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Key Equations and Concepts from 'The Landscape of Theoretical Physics: A Global View'

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Introduction to Units

  • Guided course
    Metric Prefixes
    06:06
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    Rewriting in Scientific Notation
    02:55
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    Introduction to Units & the SI System
    03:18

Unit Conversions

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    Unit Conversions
    07:46

Newton's First & Second Laws

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    Newton's 1st Law
    04:46
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    Solving for Forces Using Newton's Second Law
    04:58
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    Intro to Forces & Newton's Second Law
    06:54

Forces & Kinematics

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    Liftoff!
    03:36
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    Solving Motion Problems with Forces
    05:29

Vertical Forces & Acceleration

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    Lowering a Load of Bricks
    05:07
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    Vertical Forces And Acceleration in the Y-axis
    06:28
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    Weight Force & Gravitational Acceleration
    07:32

Forces in 2D

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    2D Forces in Horizontal Plane
    08:21
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    Solving an Unknown 2D Force
    06:03
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    2D Forces in Horizontal and Vertical Planes
    06:58

Equilibrium in 2D

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    Traffic Signal
    08:45
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    2D Equilibrium Problems
    06:11

Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs

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    Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs
    08:01

Intro to Energy & Kinetic Energy

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    Intro to Energy & Types of Energy
    04:10

Intro to Calculating Work

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    Work by a 2D Push/Pull
    04:41
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    Work Done on Curvy (Not straight) Paths
    02:30
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    Work Done By Friction
    04:29

Net Work & Work-Energy Theorem

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    The Work-Energy Theorem
    04:10
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    Calculating Net Work
    06:58
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    Net Work & Constant Speed
    03:01

Power

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    Power
    06:00
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    Power of Pushing a Box
    04:27
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    Power of a Winch on an Incline
    06:14

Intro to Conservation of Energy

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    Conservation Of Total Energy & Isolated Systems
    05:42
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    Systems & Conservative vs. Non-Conservative Forces
    08:25
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    Conservation Of Mechanical Energy
    06:24

Intro to Momentum

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    Intro to Momentum
    05:17
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    Momentum in 2D
    04:15

Intro to Conservation of Momentum

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    Conservation Of Momentum
    05:58
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    Total Momentum of a System of Objects
    03:18

Types of Collisions

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    Overview of Collision Types
    04:47

Elastic Collisions

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    Intro To Elastic Collisions
    08:56
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    Head-On Elastic Collision
    07:05
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    Special Equations in Elastic Collisions
    08:24

Intro to Moment of Inertia

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    Moment of inertia of Earth
    05:06
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    Intro to Moment of Inertia
    11:47
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    Inertia of planet of known density
    04:58

Moment of Inertia via Integration

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    Moment of Inertia of A Non-Uniform Disk
    07:01
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    Finding Moment Of Inertia By Integrating
    11:43

Moment of Inertia of Systems

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    Inertia of disc with point masses
    04:12

Moment of Inertia & Mass Distribution

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    Moment of Inertia & Mass Distribution
    03:42

Intro to Rotational Kinetic Energy

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    Mass of re-designed flywheel
    03:21
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    Intro to Rotational Kinetic Energy
    06:07

Torque & Equilibrium

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    Pin holding a horizontal bar
    02:33
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    Balancing a bar with a force
    06:05
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    Torque & Equilibrium
    10:13

Intro to Simple Harmonic Motion (Horizontal Springs)

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    Example
    04:07
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    Example
    03:26
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    Example
    02:09

Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion

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    Example
    03:56
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    Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
    07:02
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    Example
    06:46

Intro to Waves

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    Example 1
    03:02
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    Intro to Waves and Wave Speed
    07:19

Velocity of Transverse Waves

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    Example 1
    03:07
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    Velocity of Waves on a String
    03:48
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    Solving Problems with Waves on Strings
    05:51

Wave Intensity

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    The Inverse-Square Law for Intensity
    05:26
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    Wave Intensity
    02:32
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    Example 1
    04:28

Sound Intensity

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    Example 1
    06:43
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    Sound Intensity Level and the Decibel Scale
    04:25

The Doppler Effect

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    The Doppler Effect
    07:40

Electric Charge

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    Charge of Atom
    01:06
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    Electric Charge
    05:37
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    Electrons In Water (Using Density)
    04:32

Charging Objects

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    Charging Objects
    06:36

Charging By Induction

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    Charging By Induction
    03:59

Conservation of Charge

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    Conservation of Charge
    05:43

Coulomb's Law (Electric Force)

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    Electroscope (Find Charge)
    07:09
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    Coulomb's Law
    09:52
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    Exploiting Symmetry
    03:49

