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The following are contain collections of tutorials and sources of applets for learning introductory physics.

Video/Audio Collections and Text Interviews

• The Elegant Universe - NOVA Website with Three Hours of Video
• Brian Greene interview on Fresh Air and another one on Talk of the Nation
• Interview with Michio Kaku

Tutorials:

• Learn Physics Today - OnLine Tutorial http://library.advanced.org/10796/
• Powerpoint Lectures on Mechanics http://webug.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys111/spring99/lectures.html
• University of Guelf Tutorial  http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/tutorials.html
• Interactive Physics Text  http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/courses/gladney/mathphys/Contents.html
• Topics in Physics http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/physics/sq30phy.html
• University of Winnipeg Physics Notes http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/physics/index.html
• Problem Solving Techniques http://www2.hawaii.edu/suremath/howTo.html
• Error Analysis  http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixB/AppendixB.html

Physics Resources

• History of Physics http://www.elanco.k12.pa.us/schools/gshs/departments/science/Physics/Physics_History/physics_history.html 
• Orbital Mechanics - Mars Academy http://www.marsacademy.com/orbmect/orbles1.htm
• Physics Encyclopedia http://members.tripod.com/~IgorIvanov/physics/
• SOS Mathematics http://www.sosmath.com/
• Physics on the Web http://www.physlink.com/
• Amusement Park Physics http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
• Roller CoasterPhysics http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Pav/Science/Physics/book/home.html

Physics Humor and Fun

• Physics Humor http://www.escape.ca/~dcc/phys/humor.html
• More physics humor http://www.physlink.com/fun_jokes.cfm
• Physics Comics http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/6108/index.htm
• Physics Limericks http://www.aps.org/apsnews/11855.html
• Science Jokes http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scijokes/ 
• The Cartoon Laws of Physics - various sites - 1, 2, ,3 ,4
• Sci-Fi Laws of Physics - http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/physics/211/funstuff/scifiphys.html 

Applet Collections:

• Physlets http://entropy.davidson.edu/Applets/Applets.html 
• JAVA simulations From National Taiwan Normal University  http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/~teb/java/ntnujava/index.html
• JAVA simulations From Sergey Kiselev and Tanya Kiselev   http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/~teb/optics/index.html
• California State University Stanislaus Java Applets and JavaScripts http://plabpc.csustan.edu/java/
• Fowler's Physics Applets, University of Virginia http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Applets/home.html
• Walter Fendt's Java Applets http://phys.kookmin.ac.kr/~key/physengl/physengl.htm
• Donald F. Collins, Warren Wilson College  Evaluated Applets, http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~physics/ACA_Presentation/demos.htm
• Black Coffee, University of Oregon, http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/
• The Internet Pilot to Physics http://physicsweb.org/TIPTOP/
• Animations http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/courses/gladney/mathphys/animations_collection.html
• Michigan State Universtiy Simulations http://www.msu.edu/user/brechtjo/physics/index.html
• Virtual Physics Center http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/GradPhysics.html
• Fun@learning.physics http://www3.adnc.com/~topquark/fun/applets.html
• Collection at IoP's PhysicsWeb http://physicsweb.org/resources/paw.phtml?k=Computing/Java+Applets&t=k&f=l
• Simulation Library  http://webphysics.ph.msstate.edu/jc/library/

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