REFERENCE

• Use of Inverse Trigonometric Functions with Electronic Calculators
• All About Linear Regression
• Unit Conversion Tables
• SI Units Reference
• Gaussian Units Reference
• Earth's Magnetic Field and Van Allen Belts (NASA)
• Aurora, Ring Currents, and the Plasmasphere (NASA)

Extra Topics

1. Photometry
2. Optics of the Hubble Space Telescope

Physics Recreations

1. Creating Your Own System of Units
2. Helmert's Equation
3. Benford's Law
4. Bicycle Gearing

American Institute of Physics Publications

• Guide for Metric Practice
• The Fundamental Physical Constants

PGCC Publications

• Data Handling and Analysis on the TI-82 and TI-83/83+ Graphing Calculators
• Using Excel for Handling, Graphing, and Analyzing Scientific Data
• User's Guide for Graphical Analysis 3.1
• Producing a Dynamic Presentation Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (large file)

Miscellaneous Publications

• TI-83+ Calculator User's Manual
• HP-35s Calculator User's Manual
• HP-50g Calculator User's Manual -  User's Guide
• The Art of Electronics
• Isogonic Chart (from Brunton Corp.)
• Geologic Time Scale (Geological Society of America)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Earth's Magnetic Field (U.S. Geological Survey)

Useful Web Sites

• Wolfram|Alpha
• World of Physics

Bibliography

• Electronics (General)
  • Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest M. Mims III (Master Publishing, 2000). This is a very brief (128 pp.), informal, hand-written (!) book on analog and digital electronics, aimed mainly at electronics hobbyists. Lots of good information on both theory and practical electronics, and easy to read.
  • Electronic Principles (6th ed.) by Albert P. Malvino (Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 1999). A standard, well-regarded undergraduate text on electronics, at roughly the level of this course.
  • The Art of Electronics (2nd ed.) by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill (Cambridge, 1989). An advanced book on analog and digital electronics, covering basically anything you would ever want to know about electronics. This book is widely regarded as a standard reference in the field. Web site for The Art of Electronics
  • A free book called Lessons in Electric Circuits is available on the Internet at: http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/ . This book starts with the basics, yet covers a lot of material. The entire book is in six volumes, and is over 2700 pages long.
• Digital Electronics
  • Bebop to the Boolean Boogie (3rd ed.) by Clive "Max" Maxfield (Newnes, 2009). An informal, easy-to-read introductory book on digital electronics.
  • Digital Fundamentals (10th ed.) by Thomas L. Floyd (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009). A standard undergraduate text on digital electronics, at roughly the level of this course.
• Optics
  • Optics (4th ed.) by Eugene Hecht (Addison-Wesley, 2001). A standard undergraduate text on optics.
  • Principles of Optics (7th ed.) by Max Born and Emil Wolf (Cambridge, 1999). An advanced, graduate-level book on optics.

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