Labster and OpenStax Alignments
Discover how Labster simulations can align with each OpenStax textbook below. In cases where a virtual lab simulation covers multiple topics, it has been included in each chapter where it may be relevant for student learning.
- Chemistry 2e
- Chemistry: Atoms First 2e
- Organic Chemistry
- Biology 2e
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Microbiology
- AP Biology
- AP Physics
- Physics HS
Chemistry 2e
Essential Ideas
- Experimental Design
- States of Matter
- Physical and Chemical Changes: Escape the hostile planet!
- Measurements and Uncertainty
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Atoms and isotopes
- Ionic and Covalent Bonds
- Chemical Nomenclature: Learn the importance of inorganic compounds in life!
Composition of Substances and Solutions
- Stoichiometry: Avogadro's number and molecular calculations
- Solution Preparation: From salt to solution
- Titration: Neutralize an acid lake contamination
Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions
- Formulas and equation balancing: save the chemistry lab!
- Redox Reactions: Discover how batteries work!
- Stoichiometry: Gravimetric Analysis
Thermochemistry
Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements
- Electromagnetic Spectrum (Principles): Uses and dangers of electromagnetic waves
- The Photoelectric Effect: How solar panels generate renewable energy
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Bohr and Quantum Models
- Introduction to Groups of the Periodic Table
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry
- Ionic and Covalent Bonds
- Intermolecular Forces (Principles): Rediscover the forces to save the world!
- Elements and Compounds: Get the oxygen back online!
- Chemical Nomenclature: Learn the importance of inorganic compounds in life!
- Carbon Valence, Hybridization, and Angles
- Intermolecular Forces (Principles): Rediscover the forces to save the world!
Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding
Gases
Liquids and Solids
Solutions and Colloids
- Stoichiometry: Gravimetric Analysis
- Matter and Phase Changes: Distil ethanol
- Simple distillation: Recycle waste from biodiesel production
Kinetics
Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts
Acid-Base Equilibria
- Acids and Bases: Acidity and Alkalinity in Everyday Substances
- Advanced Acids and Bases
- Titration: Neutralize an acid lake contamination
Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes
Thermodynamics
Electrochemistry
Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals
Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
- Nuclear Chemistry: Understand the processes happening in the atomic nucleus
- Introduction to Radioactive Decay
- Fission: Discover a powerful energy source
- Fusion: The future of energy
Chemistry 2e, Atoms First
Essential Ideas
- Experimental Design
- States of Matter
- Physical and Chemical Changes: Escape the hostile planet!
- Measurements and Uncertainty
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Atoms and isotopes
- Chemical Nomenclature: Learn the importance of inorganic compounds in life!
- Formulas and Equation Balancing: Save the chemistry lab!
Composition of Substances and Solutions
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Bohr and Quantum Models
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Atoms and isotopes
- Introduction to Groups of the Periodic Table
- Periodic Table of Elements: Get the table organized in time!
- Ionic and Covalent Bonds
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry
- Ionic and Covalent Bonds
- Intermolecular Forces (Principles): Rediscover the forces to save the world!
- Elements and Compounds: Get the oxygen back online!
- Chemical Nomenclature: Learn the importance of inorganic compounds in life!
- Carbon Valence, Hybridization, and Angles
Advanced Theories of Bonding
Composition of Substances and Solutions
- Stoichiometry: Avogadro's number and molecular calculations
- Solution Preparation: From salt to solution
- Titration: Neutralize an acid lake contamination
Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions
Gases
Thermochemistry
Liquids and Solids
Solutions and Colloids
- Stoichiometry: Gravimetric Analysis
- Matter and Phase Changes: Distil ethanol
- Simple distillation: Recycle waste from biodiesel production
Thermodynamics
Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts
Acid-Base Equilibria
- Acids and Bases: Acidity and Alkalinity in Everyday Substances
- Advanced Acids and Bases
- Titration: Neutralize an acid lake contamination
Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes
Electrochemistry
Kinetics
Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals
Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
- Nuclear Chemistry: Understand the processes happening in the atomic nucleus
- Introduction to Radioactive Decay
- Fission: Discover a powerful energy source
- Fusion: The future of energy
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Structure and Bonding
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Atoms and isotopes
- Carbon Valence, Hybridization and Angles
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Bohr and quantum models
- Principles of Molecular Resonance: Electrons like to travel
- Ionic and Covalent Bonds
Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases
- Organic Chemistry Reactivity Rules: Time to react!
