About this course: An introduction to physics in the context of everyday objects.
Created by: University of Virginia
Taught by: Louis A. Bloomfield, Professor of Physics
| Commitment | 11 hours of videos and assessments |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Korean, German, Urdu, Russian, Hebrew, Spanish, Hindi, Japanese |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Course Introduction
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1 video, 2 readings, 1 practice quiz
WEEK 2
Skating
Professor Bloomfield examines the principle of inertia through skate boarding. Objects at rest tend to remain at rest while objects in motion, tend to remain in motion. Why does a stationary skater remain stationary? Why does a moving skater tend to continue...
7 videos
Graded: Skating
WEEK 3
Falling Balls
Professor Bloomfield examines the physics concepts of gravity, weight, constant acceleration, and projectile motion working with falling balls.
8 videos
Graded: Falling Balls
WEEK 4
Ramps
Professor Bloomfield examines the physics concepts of Newton's third law including conserved quantities, support forces, work, energy, and mechanical advantage working with ramps.
7 videos
Graded: Ramps
WEEK 5
Seesaws
Professor Bloomfield illustrates the physics concepts of rotational versus translational motion, Newton's law of rotation, and 5 physical quantities: angular position, angular velocity, angular acceleration, torque, and rotational mass using seesaws.
8 videos
Graded: Seesaws
WEEK 6
Wheels
Professor Bloomfield illustrates the physics concept of frictional forces through experiments with wheels.
8 videos
Graded: Wheels
WEEK 7
Bumper Cars
Professor Bloomfield examines the physics concepts of momentum, impulse, angular momentum, angular impulse, and the relationship between potential energy and force using bumper cars.
7 videos
Graded: Bumper Cars
WEEK 8
Final
This is the final exam.
1 video
Graded: Final Assessment
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Ratings and Reviews
Really this course is worth for every physicist to get to now about working of things in day to day life
Excellent course, enjoyed the professor's lecture style. Also,learned and understand far more about the physics of how things worked then I did before taking this course!
A must course to take! Learning How Things Work is a fun experience!
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A really good starter on the concepts of mechanics by an inspired teacher.