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Since the days of Andreas Vesalius, humans have been fascinated with describing and accurately depicting various parts of the body in all of their intimate detail. In recent years, a number of enterprising souls have placed materials online that deal with both human anatomy and physiology. Scott Sheffield is one such individual, and he has drawn on his many years of university teaching to create this fine set of instructional diagrams, drawings, and related items. First-time visitors to the site can look over sections that address the skeletal system, the muscular system, and so on. Within each of these sections visitors can view detailed illustrations of various parts of the anatomy, such...
Authored by Paul Doherty, Pearl Tesler and Noel Wanner for Exploratorium, this site analyzes the physics of skateboarding in great detail. It goes into many...
This applet simulates the behavior of a simple RLC circuit with an AC voltage source. The user can change the period of the voltage source, the inductance, and...
This lesson provides an introduction to the world oil market and the United States' dependence on it. Topics include our current usage, sources, and the...
Due to the presence of dissolved gases such as carbon dioxide, rainfall is naturally acidic. The release of other gases and chemicals such as sulfur dioxide...
Soil is essential for life on Earth. It is needed for food, air, clothing and so much more. Discussion topics include the terms 'soil', 'dirt', and 'sediment',...
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