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The Students Web - Important Education websites

Here are some important websites for online education.

Physics

• Physics Forums - www.physicsforums.com :This is an excellent area for physics loversto connect with each other, share knowledge and help one another with problems. The homework help section is a great place for physics students to seek assistance with tricky problems that elude solutions.
  
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• Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  
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• Glenbrook South Physics Home Page: An excellent site for all physics student, this is a creation of the physics tutors at Glenbrook South High School. This site offer all the tools that make the study of physics interesting to students.
  
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• M Casco Associated Physics Online Course
  
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• Massacusetts Institute of Technology Department Of Physics OpenCourseWare
  
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• Light and Matter : This site is the creation of Benjamin Crowell, a physics and astronomy Teacher at Fullerton College in California. On offer at this site are freely downloadable textbooks under the titles Newtonian Physics, Conservation Laws, Vibration and Waves, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics and The Modern Revolution in Physics. These books form the Light and Matter series of intoductory physics.
  
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• Physics applets :On this page, Dr. Schneider has offered Java Applets that can be used to better understand various physics concepts.
  
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• Flash Animation for Physics :This website is the creation of David M Harrison, Department of Physics, University of Toronto. It Offers 89 Flash animations as learning aids. The animations have been categorised topic wise and some topics covered include Chaos, Classic Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Nuclear Physics, Optics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Sound Waves, Vectors and Waves.

How can I receive grants or loans to go to college?

To apply for grants or loans to go to college, complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ). The U.S. Department of Education's student financial assistance programs include:

• Grants: Financial aid you do not have to repay.
  
• Work-study: Financial aid you earn while enrolled in school that will help pay your educational expenses.
• Loans: Financial aid you borrow that you must repay with interest.

You can apply for student financial assistance by completing and submitting the FAFSA online. To obtain a hard copy of the FAFSA, call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (EST). For more information, or to request additional publications on student financial assistance such as the Student Guide and Funding Your Education, call 1-800-433-3243 or download the publications at Student Aid on the Web. Additional resources about scholarships, including general information, a scholarship checklist and a free scholarship search service, are available at Student Aid on the Web.

The Department also administers the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, through state education agencies. Additional resources about scholarships, including general information, a scholarship checklist and a free scholarship search service, are available at Student Aid on the Web .

How do I determine if a school is accredited by the U.S. Department of Education?

The U.S. Department of Education does not accredit colleges, universities or other postsecondary institutions. Accreditation in the U.S. is done by "accrediting agencies" -- private regional or national associations that have adopted criteria reflecting the qualities of a sound educational program and have developed procedures for evaluating institutions or programs to determine whether or not they are operating at basic levels of quality. Below is additional information about accreditation:

Accreditation in the United States provides more information on accreditation and the list of recognized accrediting agencies.

• The U.S. Department of Education now has a website that provides access to a master list of accredited colleges, universities, and career and trade schools. The database lists approximately 6,900 postsecondary educational institutions and programs, each of which is accredited by an accrediting agency or state approval agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a "reliable authority as to the quality of postsecondary education."
  
• The U.S. Department of Education recommends that the database be used as one source of qualitative information and that additional sources of qualitative information be consulted.
  
• The fact that a college or postsecondary institution is accredited does not guarantee that credits or degrees earned at that institution will transfer to another institution or be recognized by a potential employer. Acceptance of students or graduates is always the prerogative of the receiving institution or employer.
  
• To determine if a school or program is going to meet your needs, in addition to checking the accreditation status, contact any institutions to which you might be interested in transferring, prospective employers and, if possible, visit the school.
  
• The Federal Trade Commission has also released a publication for hiring managers and human resources professionals, Avoid Fake-Degree Burns by Researching Academic Credentials . This resource provides information on the Department of Education's accreditation database and other tools to help assess academic credentials. It also identifies red flags that indicate a job applicant's claimed academic credentials could be bogus.
  

For more information, see details on accreditation.

Where can I go to get help with my homework?

There are plenty of online resources to assist with any number of issues regarding homework.

• http://www.free.ed.gov/ Provides free teaching and learning resources.
  
• http://www.wikipedia.org Is and online encyclopedia that covers most any subjects and can be a vital informational gathering tool.
  
• There are many more resources available online and in any public library.
  
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Where should I go to find a college?

If you do not already have a college in mind and would like to do a general college search based on your criteria, http://www.anycollege.com/ is the place for you to begin your search.

How do I apply for scholarships?

A college education is one of the most important investments you will make toward your future. Below are valuable resources to help find, apply for and earn scholarship dollars to apply to college expenses.

AnyCollege.com: Apply for the $2,000 AnyCollege.com Scholarship and you will then be directed to FastWeb , a free scholarship search website.

FastWeb.com : Find college financial aid, conduct a scholarship search with its scholarship search engine, and get the money you need to pay for college.

CollegeToolKit.com: A comprehensive website containing a scholarhip search, as well as articles and advice about preparing for college.

ScholarshipExperts.com: Search service for scholarships in the United States, with customized results. Includes articles about researching and applying for college funding.

Plus many more local and national scholarships available at http://www.scholarshipprograms.org/