Does radioactivity scare you? What does it really mean and what is an isotope?

How do we classify all the "stuff" in the universe? What makes a metal a metal? Learn how to "read" the periodic table of the elements.

OK, so Quantum Atom taught us what a hydrogen atom is. Can we understand other atoms? And what does it have to do with SPIN?

What is the relation between that pair of polaroid sunglasses you wear at the beach and your digital watch?

Yes, you can understand the ideas of quantum theory - and you have to in order to really know what an atom is and how things like computers, CD-players, lasers and a whole lot of other things work.

Learn about light and invisible waves like radio and TV waves, microwaves and x-rays. Where do they come from? Where do they go?

The ray nature of light is used to explain how light refracts at planar and curved surfaces.

The ray nature of light is used to explain how light reflects off of planar and curved surfaces to produce both real and virtual images.

The behavior of light waves is introduced and discussed; polarization, color, diffraction and interference are introduced as supporting evidence of the wave nature of light.

The nature of sound as a longitudinal, mechanical pressure wave is explained and the properties of sound are discussed.

The nature, properties and behaviors of waves are discussed and illustrated; the unique nature of a standing wave is introduced and explained.

The two postulates of Einstein's theory of special relativity are introduced and applied to explain several motion phenomenon which are only observable at relativistic speeds.

Newton's laws of motion and kinematic principles are applied to describe and explain the motion of objects moving in circles; specific applications are made to roller coasters and athletics.

Concepts of work, kinetic energy and potential energy are discussed; these concepts are combined with the work-energy theorem to provide a convenient means of analyzing an object or system of objects moving between an initial and final state.

The impulse-momentum change theorem and the law of conservation of momentum are introduced, explained and applied to the analysis of collisions of objects.

Vector principles and operations are introduced and combined with kinematic principles and Newton's laws to describe, explain and analyze the motion of objects in two dimensions.

The motion of objects in one-dimension are described using words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations.

Newton's three laws of motion are explained and their application to the analysis of the motion of objects in one dimension is discussed.

Relativity is described using space-time diagrams. Introduces Galilean Relativity, Special Relativity, Time Dilation and much more.

An introduction to Torque and Rotational Motion by the Department of Physics, University of Guelph.