- Organic Chemistry Introduction: Learn about organic compounds
- Principles of Molecular Resonance: Electrons like to travel
- Acids and Bases: Acidity and Alkalinity in Everyday Substances
- Advanced Acids and Bases
Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry
- Functional Groups and Basic Chemical Tests
- Reactions and Structure: Alkanes, alkyl halides, and organometallics
- Hydrocarbon Nomenclature and Representations
- Fractional Distillation: Separate a liquid mixture into its fractions
Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry
Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centers
An Overview of Organic Reactions
- Organic Chemistry Reactivity Rules: Time to react!
- Reaction Kinetics: The essentials
- Energy Surfaces and Spontaneous Reactions
Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity
Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis
Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis
Organohalides
Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations
- Reactions and Structure: Alkanes, alkyl halides, and organometallics
- Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction: Alkyl halides substrates
- Elimination Reaction: Use cyclohexanol to create polymers
Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy
- Spectrophotometers: Building and exploring the instrument
- Mass Spectrometry: The race of the fastest
- Infrared Spectroscopy
Structure Determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR): Analyze small protein samples
- Proton NMR: Spectra interpretation
- Identification of an Organic Compound by Spectroscopy: How fast can you escape?
- Carbon NMR: What is the mystery compound?
Conjugated Compounds and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
Benzene and Aromaticity
Chemistry of Benzene: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Alcohols and Phenols
Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides
Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions
Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions
Carbonyl Alpha-Substitution Reactions
Carbonyl Condensation Reactions
Amines and Heterocycles
Biomolecules: Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrates: The sugars that feed us
- Benedict’s Test for Simple Carbohydrates
- Iodine Test for Complex Carbohydrates
Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Biomolecules: Lipids
Biomolecules: Nucleic Acids
The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways
Orbitals and Organic Chemistry: Pericyclic Reactions
Synthetic Polymers
Biology 2e
Unit 1. The Chemistry of Life
The Study of Life
The Chemical Foundations of Life
Biological Macromolecules
- Carbohydrates: The sugars that feed us
- Sudan IV Test for Lipids
- Introduction to Protein Synthesis
- Biuret's Test for Proteins
Unit 2. The Cell
Cell Structure
- Cell Structure: Cell theory and internal organelles
- Cell Culture Basics: Plate, split and freeze human cells
- Bacteria Cell Structures: An Introduction to the bacterial cell
Structures and Functions of Plasma Membranes
- Cell Membrane and Transport: Learn how transporters keep cells healthy
- Cell Membrane and Transport: Modifying the cell membrane
- Cell Membrane and Transport: Types of transporter proteins
Metabolism
- Conservation of Energy (Principles): Unleash the roller coaster's potential
- Cellular Respiration: Measuring energy consumption during exercise
- Conservation of Energy: maximize the mechanical energy of a rollercoaster
Cellular Respiration
- Cellular Respiration (Principles): Measure energy consumption during exercise
- Cellular Respiration: Measuring energy consumption during exercise
- Cellular Respiration: Glycolysis
- Cellular Respiration: The Krebs Cycle
Photosynthesis
- Electron Transport Chain: A rollercoaster ride that produces energy
- Photosynthesis: Electron transport chain
Cell Communication
Cell Reproduction
Unit 3. Genetics
Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Mendel's Experiments and Heredity
Modern Understandings of Inheritance
DNA Structure and Function
- DNA: Structure and function
- Gene Expression Unit: Use sequencing to unveil a gene linked to obesity
- Molecular Cloning
Genes and Proteins
Gene Expression
- Genetic Transfer in Bacteria: Prevent the rise of superbugs!
