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01 August 2003

Wanderings

by Ralph J. Coppola
r_j_coppola@hotmail.com

Pangaea Scientific's QUAKE allows you to simulate earthquakes on your home computer.

Indiana State University has produced a nice selection of Java applets demonstrating various aspects of physics. Especially useful is an applet that allows you plot any function and change the attributes of your graph. Also see the Vector Calculator and other files.

Here is another huge collection of Java demos.

The Institute of Physics is a leading international professional body established to promote the advancement and dissemination of physics.

Astrobiology Magazine takes you on great voyages of adventure, to the far reaches of the planet.

Also at Astrobiology Magazine there is an article about Stanley Miller who published a two-page paper describing how he synthesised amino acids in the lab. Also see the article Abiogenic Synthesis of Monomers and Miller's spark-discharge apparatus.

The Canadian Space Agency's RADARSAT Web Site links to Environment Canada's Stratospheric Ozone Web Site which provides information on the history of stratospheric ozone layer depletion and the science of ozone depletion.

Read the log that Mike Davis kept while he built and tested his junkyard turbo jet engine.

Do you need a high voltage power for your project? Try an EMCO miniature supply.

The Kids Room

The Physics Instructional Resource Association (PIRA) has been in effect since 1985 and was created to aid Physics Teachers with demonstration and laboratory information.

U.C. Berkeley has a collection of Physics Lecture Demonstrations.

The Newton BBS page contains Teacher's Classroom and Curriculum Development Page.

GirlGeeks is an online community for women and girls interested in technology and computing.

On The Lighter Side

Bored? Try a game.

From The Far Side

Life O2 claims that its patented Super-Oxygenation process increases water's oxygen saturation to ten times that of normal water. They say that tests have shown that by drinking their oxygenated water will increase the oxygen content of the blood. Hmmmmm … Perhaps …. if you were a fish 8-)

After a six-year search Japanese scientists are preparing to clone prehistoric woolly mammoths from frozen DNA samples found in Siberia.