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Intro to Physics: Landmarks in Physics

Udacity

1 recommender · 1 thread · recommended in 1 year, 2012 · score 0.7

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An introductory physics course from Udacity that walks through landmark discoveries in physics, from measuring the Earth's circumference through kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, simple harmonic motion, electricity, and modern physics.

One commenter recommends it as a starting point for learning physics and says they are having a lot of fun with it while halfway through.

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  1. Recommendsninthfrank072012in “Ask HN: How can I start learning physics?”

    I recommend you the "Intro to Physics: Landmarks in Physics" course made by Udacity (http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/ph100/CourseRev/1). I'm currently halfway through it and I'm having a lot of fun doing it! Here's the syllabus of the course:

    Unit 1: How can we measure the circumference of the Earth? Basics of geometry and trigonometry

    Unit 2: How do objects move? Data analysis and kinematics

    Unit 3: What causes motion? Forces, acceleration, and Newton’s Laws

    Unit 4: How can we use motion? Work, energy, and simple machines

    Unit 5: How can we determine our longitude at sea? Simple harmonic motion

    Unit 6: What is electricity? Charge and electric fields

    Unit 7: What is left to discover? Modern physics and open questions

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