The textbook used in DEVS 193 is meant for non-science students in an introductory physics class. The authors are professors from the University of Montana, and include numerous examples and explanations to demonstrate to students how we use physics everyday.
Kirkpatrick/Francis. Physics: A world view. Brooks/Cole (2007).
The class text actually did not cover Snell's law, which is why we cover it in lab. Most introductory physics books do discuss refraction at length and I used the following one to help with this website.
Halliday/Resnick. Fundamentals of Physics. John Wiley and Sons (1970).
The two upper level physics texts used for the Electomagnetism portion are both classic books known by every physics student to make it past the introductory level.
Griffiths, David. Introduction to Electrodynamics. Prentice Hall (1999).
Jackson, J.D. Classical Electrodynamics, Second Edition. John Wiley and Sons (1975).
Information about HAARP came from an informal tour I attended at the HAARP site in Gakona, Alaska on 18 April 2009 and from their webpage.
No author listed. HAARP:High Frequency Auroral Research Program. 22 February 2009. Air Force Research Laboratory. 26 April 2009. www.haarp.alaska.edu
The idea for this pre-lab came in part from reading this book on physics education research and ways to engage students in the classroom.
Knight, Randall K. Five Easy Lessons:Strategies for Successful Physics Teaching. Addison Wesley (2004).
The lab itself is a (much) simplified version of a lab designed by Water CAMPWS, which is an NSF funded project that develops systems to purify water, and publishes water-related educational materials on the web.
No author listed. Refraction and Reflection. Water CAMPWS (2006).
If you have never programmed before and large books are intimidating, this one is a good place to start.
Castro, Elizabeth. Creating a Web Page with HTML. Peachpit Press (2005).
At some point the large reference book becomes necessary as well, and this is the one I used.
Duckett,Jon. Beginning Web Programming with HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Wiley Publishing (2008).
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The equations are from images generated by the Hamline University Physics Department Latex Equation Editor created by Professor Andy Rundquist.
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