''HyperPhysics'' is an educational
website
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about
physics
Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...
topics.
The
information architecture
Information architecture (IA) is the structural design of shared information environments; the art and science of organizing and labelling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability; and an emerging ...
of the website is based on
HyperCard
HyperCard is a application software, software application and software development kit, development kit for Apple Macintosh and Apple IIGS computers. It is among the first successful hypermedia systems predating the World Wide Web.
HyperCard com ...
, the platform on which the material was originally developed, and a
thesaurus
A thesaurus (: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar me ...
organization, with thousands of controlled links and usual
trees
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organizing topics from general to specific. It also exploits
concept maps to facilitate smooth navigation. ''HyperPhysics'' is hosted by
Georgia State University
Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is al ...
and authored by Georgia State faculty member Dr. Rod Nave.
In the early 2000s, various teaching and education facilitators made use of ''HyperPhysics'' material through projects
and organizations, and also publishers which use
SciLinks.
References
External links
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Physics Today
''Physics Today'' is the membership magazine of the American Institute of Physics. First published in May 1948, it is issued on a monthly schedule, and is provided to the members of ten physics societies, including the American Physical Society. ...
, volume=2023 , issue=4 , pages=0207a , language=EN , doi=10.1063/PT.6.4.20230207a, bibcode=2023PhT..2023d.207. , s2cid=257170424 , url-access=subscription
American educational websites
Physics websites