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Ising Model Unit by High Performance Computing for K-12 Education, Caltech
http://oscar.cacr.caltech.edu/Hrothgar/Ising/intro.html
Great site for learning about the Ising model for the first time. Brief, clear, and thorough.

The Metropolis Algorithm by Andrew Williamson, Theory of Condensed Matter Lab at University of Cambridge
http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~ajw29/thesis/node18.html
Well explained. One can use this site to learn more about the Metropolis algorithm.

Ising Model by Peter Young, Physics Department, UCSC
http://bartok.ucsc.edu/peter/java/ising/keep/ising.html
A Java applet running a simulation of Ising model where you can play by setting different temperatures and observing phase transition. A brief explanation of the Ising model and an overview of observations from the in silico experiment.

Ising Model and its Applications by Boris Veytsman and Michael Kotelyanskii, Penn State Polymer Physics Group
http://www.plmsc.psu.edu/~www/matsc597c-1997/phases/Lecture3/index.html
Detailed and clear mathematical explanations. A source for basic, but thorough information.

Ernest Ising Obituary by Department of Physics, Bradley University
http://www.bradley.edu/las/phy/personnel/isingobit.html
Gives some facts about life of Dr. Ernest Ising.  Interesting.

Monte Carlo Methods in Statistical Physics

Mark E. Newman, M. E. Newman, G. T. Barkema

Oxford University Press

Awesome book. There is a lot of depth and length to it of course, but you can learn things even by just reading a few pages.

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