The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...

In the literal sense, nothing is simpler than an elementary particle: By definition, a particle is considered to be elementary only if there is no evidence that it is made up of smaller constituents.

Ok, this is a post about a particular curriculum, in particular Physics for Everyday Thinking. Let me start with a story. Some time ago, our college of education was going through an NCATE ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. Elementary ...

IN this book Mr. Wright has added to the more elementary part of his work on sound, light, and heat, the leading facts of other branches of physics, so as to form a general introduction to physical ...

THE ground covered by this text-book comprises the fundamental properties of solids, liquids, and gases; force, work, and energy; and the elementary principles of heat, including a chapter on the ...

This news release is available in German. A team of physicists has succeeded in performing an extraordinary experiment: They demonstrated how magnetism that generally manifests itself by a force ...

Luther College Physics Professor Todd Pedlar has received his seventh consecutive National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant. Since 2006, NSF grants have allowed Pedlar and Luther students to ...

The Teaching of Elementary Physics To give more students a better understanding of the nature of physical science, a new approach to high-school physics is evolving. Its main feature: emphasis on ...