Electric Field

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    Balancing a Pendulum in Electric Field
    05:23
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    Electric Field Above Two Charges (Triangle)
    04:49
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    Zero Electric Field due to Two Charges
    06:55

Electric Potential

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    Potential Due To Point Charges
    07:31
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    Electric Potential
    07:33
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    Potential Difference Between Two Charges
    07:04

Work From Electric Force

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    Work due to Electric Force
    14:21
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    Speed of Electron in Electric Field
    05:32
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    Work to Bring Two Charges From Infinity
    04:39

Capacitors & Capacitance

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    Capacitors & Capacitance (Intro)
    08:02

Intro To Dielectrics

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    Partial Dielectrics
    04:59
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    Intro To Dielectrics
    06:25

How Dielectrics Work

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    How Dielectrics Work
    02:42

Dielectric Breakdown

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    Dielectric Breakdown
    04:32

Intro to Current

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    Intro to Current
    05:38

Resistors and Ohm's Law

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    Current Through Unknown Resistor
    02:33
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    Resistance and Ohm's Law
    03:07
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    Resistivity & Resistors in Circuits
    05:25

Power in Circuits

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    Power in Circuits
    06:18

Kirchhoff's Junction Rule

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    Kirchhoff's Junction Rule
    04:08

Solving Resistor Circuits

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    Solving Resistor Circuits
    17:24
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    Find Current of One Resistor
    01:49

Kirchhoff's Loop Rule

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    How to Check Your Work (Kirchhoff's Rules)
    6:58
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    Direction of Current in Loop Equations
    09:49
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    Solving Circuits with Multiple Sources
    12:35

Magnets and Magnetic Fields

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    Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Dipoles
    05:30
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    Compasses and Earth's Magnetic Field
    11:32
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    How Magnets Work
    04:20

Force on Moving Charges & Right Hand Rule

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    Force on Moving Charges & Right Hand Rule
    19:11
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    Force on Charge Moving at an Angle
    06:21

Circular Motion of Charges in Magnetic Fields

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    Circular Motion of Charges in Magnetic Fields
    11:33

Magnetic Force on Current-Carrying Wire

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    Magnetic Force on Current-Carrying Wire
    09:57
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    Find Force on Current-Carrying Wire at an Angle
    08:48

Force and Torque on Current Loops

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    Torque on a Loop at an Angle
    05:03
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    Force and Torque on Current Loops
    12:54

Magnetic Field Produced by Moving Charges

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    Magnetic Field Produced by Moving Charges
    10:47

Magnetic Field Produced by Straight Currents

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    Find Zero Magnetic Field
    07:55
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    Magnetic Field Produced by Straight Currents
    12:33
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    Find Field due to Two Perpendicular Currents
    06:51

Magnetic Force Between Parallel Currents

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    Magnetic Force Between Parallel Currents
    10:11

Magnetic Force Between Two Moving Charges

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    Magnetic Force Between Two Moving Charges
    09:08

Magnetic Field Produced by Loops and Solenoids

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    Magnetic Field Produced by Loops and Solenoids
    13:54
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    Designing a Solenoid (Total Length of Wire)
    03:50
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    Find How Many Loops in a Solenoid
    01:48

Toroidal Solenoids aka Toroids

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    Toroidal Solenoids aka Toroids
    11:47

Biot-Savart Law with Calculus

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    Magnetic Field due to Finite Wire
    07:59
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    Biot-Savart Law with Calculus
    04:53

Ampere's Law (Calculus)

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    Ampere's Law with Calculus
    05:21
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    Magnetic Field Inside a Solenoid
    05:22

Intro to Induction

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    Introduction to Induction
    05:42

Magnetic Flux

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    Magnetic Flux of a Rotating Ring
    04:27
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    Magnetic Flux
    04:52

Faraday's Law

  • Guided course
    Current in a Circuit with a Changing Magnetic Field
    09:10
  • Guided course
    Faraday's Law
    09:26

Lenz's Law

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    Lenz's Law
    11:07
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    Lenz's Law for a Long Straight Wire
    06:36

Motional EMF

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    Motional EMF
    09:57
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    Forces on Loops Exiting Magnetic Fields
    07:19

Transformers

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    Transformers
    03:00
  • Guided course
    Example
    02:12

Mutual Inductance

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    Mutual Induction
    12:59

Self Inductance

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    Self-Inductance of a Toroid
    07:28
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    Self Inductance
    07:58

Inductors

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    Inductors in Circuits
    07:10

LR Circuits

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    Unknown Resistance in an LR Circuit
    03:07
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    LR Circuits
    07:50

