists use significant figures to do just that, and how you can use significant figures without error in your work. 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Here you will also find discussions of models, theories, and laws, as well as the differences between them. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fz6FluAQiSOBQZNOpdSjZxyUVKM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fz6FluAQiSOBQZNOpdSjZxyUVKM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fz6FluAQiSOBQZNOpdSjZxyUVKM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fz6FluAQiSOBQZNOpdSjZxyUVKM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/a/hypothesis.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/f/uft.htm : What is Unified Field Theory? : Albert Einstein coined the term "Unified Field Theory," which describes <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JM_4B7zIqugME3vaMvyy1wKWoCs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JM_4B7zIqugME3vaMvyy1wKWoCs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JM_4B7zIqugME3vaMvyy1wKWoCs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JM_4B7zIqugME3vaMvyy1wKWoCs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/f/uft.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/f/QuantumLevitation.htm It has long been a dream of science (or, at least, science fiction) to create machines that could fly and levitate. This can be done with magnets, of course, but takes a great deal of energy. 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(June 2009) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V2RNY42dh4FKY1I9tcc8lgF1bnw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V2RNY42dh4FKY1I9tcc8lgF1bnw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V2RNY42dh4FKY1I9tcc8lgF1bnw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V2RNY42dh4FKY1I9tcc8lgF1bnw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/ig/History-of-the-Universe/Timeline-of-the-Universe.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/fictionalphysicsbooks/gr/physuperheroes.htm In this book, physics teacher James Kakalios uses comic book superheroes as the means of explaining important physics principles. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GscuSgWUYAeoySFOFkUXR-LXRB4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GscuSgWUYAeoySFOFkUXR-LXRB4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GscuSgWUYAeoySFOFkUXR-LXRB4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GscuSgWUYAeoySFOFkUXR-LXRB4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/fictionalphysicsbooks/gr/physuperheroes.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/tp/einsteinbooks.htm A list of diverse books that focus on Albert Einstein's life and work. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLr2A_6p4OOMFaUGIM0gqCd91cg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLr2A_6p4OOMFaUGIM0gqCd91cg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLr2A_6p4OOMFaUGIM0gqCd91cg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLr2A_6p4OOMFaUGIM0gqCd91cg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/tp/einsteinbooks.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/ig/Albert-Einstein-photos/Einstein-on-a-bike.htm A photograph of Albert Einstein riding his bicycle in Santa Barbara. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LQb9XVrI0aFVhX-WI2pYWqLen4s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LQb9XVrI0aFVhX-WI2pYWqLen4s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LQb9XVrI0aFVhX-WI2pYWqLen4s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LQb9XVrI0aFVhX-WI2pYWqLen4s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/ig/Albert-Einstein-photos/Einstein-on-a-bike.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsetoh/g/EPRparadox.htm Definition of the EPR Paradox <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h-rZGrH07fxphDOX46x-G3lVDfk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h-rZGrH07fxphDOX46x-G3lVDfk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h-rZGrH07fxphDOX46x-G3lVDfk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h-rZGrH07fxphDOX46x-G3lVDfk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physicsetoh/g/EPRparadox.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/SeasonFive/fr/BBT-ep524.htm The gang scrambles to provide Howard and Bernadette a wedding before Howard's mission into space. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hpZ22mYoZD1rLtJ1dNtpxxg6n6A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hpZ22mYoZD1rLtJ1dNtpxxg6n6A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hpZ22mYoZD1rLtJ1dNtpxxg6n6A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hpZ22mYoZD1rLtJ1dNtpxxg6n6A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/SeasonFive/fr/BBT-ep524.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysicsbooks/tp/quantumbooks.htm A list of books about quantum physics. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSXcMfmQQSNgMO3vWgXhYVvusco/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSXcMfmQQSNgMO3vWgXhYVvusco/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSXcMfmQQSNgMO3vWgXhYVvusco/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSXcMfmQQSNgMO3vWgXhYVvusco/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysicsbooks/tp/quantumbooks.