Intro to Physics (Udacity)

Offered by Udacity,
Intro to Physics (Udacity)

Landmarks in Physics. Study physics abroad in Europe -- virtually! Learn the basics of physics on location in Italy, the Netherlands and the UK, by answering some of the discipline's major questions from over the last 2000 years.

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This unique class gives you the chance to see the sites where physics history was made and learn some of the subject's most captivating concepts.

What You Will Learn

Lesson 1
How can we measure the circumference of the Earth?

  • Basics of geometry and trigonometry.

Lesson 2
How do objects move?

  • Data analysis and kinematics.

Lesson 3
What causes motion?

  • Forces
  • acceleration
  • and Newton’s Laws.

Lesson 4
How can we use motion?

  • Work
  • energy
  • and simple machines.

Lesson 5
How can we determine our longitude at sea?

  • Simple harmonic motion.

Lesson 6
What is electricity?

  • Charge and electric fields.

Lesson 7
What is left to discover?

  • Modern physics and open questions.
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