LC Circuits

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    Energy in an LC Circuit
    10:07
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    Oscillations in an LC Circuit
    04:26
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    LC Circuits
    11:31

LRC Circuits

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    LRC Circuits
    09:40
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    Amplitude Decay in an LRC Circuit
    04:24

Alternating Voltages and Currents

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    AC Circuit Graphs
    04:35
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    Alternating Voltages and Currents
    07:49

RMS Current and Voltage

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    RMS Current and Voltage
    07:14

Phasors

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    Phasors
    08:32
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    Converting Between a Function and a Phasor
    03:16

Resistors in AC Circuits

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    Resistors in Parallel in an AC Circuit
    02:32
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    Resistors in AC Circuits
    03:12

Phasors for Resistors

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    Phasors for Resistors
    04:11

Capacitors in AC Circuits

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    Capacitors in AC Circuits
    07:09
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    Current in a Parallel RC AC Circuit
    03:45

Phasors for Capacitors

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    Phasors for Capacitors
    04:32

Inductors in AC Circuits

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    Inductors and Graphs
    03:36
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    Inductors in AC Circuits
    07:14

Phasors for Inductors

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    Phasors for Inductors
    03:33

Impedance in AC Circuits

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    Impedance of a Parallel LR AC Circuit
    02:45
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    Impedance in AC Circuits
    08:40

Series LRC Circuits

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    LRC Circuits in Series
    05:55

Resonance in Series LRC Circuits

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    Resonance in Series LRC Circuits
    05:23

Power in AC Circuits

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    Power in AC Circuits
    05:37

Intro to Electromagnetic (EM) Waves

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    Introduction to Electromagnetic (EM) Waves
    05:22
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    Intro to EM Waves Example 1
    02:14
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    Introduction to Electromagnetic (EM) Waves - Speed of Light
    06:57

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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    The Electromagnetic Spectrum
    06:06

Intensity of EM Waves

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    Intensity of EM Waves
    08:26
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    Intensity of EM Waves Example 1
    06:50
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    Intensity of EM Waves Example 2
    07:11

Wavefunctions of EM Waves

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    Wavefunctions of EM Waves
    09:48
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    Wavefunctions of EM Waves Example 1
    03:10

Radiation Pressure

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    Radiation Pressure Example 1
    07:06
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    Radiation Pressure
    07:51
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    Radiation Pressure Example 2
    06:29

Polarization & Polarization Filters

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    Introduction to Polarization
    05:32
  • Guided course
    Multiple Polarizers & Malus's Law
    09:47
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    Polarization & Polarization Filters Example 1
    09:15

The Doppler Effect of Light

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    The Doppler Effect (Light)
    06:03

Ray Nature Of Light

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    Ray Nature of Light
    10:30

Reflection of Light

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    Law of Reflection
    06:25

Index of Refraction

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    Example 1
    06:06
  • Guided course
    Index of Refraction
    03:46

Refraction of Light & Snell's Law

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    Snell's Law
    07:59
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    Example 1
    06:15

Total Internal Reflection

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    Total Internal Reflection
    05:29

Ray Diagrams For Mirrors

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    Ray Diagrams for Plane Mirrors
    06:06
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    Ray Diagrams for Convex Mirrors
    07:49
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    Ray Diagrams for Concave Mirrors
    12:04

Mirror Equation

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    Example 1
    04:11
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    Mirror Equation
    09:03

Refraction At Spherical Surfaces

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    Refraction at Spherical Surfaces
    05:51

Ray Diagrams For Lenses

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    Ray Diagrams for Diverging Lenses
    06:12
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    Ray Diagrams for Converging Lenses
    06:37

Thin Lens And Lens Maker Equations

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    Example 2
    04:53
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    Lens Maker Equation
    05:38
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    Example 1
    03:25

Diffraction

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    Diffraction
    08:44

Diffraction with Huygen's Principle

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    Diffraction with Huygen's Principle
    14:47

Young's Double Slit Experiment

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    Young's Double Slit Experiment
    12:00
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    Unknown Wavelength of Laser through Double Slit
    05:42

Single Slit Diffraction

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    Single Slit Diffraciton
    12:33
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    Number of Dark Fringes on a Screen
    09:05

Inertial Reference Frames

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    Inertial Reference Frames
    14:10

Special Vs. Galilean Relativity

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    Special Vs. Galilean Relativity
    17:25

Consequences of Relativity

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    Proper Frames and Measurements
    07:49
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    Length Contraction for a Muon from the Atmosphere
    07:37
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    Time Dilation for a Muon from the Atmosphere
    04:32

Lorentz Transformations

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    Lorentz Transformations of Position
    14:16
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    Lorentz Transformations of Velocity
    13:39