Contains some pictures and a brief description of how a Geiger Counter functions.

A look at the reaction that fuels the Sun with this diagram of the nuclear fusion process.

Homepage for a hypertext about the different families of musical instruments. From this page, users can retrieve information on a the acoustics of a variety of specific instruments: stringed instruments, woodwind instruments, brass...

A physics tutorial on designing an auditorium and solving the problem of sound reflection. Illustrated.

This hypertext physics course tutorial on nonfocusing surfaces relates various design principles to good auditorium design. Illustrated.

This technical site provides an in depth look at membrane transport by clearly explaining the processes of diffusion and osmosis. Links are provided to clarify terminology.

This site from the Georgia State University provides a good overview of ferromagnetic materials, introducing concepts such as magnetic domains, hysteresis, the curie temperature, and magnetostriction.

A great introduction to magnetic domains, including pictures which illustrate the effect on domains caused by external applied magnetic fields.

This site defines hadrons and their characteristics. There are links to explanations and more detailed information about interactions and composition.

This site from the Georgia State University contains a good overview of some of the magnetic properties that are common to all materials, such as susceptibility and permeability, and then specific discussion of both diamagnetic and...

Information about the interference of sound and its causes. Well-illustrated and good explanations of the concepts; part of a large hyper-textbook on various physics concepts.

This hypertext physics course page illustrates and explains the Doppler effect. Users perform practice calculations for frequency shifts using the Doppler equation.

An indexing page for an elaborate and in-depth hyper-textbook on various physics topics. This page indexes several others which pertain to human ability to perceive sound and recognize pitch. Introduces and explains Place Theory.

Find out about the essential role energy plays in cell function and in sustaining life. Trace energy transformations as they pass from one living thing to another.

A page containing an interactive JavaScript form which allows the visitor to investigate the relationship between various state variables. Visitors input values of a few variables and observe the effect upon the other variables. Options...

This site from the Georgia State University provides an interesting chart form of the ideas of relativity. Column 1 - Idea, Column 2 - Experiment. Each item is linked to its own page of explanation, which is well done. A nice type of...

This page and the many pages which are indexed to focus on the behaviors of sound which characterize it as a wave. Reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction and more are clearly illustrated and explained.

A clear (as these things go) presentation of the calculation of relativistic momentum. Given with a handy calculator that even calculates the % error. The site goes on to Momentum of a Photon, and to Relativistic Energy in Terms of...

Online physics lab experiment in which students use resonating waves inside of a closed-end air column to determine the speed of sound. The form allows students to check their answers and receive immediate feedback.

A tutorial from a hypertext physics course book that discusses reverberation. Illustrated.

A complete overview of Hund's rules including exceptions.

An excellent overview of Hund's Rules. Discusses all three rules thoroughly with provided diagrams.

This site from the Georgia State University provides a good introduction to and illustration of the Meissner Effect, the property of a superconducting material whereby it actively excludes a magnetic field from within its interior.

A good description and function of the auditory nerve. Diagrams, explanations.