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/classroomphysics/qt/quickunits.htm Dimensional analysis is a process by which you can use the units of certain values to help figure out how to achieve the solution you need. Learn how to use dimensional analysis to help you solve physics problems. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5VQMc2qqnd_OAgM5A0MxdqhTbWY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5VQMc2qqnd_OAgM5A0MxdqhTbWY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5VQMc2qqnd_OAgM5A0MxdqhTbWY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5VQMc2qqnd_OAgM5A0MxdqhTbWY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/classroomphysics/qt/quickunits.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/quark.htm definition of quark, one of the fundamental particles in physics. 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Tipler. 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A quasar is an astronomical object that emits massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VUxeXVNpu48eHC2VQbUAD7pKjbU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VUxeXVNpu48eHC2VQbUAD7pKjbU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VUxeXVNpu48eHC2VQbUAD7pKjbU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VUxeXVNpu48eHC2VQbUAD7pKjbU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/quasar.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/classicalmechanics/a/kinematics2d.htm The equations necessary to analyze motion in a two-dimensional plane. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yx1Og422BVXbUFJ2LRBiXXJWQ9Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yx1Og422BVXbUFJ2LRBiXXJWQ9Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yx1Og422BVXbUFJ2LRBiXXJWQ9Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yx1Og422BVXbUFJ2LRBiXXJWQ9Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/classicalmechanics/a/kinematics2d.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/unifiedfieldtheories/f/loopquantgrav.htm Loop quantum gravity explains the universe in terms of tangles in spacetime. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XT67m5vrJWP3eRHzdwvDv4NObGA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XT67m5vrJWP3eRHzdwvDv4NObGA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XT67m5vrJWP3eRHzdwvDv4NObGA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XT67m5vrJWP3eRHzdwvDv4NObGA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/unifiedfieldtheories/f/loopquantgrav.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/tp/physicsblogs.htm Some scientists and commentators have taken to the blogosphere to write blogs about physics. Here is a list of some of the most prominent physics blogs. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nDxtP46Zx_PP7S7Xu-leKT4ApLg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nDxtP46Zx_PP7S7Xu-leKT4ApLg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nDxtP46Zx_PP7S7Xu-leKT4ApLg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nDxtP46Zx_PP7S7Xu-leKT4ApLg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/tp/physicsblogs.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/ig/Julian-Voss-Andreae/index.htm Julian Voss-Andreae is a sculptor out of Portland, Oregon. German-born, he studied physics in Berlin, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_U4ZeF6_GHVY9XUixzzg0HNZ040/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_U4ZeF6_GHVY9XUixzzg0HNZ040/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_U4ZeF6_GHVY9XUixzzg0HNZ040/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_U4ZeF6_GHVY9XUixzzg0HNZ040/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/ig/Julian-Voss-Andreae/index.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/scienceandreligionbooks/gr/lifeafterdeath.htm In Life After Death: The Evidence, political author and Christian apologist Dinesh D'Souza presents the most compelling arguments in favor of the concept of an afterlife, attempting to refute atheistic arguments that have received a great deal of public in recent years. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99xMz1EprpFfQvvs15h7tTeTDyo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99xMz1EprpFfQvvs15h7tTeTDyo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99xMz1EprpFfQvvs15h7tTeTDyo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99xMz1EprpFfQvvs15h7tTeTDyo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/scienceandreligionbooks/gr/lifeafterdeath.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/SeasonFive/fr/BBT-ep520.htm Raj asks his parents to fix him up with a girlfriend, but things don't go as expected. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aoHiXzH5dz8t8jg05HxE63cJmqo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aoHiXzH5dz8t8jg05HxE63cJmqo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aoHiXzH5dz8t8jg05HxE63cJmqo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aoHiXzH5dz8t8jg05HxE63cJmqo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/SeasonFive/fr/BBT-ep520.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsexperiments/tp/experimentbooks.htm A list of books that contain physics experiments and projects. