When we do research were are expected to search journals, collaborate,
and discuss our work with others; why not do the same for our teaching?
Many people have taught (and are still teaching) physics; we can learn
from their mistakes and "borrow" techniques that they found useful.
Many of the links here are to societies and journals so you'll still have
to work to find the information you want. Rarely do we talk about any physics
that has been discovered within the past 50 years in our classes.
The popular science sites can fill this void and may be of interest to
your students.
Department of Physics & Astronomy- physics community on the small length scale.
American Physical Society (APS): Find out what is going on in the physics community (meetings, jobs, etc.). Don't forget to sign up for the Forum on Education when you join.
American Institute of Physics (AIP): Find out what is going on in the physics community: Part II.
AIP's Physics News Update- CNN for physics geeks.
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT): This is where you can find information about their journals, meetings and other activities.
Don't forget: the 1999 AAPT Winter Meeting is in Anaheim! You should register now.
APS Journals: Physical Review journals. If you or your ISP have a paid subscription, you can read the on-line versions.
Physical Review Focus: This is your chance to read a simpler version of many PRL articles.
Nature: In order to view anything, you'll need to register (for free).
The Physics Teacher: aimed primarily at high school teachers, but there are many good ideas for demos and projects that would fit into an introductory class.
Science: Your weekly dose of the latest research in all of the sciences.
Scientific American: Features science, technology, and the Amateur Scientist.
Melvyl- The UC library search engine.
ANTPAC- The UCI library search
engine & library interface (to request & renew materials).
Even if you're not looking now, you may want to check out the ads to
find out what skills you'll need to be competitive. The sites listed
are basically databases with both post-doc and faculty ads.
