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Physics

Contact Information

Robert Benjamin
Department Chair & Professor
Phone: (262) 472-5114
Location: Upham Hall 156
Patricia Filipiak
Department Associate
Phone: 262-472-1067
Location: Upham Hall 151

Physics Links

Physical Data

Abramowitz and Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions Integral Table
Wolfram Mathematica On-line Integrator
Particle Data Booklet
X-Ray Data Booklet
SIMBAD Astronomical Database

Periodic Tables of the Elements: The Periodic Table with links to the properties of each element. Various versions.

Professional Organizations

American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare

.American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is an organization of more than 41,000 physicists worldwide.

The Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a learned society and the professional body for physicists in Great Britain and Ireland. It is charged by Royal Charter to "promote the advancement and dissemination of a knowledge of and education in the science of physics, pure and applied".

National Society of Black Physicists
Promoting the professional well-being of African American physicists and physics students within the international scientific community and within society at large.

National Society of Hispanic Physicists
The purpose of this society is to promote the professional well-being and recognize the accomplishments of Hispanic physicists within the scientific community of the United States and within society at large.

Optical Society of America
Optics and Photonics Research, Applications, and Industry News.

The Society of Physics Students
Information about the Society of Physics Students (SPS) organization. This the national organization's site.

Physics Education and related sites

PhysLINK - The Ultimate Physics Resource
With educational helps, reference material, news, cartoons, links, and more, this site has about everything about physics that you ever wanted to know!

Physical Sciences Resource Center
This site is maintained by the American Association of Physics Teachers, and contains a wide variety of resources for science teachers.

PhysicsWorld
Ground zero for a large number of physics related links. Check out their resources page and the large number of links therein.

The Particle Adventure
An interactive tour of the inner workings of the atom and the tools for discovery. It introduces the theory of fundamental particles and forces, called the Standard Model. It explores the experimental evidence and the reasons physicists want to go beyond this theory. In addition, it provides information on particle decay and a brief history section.

University Physics Departments
This site lists information about Physics Departments around the world. Use this site to explore graduate opportunities, transfer options, physics-related info, or simply use it to find out what other students like you are up to around the country!

Other good physics related sites

Dr. Sahyun's List of Physics Links
Links to Physics Journals, Physics Resources, and useful sites with videos, demonstrations, applets, and information.

How Stuff Works
Explores the science behind many technologies familiar to us in modern life.

Insanely Great Science Websites
Large collection of links to science sites.

CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics
The European Laboratory for Particle Physics, located near Geneva in Switzerland and France. CERN is the birthplace of the World-Wide Web.

Physics Demonstration Videos from Wake Forest University.