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgX6opAyj42L2mbzJDvoSO-pmtE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgX6opAyj42L2mbzJDvoSO-pmtE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgX6opAyj42L2mbzJDvoSO-pmtE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgX6opAyj42L2mbzJDvoSO-pmtE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physicsexperiments/tp/experimentbooks.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsmtop/g/muon.htm definition of a muon particle <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WwNKhWkSqROfayyCPtwx0ftxRBE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WwNKhWkSqROfayyCPtwx0ftxRBE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WwNKhWkSqROfayyCPtwx0ftxRBE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WwNKhWkSqROfayyCPtwx0ftxRBE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physicsmtop/g/muon.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/f/ClarkesLaws.htm Clarke's Laws are a series of rules proposed by science fiction legend Arthur C. Clarke as a means of evaluating scientific concepts. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EWriNdeGqMeG9Cpw9H_EXULyv0Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EWriNdeGqMeG9Cpw9H_EXULyv0Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EWriNdeGqMeG9Cpw9H_EXULyv0Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EWriNdeGqMeG9Cpw9H_EXULyv0Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/f/ClarkesLaws.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/f/manyworldsinterpretation.htm One of the most intriguing concepts in physics is the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics, which proposes that each possible outcome for any event takes place in an ever-branching series of realities. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jTqPJgoSS7BiaX81DD5ZKSN4N8k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jTqPJgoSS7BiaX81DD5ZKSN4N8k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jTqPJgoSS7BiaX81DD5ZKSN4N8k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jTqPJgoSS7BiaX81DD5ZKSN4N8k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/f/manyworldsinterpretation.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/stringtheorybooks/gr/GrandDesign.htm The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow explores the scientific reasoning behind the current explanation for the creation and development of the universe. The book received a lot of controversy upon release because it indicates the universe can be created without needing a God. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5My-OsTr5nWVaX5bfuBjVIoMw68/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5My-OsTr5nWVaX5bfuBjVIoMw68/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5My-OsTr5nWVaX5bfuBjVIoMw68/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5My-OsTr5nWVaX5bfuBjVIoMw68/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/stringtheorybooks/gr/GrandDesign.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/electromagnetics/p/electronics.htm Profile of the field of electronics <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zHnVynSeYMsR0f5bfL1wpYQMJ9c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zHnVynSeYMsR0f5bfL1wpYQMJ9c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a 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Feynman. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZlwGO19XiDwtF0HomNbkqvYtojU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZlwGO19XiDwtF0HomNbkqvYtojU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZlwGO19XiDwtF0HomNbkqvYtojU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZlwGO19XiDwtF0HomNbkqvYtojU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/richardpfeynman/p/Feynman1.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/photometry.htm definition of photometry <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jJ7U3Fq2w0b9xRLKihD-kApqLTU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jJ7U3Fq2w0b9xRLKihD-kApqLTU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jJ7U3Fq2w0b9xRLKihD-kApqLTU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jJ7U3Fq2w0b9xRLKihD-kApqLTU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/photometry.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/vdwaalsforce.htm A description of the Van der Waals' Forces that create weak intermolecular interactions. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZRlOKEkYkG9h-pWkuqXaZLmFllg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZRlOKEkYkG9h-pWkuqXaZLmFllg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZRlOKEkYkG9h-pWkuqXaZLmFllg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZRlOKEkYkG9h-pWkuqXaZLmFllg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/vdwaalsforce.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/BrianGreene/p/BrianGreene.htm A biographical profile of theoretical physicist and bestselling author Brian Greene. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u4UVSv4twt6Ict-_WEJoPs8b6ZI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u4UVSv4twt6Ict-_WEJoPs8b6ZI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u4UVSv4twt6Ict-_WEJoPs8b6ZI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u4UVSv4twt6Ict-_WEJoPs8b6ZI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/BrianGreene/p/BrianGreene.