- Gene Regulation
- Cancer: Impact of BRCA mutations
Biotechnology and Genomics
Unit 4. Evolutionary Processes
Evolution and the Origin of Species Introduction
The Evolution of Populations
Phylogenies and the History of Life
Unit 5. Biological Diversity
Viruses
Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
Protists
Fungi
Seedless Plants
Seed Plants
Introduction to Animal Diversity
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Unit 6. Plant Structure and Function
Plant Form and Physiology
Soil and Plant Nutrition
Plant Reproduction
Unit 7. Animal Structure and Function
The Animal Body: Basic Form and Function
- Thermal Homeostasis: Apply thermoregulation to climate change
- Homeostatic Control: How does the human body keep itself in balance?
Animal Nutrition and Digestive Systems
- Absorption In the Small and Large Intestines: Journey from the stomach to the bloodstream
- Your Diet and Your DNA
The Nervous System
- Gross Function of the Nervous System: Let your brain learn about itself
- Introduction to the Central Nervous System: Explore your body’s command center!
- The Peripheral Nervous System: Create a model of the nervous system
Sensory Systems
The Endocrine System
The Musculoskeletal System
- Skeletal System: Solve a missing person case
- Muscle tissues: An overview
- Skeletal Muscle: Learn about the muscles we use to walk and run
- Skeletal Muscle Movement: Build your own muscle system
- Smooth muscle: Learn how your gut contracts!
The Respiratory System
- Anatomy of the Respiratory System: Help rebuild a broken system
- Introduction to Pulmonary Ventilation: Process of respiration and physiology of the respiratory system
- Cardio-respiratory Physiology: How can seals dive so deep for so long?
The Circulatory System
- Blood Components: Dive into the microscopic world of blood cells!
- Antibodies: Why are some blood types incompatible?
- Introduction to Echocardiography: Use different projections to diagnose patients
- Cellular Respiration: Measuring energy consumption during exercise
Osmotic Regulation and Excretion
- Osmosis and Diffusion: Choose the right solution for an intravenous drip
- Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease
The Immune System
- Introduction to Immunology: Explore the immune system and save the world!
- Antibodies: Why are some blood types incompatible?
Animal Reproduction and Development
- Introduction to the Female Reproductive System
- Introduction to the Male Reproductive System: Dive inside the duct system!
- Exploring Human Reproductive Cells
Unit 8. Ecology
Ecology and the Biosphere
- Ecological Niches: Choose the right Kuppelfang to bring to Earth!
- Biomes: Identify and create the main biomes on Earth
- Atmospheric Circulation, Climate, and Biomes: Determine the lab’s location!
- Human Impact on Climate Change: Balance human emissions and a growing population
Population and Community Ecology
- Population Growth: Lets catch some goslins!
- Landscape Ecology: Determine persistence in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
Ecosystems
Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
Anatomy & Physiology
Unit 1. Levels of Organization
An Introduction to the Human Body
- Body Planes and Sections: Locate a chimpanzee’s injuries
- Body Structure and Organization: Help identify a potentially failing organ system
- Homeostatic Control: How does the human body keep itself in balance?
The Chemical Level of Organization
- Atomic Structure: Assess the possibility of life on other planets
- Ionic and Covalent Bonds
- Reaction Kinetics: The essentials
The Cellular Level of Organization
Cell Membrane and Transport: Learn how transporters keep cells healthy
- Cell Structure: Cell theory and internal organelles
- Protein Synthesis
- Cell Division (Principles): Mitosis and Meiosis
The Tissue Level of Organization
Unit 2. Support and Movement
The Integumentary System
Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System
- Skeletal Muscle: Learn about the muscles we use to walk and run
- Skeletal Muscle Movement: Build your own muscle system
- Skeletal System: Solve a missing person case
Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
Joints
Muscle Tissue
- Muscle tissues: An overview
- Skeletal Muscle: Learn about the muscles we use to walk and run
- Cardiovascular Function During Exercise: Learn how your body reacts to exercise
- Smooth muscle: Learn how your gut contracts!
The Muscular System
Unit 3. Regulation, Integration, and Control
The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
- Gross Function of the Nervous System: Let your brain learn about itself
- Introduction to the Central Nervous System: Explore your body’s command center!
- The Peripheral Nervous System: Create a model of the nervous system
- Action Potential Lab: Experiment with a squid neuron
Anatomy of the Nervous System
- Introduction to the Central Nervous System: Explore your body’s command center!
