Ten Top Online Physics Tutorials and Resources

Tons of physics tutorials are online, and some are very useful, not to mention fun.

There’s a lot of physics just waiting for you out there.

1.      The Physics Classroom

www.physicsclassroom.com/Default2.html

This famous physics tutorial and problem-solving site is touted as a high school physics tutorial,

but it’s a great resource for students at any level. It boasts good coverage on most topics

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2.      ThinkQuest

library.thinkquest.org/10796

A good physics tutorial, this famous, well-designed site has built-in question-and-answer sections,

where the answers appear when you click buttons.

3.      HyperPhysics

hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html

An award-winning physics site. This site is very extensive. You find quick explanations on

hundreds of topics, easily clickable to find the topic you want.

4.      Roman Goc’s Physics Tutorial

www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~romangoc

In addition to thorough explanations of a variety of physics topics and terms, this site

includes problem-solving strategies.

5.      Physics 24/7 Tutorial

www.physics247.com/physics-homework-help/index.shtml

An extensive site, with many different areas covered. This site also has quizzes, which

are good for giving you practice for exams.

6.      University of Guelph’s Tutorial

www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/tutorials.html

Good coverage, but a limited selection of topics. The site does includes nice animations

and plenty of well-illustrated graphs.

7.      Tutor4Physics

www.tutor4physics.com

Eclectic site specializing in worked-out physics problems. A site worth checking out, it

contains exceptionally clear explanations and very good step-by-step solutions.

8.      Kenneth R. Koehler’s Tutorial Page

www.rwc.uc.edu/koehler/biophys/text.html

Specially designed for biology or chemistry students who are taking physics. An extensive

site that covers physics topics well, it includes some very nice hints that you

won’t find anywhere else.

9.      Fear of Physics’s Problem Solver

www.fearofphysics.com/index2.html

This Web site is unique because it’s interactive. You can get practice by answering

physics problems of the fill-in-the-blank variety — and you actually get to fill in the

blanks!

10.  Vector Resolver

www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/forceresol.htm

This is an interactive Web page that helps you find the components of a vector. Your

browser needs to support Java applets in order to work this one.