This is a very interesting book which takes a very different look at Economics.
“Freakonomics is a book that will change the way you look at the world. It is not like an ordinary non-fiction book, it’s full of quirky facts and seemingly illogical truths. For example; which is more dangerous, a house with a pool or [...]
We have been working our way through an excellent introduction to chemistry – Mastering Chemistry by Peter Riley. It is very clearly presented and has questions in each section to check that you have understood the topic being covered.
We got ours from the Mornington Peninsula Library. It is also available from Amazon:
Mastering Chemistry by Peter [...]
The Australian Synchrotron site includes a lot of information about what synchrotrons are and what they are used for. It also includes resources for Teachers section that has VCE physics material.
http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/
Synchrotron Science
Resources [...]