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General Information
Electricity and Magnetism!
Access a download of ShockWave player and then a link to a
movie/interactive lesson on electricity and magnetism.
This module will introduce you to many of the
basic concepts involved with electricity and magnetism, including static
charge, moving charge, voltage, resistance, current, magnetism and how
it relates to electricity.
Magnet Man – Cool Experiments with Magnets
This web site is devoted to magnetism and the cool experiments you
can do with permanent magnets and electro-magnets.
Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities
Short biographies are provided for more than forty pioneers in the
fields of electricity and magnetism.
Understanding Magnetism – A Pictorial Essay
This site provides basic ideas on magnetism and is accompanied by a
photo essay.
Background Information for Magnets
The Canada Science and Technology Museum provides background information
about magnets.
Intro: Electricity and Magnetism
This interactive introduction to electricity and magnetism is
colorful and informative.
Magnetism
Nine lessons are provided on basic magnetism. There are also links
available for applications, history, and activities.
Magnets and
Magnetism FAQ
This site answers
a number of common questions about magnetism.
Magnetism
This site
provides a general discussion of magnetism along with some nice
diagrams.
Fundamentals of
Maglev
This site
discusses basic physics principles of magnetism, the fundamentals of
magnetic levitation, and the operation of maglev trains.
The History of
Electricity – Direction and Magnetism
A brief history
of early studies and uses of magnetism is given here.
Magnetics
Tutorial
This tutorial
covers the history of magnetism and information about measuring the
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