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HyperPhysics (2016)

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Re: HyperPhysics (2016)

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I have fond memories of this site. I used to refer to it extensively when I was in high school a decade ago. It's a great resource.

I used it a bit before that (2004-2006) but it was a great resource and then Wikipedia started really coming along. I think that now, however, it is a better resource than wikipedia when I want to double check something because of the simplicity as wikipedia articles have expanded quite a bit even on simple things.

Re: HyperPhysics (2016)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

no, cyclic in this context means that all macroscopic system variables (temperature etc) return to their initial conditions

Funny, I wasn’t aware we were aware of the initial conditions of the non-onservable universe.

Why wouldn’t they be different than the initial conditions of the observable universe?

Re: HyperPhysics (2016)

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Now I wish we had HyperChem, HyperCalculus, HyperBio, HyperEverything versions. Love it. Thanks for sharing OP.

They have some of that already: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Chemical/chemcon.... http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Biology/biocon.ht...

Re: HyperPhysics (2016)

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This is bringing back memories of my college physics class studying! Great website with simple bite-sized explanations of key topics in physics...

Also, they have for other fields too:

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/chemical/chemcon....

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/geophys/geophys.h...

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/biocon.ht...

Re: HyperPhysics (2016)

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I was keen to explore (even if it's a bit dated) but unfortunately the combination of mobile-browser and dark mode makes a bit of a mess of things.. (making it quite a bumpy ride) I wonder if there are any 'translations' to other formats around? "Second Law of Thermodynamics: In any cyclic process the entropy will either increase or remain the same." I need some clarity about what is meant by 'cyclic' here. Is it per…

Good physical examples are refrigerators or gas engines.

Re: HyperPhysics (2016)

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I have fond memories of this site. I used to refer to it extensively when I was in high school a decade ago. It's a great resource.

I used it a bit before that (2004-2006) but it was a great resource and then Wikipedia started really coming along. I think that now, however, it is a better resource than wikipedia when I want to double check something because of the simplicity as wikipedia articles have expanded quite a bit even on simple things.

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