Physics of the Everyday
Investigate everyday physics, from household objects to weather patterns.
Toilets
Water Towers
Refrigerators
Helicopter Toy
Water Contamination
Axe Throwing
BMX
Motocross
Tug of War
Skiing
Gymnastics: Spinning
Gymnastics: Flipping
Baseball: Hitting & Catching
Baseball: Throwing & Running
Fossil Fuels
Mammalian Caloric Intake
Solar Power
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Reactors
Dyson Sphere
Seasons
The Greenhouse Effect
Weather Systems
The Water Cycle
Hurricanes
Tides
Fluoridated Water
Airplanes
Traffic
Beam and Truss Bridges
Arch and Suspension Bridges
Skyscrapers
Queen of the Monsters
Bike Tracks
Blood Spatter
Auto Collisions
Stray Bullets
Stray Bullets in the Wind
Course description
Discover physics in unexpected places: from refrigerators and toilets, to traffic jams and water towers. By the end of this course, you'll use powerful ideas like forces, energy, and estimation to catch criminals, design bridges, and throw axes through the lens of a physicist.
Topics covered
- Estimation
- Forces
- Heat
- Kinematics
- Kinetic Energy
- Momentum
- Nuclear Physics
- Potential Energy
- Pressure
- Rotational Dynamics
- Torque
- Weather
Prerequisites and next steps
This course is enjoyed by anyone excited about actively learning how to think like a physicist! A nodding familiarity with basic concepts like heat, energy, and force will help.
Prerequisites
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