Let's face it. Your physics teacher is dull and boring.
So is ours. Your textbook is long and complicated. We've read it
too. Your tests give you nightmares. Our last one put us one of
us in therapy. Even if you think you know what you're doing, when
it comes to the final exam, you end up drowning in study
material. In class, you might feel like you have been force-fed
too much information, and you just end up forgetting it all. We
know, we've been there. Our teacher seemed so interested in
fooling us, rather than teaching us, that coming to class was
sometimes a waste of time. Physics was not always fun, and it
probably is not very exciting for you either. But now you can
stop worrying, and actually get some sleep at night. The Phlying Physicists are here to teach you what you need to know!
The Phlying Physicists have put together this page of great
physics to help you at school and at home.
This page can be very helpful to you. If you visit this page
often, you will have a great advantage over other students in
your physics class. 'Live the Physics' can help you by allowing
you to learn before you go to class. However, if you ever
find yourself studying for a Physics test (Unthinkable, we know)
then you can also use this page as a study aid.
This page is fun, interactive, and interesting. The internet is
helping so many people, why not let it (and us) help you too?
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Phrank Physicist:
Phrank was a tough guy before he met his grade 11 physics
teacher. Now, well . . . just look at him. Phrank likes to give
out the 'formulas' of success, so look for his face near
important equations. |
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Phil Physicist:
Because of extreme electromagnetic radiation, Phil's skull has
changed into a triangle. But, he is still more than capable of
reciting the laws of the great scientists. Look for him whenever
you need a law or theory. |
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Phred Physicist:
Phred is a new exchange student from the former Zaire (now known
as the Dominion Republic of Congo). Since he is still learning to
speak English, and to him Physics makes little sense, Phred
spends Physics class sleeping. If he is awake, he usually tries
to explain diagrams and charts to his fellow students, since
pictures are a universal language. Look for Phred next to a
picture that can help us to learn Physics faster.
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Although there is a lot of physics information on this site,
and the Phlying Physicists have put in countless hours perfecting
their physics knowledge, you may find that something is missing
-something you need help with or we didn't explain fully.
Always, when a serious predicament like this arises,
e-mail us immediately. We will respond, for our goal in life is
to teach others AND to be taught. In fact, we sit at our
computers every minute of every day, waiting for your mail, our
eyes glued to the in-box. Just kidding. While you are learning
physics, you should know that we will be with you both physically
and spiritually, 100% of the time.
Here's how to find your way around. This is the "Micro Version" of live the physics, so you don't get to youe ony of the fancy java navigational tools, nor are there navigation frames. On the left there is a vertical menu bar which starts off with some small, square-ish buttons that link you to information about this page. Below that are some similar but larger buttons that take you to our online reference pages. Below that, there is a long list of topics that are covered here at Live the Physics. If you want to get the most out of the page, please consider downloading Netscape Communicator 4.0.
This page contains various tests and activities, so we encourage
you to explore it at will.
You also need to know a bit about our notation. We
show exponents on this page with the ^ symbol. You should get
used to it fairly quickly. X squared would be shown as X^2. We
show scientific notation with the letter E. 3000000 would be 3E6
(there are 6 zeros). The number 0.0002 would be 2E-5 because the
decimal has moved 5 places to the left. We use the / symbol do
divide, otherwise all symbols are standard.
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whenever you see it- Live The Physics will take you to an
interactive Java application, a multimedia presentation or some
other really cool physics experience on the internet. We've
searched the net for the greatest java applets in the physics
category- but you'll need a java enabled browser to see them.
Credits for java development can be viewed in
our credits section. |
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