All Episodes

Astrophysics and Cosmology: Crash Course Physics #46

Let's talk about astrophysics, cosmology and how our universe works.

Nuclear Physics: Crash Course Physics #45

Let's talk Einstein and Nuclear Physics. What does E=MC2 actually mean? Why is it useful?

Quantum Mechanics - Part 2: Crash Course Physics #44

Why is e=mc2 such a big deal? And what about this grumpy cat in a box and probability?

Quantum Mechanics - Part 1: Crash Course Physics #43

Shini introduces the idea of Quantum Mechanics and how it helps us understand light.

Special Relativity: Crash Course Physics #42

We've all heard of relativity, but what is it? How does it relate to light and motion?

Optical Instruments: Crash Course Physics #41

Shini talks to us about optical instruments and how they make magnification possible.

Spectra Interference: Crash Course Physics #40

We've learned about light and how to bend it to our will. But what can we LEARN from it?

Light Is Waves: Crash Course Physics #39

Light's behavior seems counterintuitive. That is, until you figure out light is a wave.

Geometric Optics: Crash Course Physics #38

Sunlight, moonlight, torchlight... They all work the same. Let's talk about light!

Maxwell's Equations: Crash Course Physics #37

Maxwell's Equations tell us a lot about electromagnetic interactions and physics.

AC Circuits: Crash Course Physics #36

We've talked about how AC circuits change voltage, but let's take a deeper look.

How Power Gets to Your Home: Crash Course Physics #35

Getting power at home is pretty amazing – and much more complicated than it may seem.

Induction - An Introduction: Crash Course Physics #34

Megneto helps Shini explain how induction works and why magnetism seems so complicated.

Ampère's Law: Crash Course Physics #33

Ampère was playing with wires when he discovered a fundamental law of electromagnetism.

Magnetism: Crash Course Physics #32

In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini takes us into the world of magnetism!

Capacitors and Kirchhoff: Crash Course Physics #31

Our last go-round inside a DC circuit! We’ll encounter junctions, loops, and capacitors!

Circuit Analysis: Crash Course Physics #30

What do series and parallel circuits have to do with Christmas lights?

Resistors & Batteries: Crash Course Physics #29

Batteries power much of your daily life, so today we're going to explore how they work.

Electric Current: Crash Course Physics #28

Shini explores electric current, voltaic cells, and how we get electric charge.

Voltage & Capacitors: Crash Course Physics #27

How do those defibrillators you see on TV actually work? Surprise! Physics can explain!

Electric Fields: Crash Course Physics #26

As we learn more about electricity, we have to talk about fields.

Electric Charge: Crash Course Physics #25

Moving on to our unit on the Physics of Electricity, it's time to talk about charge.

Engines: Crash Course Physics #24

One of the greatest inventions is the steam engine. But why?

Thermodynamics: Crash Course Physics #23

In this episode of Crash Course Physics, we explore thermodynamics and entropy.

The Physics of Heat: Crash Course Physics #22

Why does wearing a jacket in the cold keep your warmer?

Kinetic Theory: Crash Course Physics #21

In this episode, Shini explores sea level, kinetic theory, and phase changes.

Temperature: Crash Course Physics #20

In this episode of Crash Course, Shini talks about temperature and the ideal gas law.

The Physics of Music: Crash Course Physics #19

Music plays a big part in many of our lives, but how does it work?

Sound: Crash Course Physics #18

What is "sound" exactly?

Traveling Waves: Crash Course Physics #17

The more we learn about waves, the more we learn about a lot of things in physics.

Simple Harmonic Motion: Crash Course Physics #16

Bridges... bridges, bridges, bridges.

Fluids in Motion: Crash Course Physics #15

We continue our exploration of fluids and fluid dynamics.

Fluids at Rest: Crash Course Physics #14

Shini is very excited to start talking about Fluids.

Statics: Crash Course Physics #13

Statics is the study of objects when they're NOT accelerating.

Torque: Crash Course Physics #12

You may have herd about "Torque" in passing, but what is it really?

Rotational Motion: Crash Course Physics #11

Did you know that, at a certain point on a moving wheel... there's no motion?

Collisions: Crash Course Physics #10

A big part of physics is understanding collisions and how they're not all the same.

Work, Energy, and Power: Crash Course Physics #9

When you hear the word "Work" what is the first thing you think of?

Newtonian Gravity: Crash Course Physics #8

Shini sits down to talk about how Newtonian Gravity is more than a little important.

Uniform Circular Motion: Crash Course Physics #7

Did you know that centrifugal force isn't really a thing?

Friction: Crash Course Physics #6

In today's episode, Shini tells us about Static and Kinetic friction.

Newton's Laws: Crash Course Physics #5

I'm sure you've heard of Isaac Newton and maybe of some of his laws.

Vectors and 2D Motion: Crash Course Physics #4

Today we continue on our journey of understanding motion, direction, and velocity.

Integrals: Crash Course Physics #3

Shini introduces us to integrals, and how they're critical to studying physics.

Derivatives: Crash Course Physics #2

Shini talks us through derivatives and how calculus helps us to understand the world.

Motion in a Straight Line: Crash Course Physics #1

Shini Somara introduces us to the ideas of motion in a straight line.

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