Marilyn Akins-Broome Community College

Marilyn Akins Instructor, Engineering Science/Physics/Physical Science Department
Broome Community College, P.O. Box 1017, Binghamton, NY 13902


Office: AT 109 Office Phone: (607)778-5117 Fax Number: (607)778-5334 Email: akins_m@mail.sunybroome.edu		Biographical Information

Courses
PHY 161 -- College Physics I
Introduction
General Syllabus
Lecture notes (outline)
Homework Solutions
PHY 162 -- College Physics II
PHS 117 -- Exploring the Physical World
Student Links
Physics' Textbook Publisher's Web Site
Additional Links
Physics Links
The American Institute of Physics is a major professional society for physicists. General information can be found at their news section. Check out their home page for more choices.
Another source of lots of different kinds of information is the American Association of Physics Teachers. Their home page offers a link to the American Journal of Physics.
CERN is one of the world's largest research laboratories. Check out their general information.
Fermi Lab's home page offers a tour and information about particle physics.
Another good source of information about particle physics comes from the Particle Data Group. A great summary is found in their particle physics chart.
The Particle Physics picture of the week is often interesting.
General Science Links
NASA's general web sites, lots of links to specifics at the bottom, including
NASA's site about shuttle flights and other satellites
Astronomy sites abound. One of my favorites is the Astronomy Picture of the Day
For the meteorologically minded, NOAA's home page gives you lots of choices.
You can check out Binghamton's weather or weather for other places
Fun Links
Genealogy is a hobby in my family. Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker offer information and lots of links to other sites. (Warning, some of the information on these sites requires membership or fees to access.) For general links, try Cindi's list. Also Genealogy Forums put you in touch with others working on particular names or in certain geographical locations.
I'm the advisor to the Chi Alpha Club on campus. Check out their home page with lots of links to other information.

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