- The Peripheral Nervous System: Create a model of the nervous system
The Somatic Nervous System
The Autonomic Nervous System
The Neurological Exam
The Endocrine System
Unit 4. Fluids and Transport
The Cardiovascular System: Blood
- Blood Components: Dive into the microscopic world of blood cells!
- Antibodies: Why are some blood types incompatible?
The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
- Cardiovascular Function During Exercise: Learn how your body reacts to exercise
- Body Structure and Organization: Help identify a potentially failing organ system
The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation
The Lymphatic and Immune System
- Introduction to Immunology: Organs and cells of the immune system
- Introduction to Immunology: Explore the immune system and save the world!
Unit 5. Energy, Maintenance, and Environmental Exchange
The Respiratory System
- Introduction to Pulmonary Ventilation: Process of respiration and physiology of the respiratory system
- Anatomy of the Respiratory System: Help rebuild a broken system
The Digestive System
Metabolism and Nutrition
The Urinary System
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
The Reproductive System
- Introduction to the Male Reproductive System: Dive inside the duct system!
- Introduction to the Female Reproductive System
Development and Inheritance
Microbiology
An Invisible World
How We See the Invisible World
- Light and Polarization: Learn from Einstein the properties of light
- Microscopy
- Light Microscopy
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Confocal Microscopy
- Microscopy
- Using the Gram Stain to Help Diagnose Meningitis
The Cell
Prokaryotic Diversity
- Building Gram Positive and Gram Negative Cell Walls
- Gram Stain: Test yourself in Gram Stain Procedure
- Gram Stain: How stains and counterstains work
- Using the Gram Stain to Help Diagnose Meningitis
- Identification of Unknown Bacteria: Help save baby Kuppelfangs from an epidemic!
The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
Acellular Pathogens
Microbial Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry Introduction: Learn about organic compounds
- Carbohydrates: The sugars that feed us
- Benedict’s Test for Simple Carbohydrates
- Iodine Test for Complex Carbohydrates
- Biuret’s Test for Proteins
- Sudan IV Test for Lipids
- MALDI Investigation into Doping
Microbial Metabolism
- Electron Transport Chain: A rollercoaster ride that produces energy
- Cellular respiration: Glycolysis
- Cellular Respiration: The Krebs Cycle
- Fermentation: Optimize bio-ethanol production
- Using the Gram Stain to Help Diagnose Meningitis
Microbial Growth
- Bacterial Growth Curves: Experiment with bacterial growth
- Bacterial Isolation
- Identification of Unknown Bacteria: Help save baby Kuppelfangs from an epidemic!
Biochemistry of the Genome
Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
- Viral Gene Therapy: Use DNA to prevent heart failure
- Molecular Cloning
- Gel Electrophoresis: Visualize and separate nucleic acids
- SDS-PAGE: Separating proteins by molecular weight
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
Control of Microbial Growth
- Biosafety
- Aseptic Technique: Culture your sample without contamination
- Pasteurization and Sterilization
- Control of Microbial Growth: Explore decontamination and selective toxicity
Antimicrobial Drugs
- Control of Microbial Growth: Explore decontamination and selective toxicity
- Bacterial Quantification by Culture
Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
Disease and Epidemiology
Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
- Blood Components: Dive into the microscopic world of blood cells!
- Introduction to Immunology: Explore the immune system and save the world!
Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
Diseases of the Immune System
Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
Skin and Eye Infections
Respiratory System Infections
Urogenital System Infections
Digestive System Infections
Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
Nervous System Infections
- Introduction to the Central Nervous System: Explore your body’s command center!
- The Peripheral Nervous System: Create a model of the nervous system
AP Biology
The Study of Life
The Chemical Foundation of Life
Biological Macromolecules
- Carbohydrates: The sugars that feed us
- Introduction to Food Macromolecules
- Benedict’s Test for Simple Carbohydrates
- Iodine Test for Complex Carbohydrates
- Benedict’s Test: Which food samples contain reducing sugars?
