Intro to Physics
Offered By: Udacity
Course Description
Overview
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.
Syllabus
- How can we measure the circumference of the Earth?
- Basics of geometry and trigonometry.
- How do objects move?
- Data analysis and kinematics.
- What causes motion?
- Forces, acceleration, and Newton’s Laws.
- How can we use motion?
- Work, energy, and simple machines.
- How can we determine our longitude at sea?
- Simple harmonic motion.
- What is electricity?
- Charge and electric fields.
- What is left to discover?
- Modern physics and open questions.
Taught by
Andy Brown
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