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/ig/Albert-Einstein-photos/index.htm Pictures of Albert Einstein. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6TGW4MwOAdmC7hADz22hEptK4Ww/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6TGW4MwOAdmC7hADz22hEptK4Ww/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6TGW4MwOAdmC7hADz22hEptK4Ww/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6TGW4MwOAdmC7hADz22hEptK4Ww/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/ig/Albert-Einstein-photos/index.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsutoz/g/WhiteHole.htm definition of a white hole <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w05gzsJ4DypImgdjlr64CWAbYeM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w05gzsJ4DypImgdjlr64CWAbYeM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w05gzsJ4DypImgdjlr64CWAbYeM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w05gzsJ4DypImgdjlr64CWAbYeM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physicsutoz/g/WhiteHole.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/scienceandreligionbooks/p/secretphysicserrors.htm The popular self-empowerment book The Secret says a lot of interesting things, and some of them are about physics. Unfortunately for the authors, most of the physics claims are just flat wrong ... or, at the very least, misleading. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aRtYnLis_JZO6oCGfsIl7zNP87g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aRtYnLis_JZO6oCGfsIl7zNP87g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aRtYnLis_JZO6oCGfsIl7zNP87g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aRtYnLis_JZO6oCGfsIl7zNP87g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/scienceandreligionbooks/p/secretphysicserrors.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/specgravity.htm Definition of specific gravity <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aAhbnSWHHYK1OQqi6V8M6UflRaU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aAhbnSWHHYK1OQqi6V8M6UflRaU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aAhbnSWHHYK1OQqi6V8M6UflRaU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aAhbnSWHHYK1OQqi6V8M6UflRaU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/specgravity.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/f/InflationTheory.htm Inflation theory is the idea in cosmology that in the very early stages after the universe's creation it underwent a rapid expansion, the effects of which can still be seen in the universe today. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H5tqaupyB-PJDf6g8cG82e3lpw4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H5tqaupyB-PJDf6g8cG82e3lpw4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H5tqaupyB-PJDf6g8cG82e3lpw4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H5tqaupyB-PJDf6g8cG82e3lpw4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/f/InflationTheory.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/f/quantumoptics.htm Learn about quantum optics, the field of physics where the study of individual photons is crucial to understanding the nature of the behavior of electromagnetic waves as a whole. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ga4YMwCfViiZBa0pjbDfzR3Pv2w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ga4YMwCfViiZBa0pjbDfzR3Pv2w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ga4YMwCfViiZBa0pjbDfzR3Pv2w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ga4YMwCfViiZBa0pjbDfzR3Pv2w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/f/quantumoptics.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/gr/QuantumEnigma.htm Quantum Engima is an enjoyable, expansive, and clear look at quantum theory, its various interpretations, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1o6hy-XXFCIVP0E1JBjlIlVAh0M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1o6hy-XXFCIVP0E1JBjlIlVAh0M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1o6hy-XXFCIVP0E1JBjlIlVAh0M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1o6hy-XXFCIVP0E1JBjlIlVAh0M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/gr/QuantumEnigma.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/biophysics/p/biophysics.htm A description of the essential details of biophysics. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9A6Ec-owQA0-466Gp_mY41vRhAY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9A6Ec-owQA0-466Gp_mY41vRhAY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9A6Ec-owQA0-466Gp_mY41vRhAY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9A6Ec-owQA0-466Gp_mY41vRhAY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/biophysics/p/biophysics.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsbooks/gr/quanphystheol.htm In this book, physicist and Anglican priest John Polkinghorne explores the similar methods used by science to inquire about quantum physics and theologians to inquire about Christ's life. An intriguing look into the mind of a thoughtful scientist and Christian. