Mr. Pike's Online Class Assistance

Discovering the Physics behind Everything

Home     Syllabus     Conceptual Physics Files     Web links     About Mr. Pike     Contact Me      
 
The Physics Classroom Tutorial is an online physics tutorial written for introductory physics students. The tutorial was originally developed for Regular-level Physics students at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Illinois. The popularity of the pages have since increased and are now used by teachers and students from junior high school through college.

The Tutorial covers basic physics topics using informative graphics and an easy-to-understand language. Each unit is broken up into lessons and sub-lessons. A lesson resembles the type and extent of coverage given to that physics topic in class. The sub-lessons are accompanied by Check Your Understanding sections, providing an opportunity to assess one's understanding of the lesson material. The tutorial, when combined with other resources at this site (such as Multimedia Physics Studios and the Minds On Physics Internet Modules) provides a student of physics a great opportunity to learn and to test their understanding.
 
This site has a variety of videos (but no explanation) that help demostrate the concepts of physics. It is well organized by subject. You can practice describing the phenomenon that is shown like teaching it. Remember to teach it elevates your understanding to a much higher level.
 
for Physics
Brought to you by Barnes and Noble. This site gives you a brief yet detailed summary of almost all the physics concepts we will cover.
 
Has the basic stuff needed to understand the concepts with formulas and some trig.
 
This site offers a direct link to StudyGuides for EOCT, GHSGT, and SAT. It provides a link for SkillsTutor and USA Test Prep websites. It offers Career advice and College information links.
 
ExploreLearning offers a catalog of modular, interactive simulations in math and science for teachers and students in grades 6-12. We call these simulations Gizmos.
Gizmos are fun, easy to use, and flexible enough to support many different teaching styles and contexts.

Our Gizmos are designed as supplemental curriculum materials that support state and national curriculum standards; in addition, Gizmos help teachers bring research-proven instructional strategies to their classrooms.

Sign up for a free 30 day trial. Each Gizmo will run for 5 minutes each day without sign up.