Ask HN: Free online physics courses/lectures for non-physicists?

3 points by rblion 3y ago ↗ HN

I don't know why but all of a sudden I am fascinated by the physics of everything again.

Studying this field inspires me creatively at all levels, hopefully something I make will positiviely impact life on Earth.

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mudrockbestgirl 3y ago ↗

I recommend The Theoretical Minimum [0].

[0] https://theoreticalminimum.com/courses

aslak 3y ago ↗

https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/ - a programming dive into classical mechanics

dev_0 3y ago ↗

Elon Musk said physics is useful for him

jschveibinz 3y ago ↗

A list of educational resources for physics:

https://www.compadre.org/osp/search/browse.cfm?browse=j

https://www.myphysicslab.com/

https://iwant2study.org/ospsg/index.php/interactive-resource...

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/research

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/browse

Have fun.

jschveibinz 3y ago ↗

And this recent post:

http://www.algodoo.com/

ThrowawayR2 3y ago ↗

I'd suggest Goodstein's acclaimed video course "The Mechanical Universe", which covers introductory level of physics for undergraduate students. Caltech provides the videos for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8_xPU5epJddRABXqJ5h5...

Be aware that this course assumes knowledge of basic calculus, as any realistic course would.