| Cheltenham_Science_Festival Part of the more general Cheltenham Festivals website; links to festival brochure and to list of festival events. |
| Edinburgh_International_Science_Festival Features information about the Wonderama, lists of events and supporters, news, and information about the festival's touring school program "Generation Science". |
| European_Science_Events_Association European association for organizers of science festivals and other science communication events. Includes information about members and the association's conferences, as well as updated lists of scien |
| Luxembourg_Science_Festival Includes information about the Science Circus, previous festivals, and the current program. |
| Newcastle_Science_Festival Information about festival events in general, events by themes, events aimed at schools, and festival highlights. |
| NZ_Science_Festival Information about events, with a focus on the 2006 festival. Also features a festival blog, a festival wiki, and special material for schools and for children. |
| Pittsburgh_SciTech_Festival Annual science festival in Pittsburgh, featuring presentations, exhibits, and hands-on activities. Site includes events calendar, science fair, and information for the media and for teachers. |
| Wikipedia__Science_Festival Encyclopedia article about the different types of science festivals held around the world, including some historical remarks. |
| Wonders_2007 Website of the European Science Festival to be held in various European cities between March and November 2007. Contains information about the different locations, specific events, and participants. |
| World_Science_Festival Annual event to be held in New York starting 2008. Site includes contact information and link to video clip containing more information about the festival itself. |
| Jule_Biotechnologies,_Inc_ Pre-cast, ready-made polyacrlamide gels in both mini and larger sizes, including tris-glycine, TBE, urea, and tricine gels, buffers, staining reagents, and gradient formers. |
| Exploring_Physics_in_Cyberspace This site describes several tested extracurricular programs geared to introducing hands-on interactive physics activities for K-12 students. Supported by the National Science Foundation. |
| FYKOS_-_Physical_Correspondence_Seminary Worldwide competition in physics for grammar school (under age 19) students with an interest in physics. |
| HyperPhysics_Concepts A concept map of physics showing relationships between topics while giving explanations and references. |
| Institute_of_Physics_(IOP)_-_Teaching_Physics_in_Schools_and_Colleges A website aimed at those with an interest in the teaching and learning of physics in schools and colleges. The site provides visitors with information about the current activities of the IOP educatio |
| Kenny_Felder\'s_Math_and_Physics_Help_Page A collection of papers written to explain various concepts in math and physics, as well as papers generously donated by other people. |
| NSTA_-_Position_Statement_on_Laboratory_Science Since the laboratory experience is of critical importance in the process of enhancing students' cognitive and affective understanding of science, the National Science Teachers Association makes the fo |
| Physics,_the_Neglected_Science Pages to help increase awareness about the value of physics and to lend support to high school physics students, teachers, and parents. |
| Science-Pseudoscience Science, non-science and pseudoscience: a set of lessons to teach students to define and differentiate the three. |
| Electronic_Lab_Notebooks_vs_Physical_Notebooks Considerations for electronic records vs physical records in intellectual property cases. |
| Proper_Maintenance_of_a_Laboratory_Notebook Texas A&M Department of Chemistry recommendations on how to maintain a laboratory notebook. |
| Rice_University_Experimental_Biosciences Guidelines for keeping a laboratory record. Good procedures for documenting your lab work. |
| Biomedical_Ontology About two dozen links collected by the Ontology Project at the philosophy department of State University of New York at Buffalo. |
| A_Closer_Look_at_Mushrooms Photographic introduction to fungi including photomicrographs of gills, pores and ascopores. |
| Deuteromycetes_or_Fungi_imperfecti Article on these fungi which which only reproduce aually and can be found and cultured from such unexpected places as coins and bank notes. |
| Digital_Photography_for_the_Field_Mycologist Article by Paul F Hamlyn on identifying fungi, making spore prints and examining spores under the microscope, with photographic images. |
