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The Physics Source is a collection of resources for introductory college level physics courses. It includes curriculum, curriculum support material, reference material, and pedagogical and physics education research inspired content.

The Source relies on you, the community of teachers, to expand and maintain its holdings.

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UVA Virtual Lab: Resistor Waterwheel Analogy
These pages provide a water model of an electrical circuit. In this case, the gerbil running in its wheel and the bucket pump are the equivalent of a battery. The water represents the electrons in the circuit. The height represents the voltage. The wheel represents the resistor. As the electrons fall from high to low, energy is available to do work.
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ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment
This approach to teaching physics has students perform experiments and build models in a manner similar to physics research. Included are example labs and curricular materials, research results, and discussion boards.
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Latest Source Materials

Apr 1	iCircuit
Apr 1	RC Circuit with Battery Model
Apr 1	Modeling a Rocket Launch with Gravity and Air Resistance
Apr 1	Eratosthenes Model

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May 19th History

1910: The Earth passed through comet Halley's tail.
Source: Physics Infomall.