Jacaranda Physics 1

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Chapter 1 Reflecting light	page 4	Speed of light
	page 8	Image in a plane mirror applets
	page 9	One-way mirror
	page 12	Concave mirror applet
	page 16	Convex mirror applet
	page 18	Scallop eyes [1]
	page 18	Scallop eyes [2]
Chapter 2 Refracting light	page 26	Refraction applet
	page 30	Mirages and more
	page 31	Fibre optics
	page 33	Huygen's principle applet
	page 36	Convex lens applet
	page 37	Concave lens applet
	page 41	Modelling the eye applet
	page 42	Animal eyes
Chapter 3 Seeing colours	page 51	Rotating prisms applet
	page 57	Rainbows
	page 57	Formation of a rainbow applet
	page 58	Colour applets [1]
	page 58	Colour applets [2]
	page 61	The physics of colour
	page 65	Polarisation
	page 66	Polarised light applet
Chapter 4 Radiation from the nucleus	page 79	The Law of Radioactive Decay applet
	page 82	Radioactive decay applet
	page 89	The myths of Chernobyl
Chapter 5 Our view of the sky	page 102	Retrograde motion applet
	page 103	Heliocentric and geocentric comparison applet
	page 109	Phases of the moon applet
	page 111	Solar system and comets applet
	page 114	Planet pictures
	page 124	Printable star charts
Chapter 6 Telescopes	page 140	Modelling telescopes applet
	page 145	Gallery of radio telescopes with links
	page 148	World's largest optical telescopes with links
	page 149	Orbiting telescopes
	page 150	The Hubble Space Telescope site
	page 150	NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's homepage
	page 150	The Melbourne Planetarium homepage
Chapter 7 Waves and radioactivity in medical diagnosis and treatment	page 165	Bone density scans
	page 174	CAT scan applets
	page 191	PET scans
Chapter 8 Energy from the nucleus	page 201	Fusion animation
	page 203	Fission animation
	page 208	Nuclear power plant simulation
	page 209	Fusion basics
Chapter 9 Analysing motion	page 235	Constant acceleration applet
Chapter 10 Forces in action	page 261	Inclined plane applet
Chapter 11 Mechanical interactions	page 285	Momentum and collisions
	page 285	Airtrack applet
	page 294	Conservation of energy applet
Chapter 12 Current electricity	page 320	Ohm's Law applet
Chapter 13 Circuit analysis	page 329	Kirchoff's Laws applet Note: Follow the 'Electric circuits' link and select 'A Four-Resistor Circuit'.
	page 333	Simple Electric Circuits
	page 333	CD Circuit Water Analogy
Chapter 14 Using electrical energy	page 351	Running costs of electrical appliances
	page 358	Electrical safety
Chapter 15 The nature of stars	page 384	The nearest stars applet
Chapter 16 Cosmology	page 414	Recovering Hubble's data applet
	page 414	The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) universe page
	page 414	The jet propulsion laboratory's homepage
Chapter 17 Aerospace investigations	page 437	Aviation milestones
	page 441	Principles of flight
	page 442	Forces on a wing in flight applet
	page 443	The four forces of flight
	page 448	Flight controls
	page 448	The space shuttle orbiter
	page 450	Online wind tunnel simulation
Chapter 18 Investigating energy alternatives	page 463	Photovoltaic cells
	page 465	Hours of sunlight
	page 470	Wind turbine links [1]
	page 470	Wind turbine links [2]
	page 471	Tidal power
	general	A site published by the Australian Greenhouse Office to promote the use of renewable energy and develop the Australian renewable energy industry.
	general	A Victorian perspective on renewable
	general	This site shows the location of Australian power stations that use renewable energy to generate electric power
	general	Fuel cell technology equipment
	general	Solar energy applets