| The_Edible_Mycorrhizal_Mushroom_Research_Group Information on the research network Forum Fungorum and various research projects on chanterelles, matsutake and truffles. Swedish and English. |
| Fungi_that_are_Necessary_for_a_Merry_Christmas Light hearted look at the many uses fungi are put to in everyday life. |
| A_Higher-level_Phylogenetic_Classification_of_the_Fungi Abstract of a proposed new comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom. |
| Hyphomycetes Information from Wikipedia on this class of fungi in the phylum Deuteromycota that lack fruiting bodies. |
| I_Love_Fungi Photographic article by M. Halit Umar on the theme that life is a continuous interaction between organisms. |
| Komboucha__The_Manchurian_Mushroom Article by Paul Stamets on his experiences with Komboucha, a symbiotic community of yeasts and bacteria, and its supposed medicinal effects. |
| Mycorrhizas_and_Symbiosis Article by M. Halit Umar on the cooperative arrangements between various fungi and the roots of green plants, with photomicrographs showing the processes involved. |
| Wild_Mushrooms_Online Provides information on the identification of edible and poisonous wild mushrooms in the UK, where to find them and how to pick them. |
| Are_There_Any_Good_Books_on_Relativity_Theory? The Physics FAQ's guide to relativity books; by Chris Hillman (with contributions by Nathan Urban). An extensive annotated list of semi-popular books, textbooks and background reading. |
| Einstein_Online Information about Einstein's theories of special and general relativity and their applications; site is hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics. Includes a simple introduction, a |
| Interactive_Geometric_Database Interactive database developed by Mustapha Ishak and Kayll Lake and hosted by Queen's University; allows the user to search for specific solutions of Einstein's field equations (that is, for specific |
| Introduction_to_General_Relativity By Gerard 't Hooft (Utrecht University); based on lectures held in 2002; a thorough introduction starting with accelerated frames and including topics such as black holes, the basics of cosmology, and |
| The_Light_Cone__An_Illuminating_Introduction_to_Relativity Introduces the basic principles of relativity, the physics of special relativity, and some basic principles of general relativity. Contains a great number of helpful images and animations; site create |
| Wikipedia__General_Relativity_Resources Annotated list of reading material about general relativity: popular books, textbooks, books on specific topics, web courses, and websites. |
The Great Galaxy in Andromeda - Credit & Copyright: John P. Gleason, Celestial Images
Prof. GENE SMITH's ASTRONOMY TUTORIAL FOR STUDENTS & OTHER INTERESTED FOLKSIf this looks a little like an Introductory College Astronomy Course, that is because these pages were developed for my Courses for Liberal Arts Majors.These pages will evolve to feature topical materialand new research. (Copious thanks go to Susan Rappoport who has done a bit of everything in making these pages possible.)
The Scale of The Universe 
Introduction: Through the Universe at the Speed of Light 
A Brief History of Astronomy 
Forces and Light 
Telescopes: Ground-Based and Space Bourne Refractors, Reflectors, Radio & Space Telescopes 
Thermal Radiation & Atomic Structure 
Stellar Spectra & Spectral Classification 
The Sun as a Star; The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram 
Nuclear Energy/ Solar Neutrinos 
Stellar Evolution I -- Forming Stars to the Main Sequence 
Stellar Evolution II -- Massive Stars 
Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Pulsars 
General Relativity 
Black Holes 
The Milky Way Galaxy 
The Interstellar Medium 
The Distance Scale in the Universe 
Galaxies: The Spiral Nebulae 
Clusters of Galaxies 
Dark Matter & Gravitational Lenses 
Quasars & Active Galaxies 
Starbursts & Colliding Galaxies 
The Big Bang - A Brief History of the Universe 
Cosmology -- The Structure and Future of the Universe Featured Links NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Images and description of NASA supported research of topical interest. Frequently features Hubble Space Telescope and other research that you'll see on the news. Griffith Observatory Star Award Sites.NASA Watch - Latest space News.TheNine Planets, a multimedia tour of the planets.Hubble Space Telescope PhotosVisit a black hole or neutron star!
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UCSD Campus WWW ServerLast Updated 5 October, 2000Conducted by Gene Smith, CASS/UCSD, with considerable assistance from S. Rappoport.Comments or Questions? You may send email to Prof. H. E. (Gene) Smith CASS 0424, UCSD9500 Gilman DriveLa Jolla CA 92093-0424