- Sudan IV Test for Lipids
- Protein Denaturation
- Protein Synthesis
- Biuret's Test for Proteins
Cell Structure
- Cell Structure: Cell theory and internal organelles
- Cell Culture Basics: Plate, split and freeze human cells
- Building Animal Cells
- Bacteria Cell Structures: An Introduction to the bacterial cell
- The Gram Stain: Identify and differentiate bacteria
- Building Gram Positive and Gram Negative Cell Walls
- Gram Stain: Test yourself in Gram Stain Procedure
Structure and Function of Plasma Membranes
- Cell Membrane and Transport: Learn how transporters keep cells healthy
- Cell Membrane and Transport: Modifying the cell membrane
- Cell Membrane and Transport: Types of transporter proteins
Metabolism
- Conservation of Energy: maximize the mechanical energy of a rollercoaster
- Cellular Respiration: Measuring energy consumption during exercise
- Conservation of Energy (Principles): Unleash the roller coaster's potential
- Basic Chemistry Thermodynamics: Solve the challenge of storing renewable energy
- Cellular Respiration (Principles): Measure energy consumption during exercise
- Cellular Respiration: Measuring energy consumption during exercise
Cellular Respiration
- Cellular Respiration (Principles): Measure energy consumption during exercise
- Cellular Respiration: Measuring energy consumption during exercise
- Cellular Respiration: Respirometry
- Cellular Respiration: Glycolysis
- Cellular Respiration: The Krebs Cycle
Photosynthesis
- Electron Transport Chain: A rollercoaster ride that produces energy
- Photosynthesis: Electron transport chain
Cell Communication
Cell Reproduction
- Cell Division (Principles): Mitosis and Meiosis
- Mitosis: Using a toxic compound from the yew tree in cancer therapy
- Medical Genetics
- Cancer: Impact of BRCA mutations
Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Mendel's Experiments and Heredityt
- Mendelian Inheritance: From genes to traits
- Inheritance with Pedigrees
- Inheritance with Punnett Squares
- Meiosis: How is color blindness inherited?
Modern Understandings of Inheritance
DNA Structure and Function
- DNA: Structure and function
- Gene Expression Unit: Use sequencing to unveil a gene linked to obesity
- Molecular Cloning
Genes and Proteins
Gene Expression
- Genetic Transfer in Bacteria: Prevent the rise of superbugs!
- Gene Regulation
- Cancer: Impact of BRCA mutations
Biotechnology and Genomics
- Animal Genetics
- CRISPR-Cas applied to TGF-beta induced EMT
- Molecular Cloning
- Homogenization: Developing better-tasting milk
- Fermentation: Optimize bio-ethanol production
Evolution and the Origin of Species Introduction
- volution: Are you related to a sea monster?
- Evolution: Founding theories and principles
- Evolution: Identifying a deep sea creature
- Evolution: Journey of the canids
The Evolution of Populations
- Evolution: Are you related to a sea monster?
- Evolution: Founding theories and principles
- Evolution: Generations of an allele
Phylogenies and the History of Life
Viruses
Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archea
- Bacterial Cell Structures: An introduction to the bacterial cell
- Evolution: Taxonomic tree of life
- Cell Culture Basics: Plate, split and freeze human cells
- Using the Gram Stain to Help Diagnose Meningitis
Plant Structure and Function
The Animal Body: Basic Form and Function
- Thermal Homeostasis: Apply thermoregulation to climate change
- Homeostatic Control: How does the human body keep itself in balance?
Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System
- Absorption In the Small and Large Intestines: Journey from the stomach to the bloodstream
- Your Diet and Your DNA
- Intestinal Glucose Transport: Study a mouse intestine for diagnosis
The Nervous System
- Gross Function of the Nervous System: Let your brain learn about itself
- Introduction to the Central Nervous System: Explore your body’s command center!
- The Peripheral Nervous System: Create a model of the nervous system
Sensory System
The Endocrine System
The Muscoskeletal System
- Skeletal System: Solve a missing person case
- Muscle tissues: An overview
- Skeletal Muscle: Learn about the muscles we use to walk and run
- Skeletal Muscle Movement: Build your own muscle system
- Smooth muscle: Learn how your gut contracts!
The Respiratory System
- Anatomy of the Respiratory System: Help rebuild a broken system
- Introduction to Pulmonary Ventilation: Process of respiration and physiology of the respiratory system
- Cardio-respiratory Physiology: How can seals dive so deep for so long?
