Exam Preparation

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) received funding from the National Science Foundation to prepare a middle school mathematics module incorporating real-time weather data.  This section of the module includes information on basic concepts in thermodynamics.

This site provides various visual examples of atmospheric optics. 

This text provides for a clear understanding of how electricity is produced, measured, controlled and used. A minimum of mathematics is used for direct explanations of primary cells, magnetism, Ohm's Law, capacitance, transformers, DC generators, and AC motors. Other essential topics covered include conductance, current flow, electromagnetism and meters.

This widely used textbook includes such subjects as the electrostatic field in vacuum; boundary conditions and relation of microscopic to macroscopic fields; general methods for the solution of potential problems; and Maxwell's equations, among others. 

This work by a noted physicist takes a look at a fundamental of physics, tracing its development from ancient to modern times. Kepler’s initiation of scientific conceptualization, Newton’s definition, post-Newtonian reinterpretation—contrasting concepts of Leibniz, Boscovich, Kant with those of Mach, Kirchhoff, and Hertz.  

For decades, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics has provided scientific and engineering communities around the world with the broad range of current and critically evaluated data required by their constantly and rapidly evolving technical fields. Over the past ten years, revisions to the Handbook have kept up with semiconductors and high-temperature superconductors; addressed environmental concerns by providing data on pollutants, contaminants, global warming, and ground water contamination; and revised pertinent data to stay up-to-date with IUPAC standards.

This newly republished edition contains the complete text and
photographs from the previous two volumes of Dr. Hans Jenny's  books — Cymatics and Cymatics, Vol. II — which vividly
depict how audible sound structures matter. More than 350 photos portray Dr. Jenny's scientific experiments in which audible sounds excite
powders, pastes, and liquids into lifelike, flowing forms that reflect
a variety of patterns found throughout nature, art, and architecture.

This book covers concepts relating to electrical theory, as well as giving practical examples of many of the common tasks that electricians must perform.

This web site contains tutorials on basic topics in physics. It also includes a tutorial on basic math skills required for physics. The tutorials clearly explain the basic concepts and provide practice opportunities.

These web lecture notes from the Physics Department of the University of Winnipeg discuss phenomena associated with electricity and magnetism.

This text begins with a coverage of the fundamentals of direct current. This leads to a unified presentation of subjects generally associated with alternating currents. Throughout the text, concepts build from one chapter to another. This enables students to develop a unified understanding of electricity and the applications of electricity.

The major emphasis of this book is on basic principles and problem formulation. Shows both the cohesiveness of the fundamental ideas and the great variety of problems that these ideas solve.

This site provides a definition for fluid mechanics and includes equations that describe the flow of fluids.

This book provides a complete introduction to the physical origins of heat and mass transfer. Contains hundred of problems and examples dealing with real engineering processes and systems.

Accessible via the Internet, ABCTE’s General Science Refresher Course contains more than 300 pages of material and was designed to help you review your knowledge for the general science exam. The course is self-paced, allowing you to dedicate more time to material that needs intense review and skip over material you already know. The course incorporates animated tutorials and activities, chapter quizzes, detailed lessons and illustrations, and a video demonstration component.

Enrolled candidates can access the course through http://www.abcte.org/courses/general-science/index.html using their ABCTE username and password.

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This book attempts to convey an understanding and appreciation for the concepts and principles of Physics by finding them within specific objects of everyday experience. 

This web site by C. R. Nave hosted by Georgia State University provides a comprehensive coverage of physics with very nice tutorials on all major concepts of physics.  Clicking the topic of interest on the concept map will produce a concept map of subtopics; further clicking gives well written tutorials.  These concept maps help one see how the various topics are interrelated.  You can access the web site or  purchase the materials on CD ROM.

A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text.

This book covers the behavior of waves in two parts, with the first part addressing hyperbolic waves and the second addressing dispersive waves. The mathematical principles are presented along with examples of specific cases in communications and specific physical fields, including flood waves in rivers, waves in glaciers, traffic flow, sonic booms, blast waves, and ocean waves from storms.

This site provides a series of online textbooks covering electricity
and electronics. This chapter includes information on magnetism and electromagnetism.

This site discusses mechanical waves and their motion. 

This book concentrates on the topics covered in typical first courses in Fluid Mechanics and covers underlying math and physics principles. 

Mechanics of Fluids presents fluid mechanics so that students gain an understanding of and an ability to analyze the important phenomena encountered by practicing engineers.

This site discusses kinematics and 1-dimensional motion. It also includes animations and practice problems.

This webpage from the University of Virginia's Physics Department introduces concepts that are useful for describing motion.