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MokrdoL4mHw8yFhO7Tp9t9THq-E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MokrdoL4mHw8yFhO7Tp9t9THq-E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MokrdoL4mHw8yFhO7Tp9t9THq-E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MokrdoL4mHw8yFhO7Tp9t9THq-E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physicsbooks/gr/quanphystheol.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/f/multipleuniverses.htm Why do physicists believe there are multiple universes? Does this even make any sense? Can it be tested? We explore these and other questions about why multiple universes probably exist. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WRRlMjEUfNoUWyre90PE8ttBsH4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WRRlMjEUfNoUWyre90PE8ttBsH4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WRRlMjEUfNoUWyre90PE8ttBsH4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WRRlMjEUfNoUWyre90PE8ttBsH4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/astronomy/f/multipleuniverses.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/ig/Albert-Einstein-photos/Albert-Einstein.htm Photographs of Albert Einstein. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uj8mdGzy2r_iPjFY2uWLbh7Z8C8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uj8mdGzy2r_iPjFY2uWLbh7Z8C8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uj8mdGzy2r_iPjFY2uWLbh7Z8C8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uj8mdGzy2r_iPjFY2uWLbh7Z8C8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/alberteinstein/ig/Albert-Einstein-photos/Albert-Einstein.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsbooks/gr/einsteinwibio.htm Walter Isaacson writes a wonderful biography of Albert Einstein, ranging from the personal to the professional. Find out more here. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P1VIl1CNEuLjOLQb6fuGL8-J5yk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P1VIl1CNEuLjOLQb6fuGL8-J5yk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P1VIl1CNEuLjOLQb6fuGL8-J5yk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P1VIl1CNEuLjOLQb6fuGL8-J5yk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physicsbooks/gr/einsteinwibio.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/cathoderay.htm definition of a cathode ray <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zEUBP6iiPysDiYw9B2G-CNu7p0s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zEUBP6iiPysDiYw9B2G-CNu7p0s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zEUBP6iiPysDiYw9B2G-CNu7p0s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zEUBP6iiPysDiYw9B2G-CNu7p0s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/cathoderay.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsmtop/g/multiverse.htm definition of a multiverse <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPrZaAT5gVvoKADmB9aBB_weM7w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPrZaAT5gVvoKADmB9aBB_weM7w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPrZaAT5gVvoKADmB9aBB_weM7w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPrZaAT5gVvoKADmB9aBB_weM7w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/physicsmtop/g/multiverse.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsqtot/g/Refraction.htm definition of refraction <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AIhpfdP6kSHS-qVWtzFoN_iK02I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AIhpfdP6kSHS-qVWtzFoN_iK02I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a 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education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/graphene.htm definition of graphene <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U6eb4y5zPu9nqQFmXoQupHQ7PPo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U6eb4y5zPu9nqQFmXoQupHQ7PPo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U6eb4y5zPu9nqQFmXoQupHQ7PPo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U6eb4y5zPu9nqQFmXoQupHQ7PPo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/graphene.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/physicsatod/g/Conduction.htm definition of conduction <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NpUp7iLwpg0dHEcoYkPLvnAvqXY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NpUp7iLwpg0dHEcoYkPLvnAvqXY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NpUp7iLwpg0dHEcoYkPLvnAvqXY/1/da"><img 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http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/pressure.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/SeasonFive/fr/BBT-ep522.htm When Raj exposes too much information at Howard's birthday party, it puts the upcoming wedding in jeopardy. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U7KEEhitWf8iMN5SlLfFYJbH_2I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U7KEEhitWf8iMN5SlLfFYJbH_2I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U7KEEhitWf8iMN5SlLfFYJbH_2I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U7KEEhitWf8iMN5SlLfFYJbH_2I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://physics.about.com/od/SeasonFive/fr/BBT-ep522.htm education 2012-05-25T11:33:39Z http://physics.about.com/od/quantumphysics/f/QuantumEntanglement.htm One of the key principles in quantum physics is the idea of quantum entanglement, where multiple objects exist in states that are linked together <p><a 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