The Circulatory System
- Introduction to Echocardiography: Use different projections to diagnose patients
- Blood Components: Dive into the microscopic world of blood cells!
- Hematology: Introduction to Blood
- Cellular Respiration: Measuring energy consumption during exercise
Osmotic Regulation and Excretion
- Osmosis and Diffusion: Choose the right solution for an intravenous drip
- Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease
The Immune System
- Introduction to Immunology: Explore the immune system and save the world!
- Antibodies: Why are some blood types incompatible?
Animal Reproduction and Development
- Introduction to the Female Reproductive System
- Introduction to the Male Reproductive System: Dive inside the duct system!
- Regeneration Biology
- Exploring Human Reproductive Cells
Ecology and the Biosphere
- Ecological Niches: Choose the right Kuppelfang to bring to Earth!
- Biomes: Identify and create the main biomes on Earth
- Atmospheric Circulation, Climate, and Biomes: Determine the lab’s location!
- Human Impact on Climate Change: Balance human emissions and a growing population
Population and Community Ecology
- Population Growth: Lets catch some goslins!
- Landscape Ecology: Determine persistence in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
Ecosystems
Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
AP Physics
Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics
Kinematics
Two-Dimensional Kinematics
Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion
- Newton's First Law of Motion: Balanced and unbalanced forces
- Newton's Second Law of Motion: Speed and Acceleration
- Newton's Laws of Motion: Understand active and passive safety in motorsports
- Forces and Free-body Diagrams: Learn how to navigate a drone
Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity
Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation
- Newton's Law of Gravitation: Mathematical expression of gravitational force
- Kepler's laws: Explore the orbits of other worlds
Work, Energy, and Energy Resources
Linear Momentum and Collisions
Statics and Torque
Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum
Fluid Statics
Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications
Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws
Heat and Heat Transfer Methods
Thermodynamics
Oscillatory Motion and Waves
Physics of Hearing
Electric Charge and Electric Field
Electric Potential and Electric Field
Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
- Basic Electricity: Understand how electricity works
- Electrical Resistance: Apply Ohm's law to simple circuits
Circuits and DC Instruments
Magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies
Electromagnetic Waves
Geometric Optics
Vision and Optical Instruments
Wave Optics
Special Relativity
Quantum Physics
- The Photoelectric Effect: How Solar Panels Generate Renewable Energy
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Bohr and quantum models
Atomic Physics
Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics
Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Frontiers of Physics
Physics High School
What is Physics?
Motion in one dimension
Acceleration
Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion
- Forces and Free-body Diagrams: Learn how to navigate a drone
- Newton's First Law of Motion: Balanced and unbalanced forces
- Newton's Second Law of Motion: Speed and Acceleration
- Newton's Laws of Motion: Understand active and passive safety in motorsports
Motion in two dimensions
- Vectors and Scalars: Guide two astronauts on a Mission to Mars
- Springs and Masses (Principles): Learn how to detect and record earthquakes
Circular and rotational motion
Newton's Law of Gravitation
- Kepler's laws: Explore the orbits of other worlds
- Newton's Law of Gravitation: Mathematical expression of gravitational force
- The Gravitational Field: The aliens are coming
Momentum
Work, energy and simple machines
Special relativity
Thermal energy, heat and work
Thermodynamics
- Ideal Gas Law: Build your own temperature scale
- Ideal Gas Law: Introduction
- Basic Chemistry Thermodynamics: Solve the challenge of storing renewable energy
- Energy Surfaces and Spontaneous Reactions
Waves and their properties
Sound
Light
- Electromagnetic Spectrum (Principles): Uses and dangers of electromagnetic waves
- Light and Polarization: Learn from Einstein the properties of light
Mirrors and lenses
Diffraction and Interference
Static Electricity
Electrical circuits
Magnetism
The Quantum Nature of Light
The Atom
- Introduction to Radioactive Decay
- Fission: Discover a powerful energy source
- Fusion: The Future of Energy
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Atoms and isotopes
- Atomic Structure (Principles): Bohr and quantum models
Particle Physics
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