Zach Star
What does a Physics major do? (Part 1 Curriculum and Subfields)
Physics majors study the universe, from electrons and protons to supergiant stars. As a physics major you will take A LOT of math and apply complex formulas to the problems at hand. Physics majors don't just learn the equations that...
Bozeman Science
Elementary Charge
In this video Paul Andersen explains how electric charge is quantized and how the smallest unit of charge is 1.6x10^-19 C, or the elementary charge. Robert Millikan discovered the elementary charge using the oil drop experiment....
SciShow
Why Do People Say We've Reached the End of Physics?
Our fundamental picture of the universe seems pretty nearly complete these days, to the point that some people are suggesting that we’ve arrived at some version of “the end of physics.” And sure, physics is at a turning point, but it...
Science360
NSF Physics Frontiers Centers The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
NSF-funded Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs) are pushing the frontiers of science across the disciplines of physics. The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) tackles the big questions in cosmology — dark matter, dark energy and...
Let's Tute
Introduction to Physics
This video introduces the world of physics by explaining how it is involved in our everyday lives through examples such as sound, heat, friction, gravity, magnetism, force, electricity, light, and atoms. It defines physics as the study...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why neutrinos matter - Silvia Bravo Gallart
Elementary particles are the smallest known building blocks in the universe-and the neutrino is one of the smallest of the small. These tiny neutrinos can tell us about the furthest reaches and most extreme environments of the universe...
TED Talks
TED: An 8-dimensional model of the universe | Garrett Lisi
Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the most beautiful 8-dimensional model of elementary particles and forces...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Scott Hebert - Student Engagement
Scott Hebert is a teacher in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. He is a Top Fifty Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize.Scott began his career immediately out of university as an elementary Physical Education specialist for a school in...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Katherine Mangum - The Global Monster Project
Katherine Mangum currently teaches 5th-grade physical science and works with the 6th-grade First Lego League robotics team, G.I.R.L.S., at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, VA. She also serves as president-elect of the Virginia...
Curated Video
The Higgs boson and beyond at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014
The Higgs boson and beyond exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014. Bill Murray, University of Warwick. Sudarshan Paramesvaran, University of Bristol. Monica D'Onofrio, University of Liverpool. Sasha Nikitenko,...
Bozeman Science
Conservation of Charge in Reactions
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the charge is conserved in nuclear reactions. When elementary particles are created or destroyed in a reaction the net change in charge will remain constant. Alpha, beta -, and beta+ decay are all...
Bozeman Science
Calculating the Electric Force
In this video Paul Andersen explains how you can use Coulomb's Law to determine the electric force between two charges. In Physics 1 students should be able to calculate the force between two charges and in Physics 2 students should be...
MinutePhysics
Feynman's Lost Lecture (ft. 3Blue1Brown)
Check out Grant’s channel: 3blue1brown. This video recounts a lecture by Richard Feynman giving an elementary demonstration of why planets orbit in ellipses. See the excellent book by Judith and David Goodstein, "Feynman's lost lecture”,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The basics of the Higgs boson - Dave Barney and Steve Goldfarb
In 2012, scientists at CERN discovered evidence of the Higgs boson. The what? The Higgs boson is one of two types of fundamental particles and is a particular game-changer in the field of particle physics, proving how particles gain...
3Blue1Brown
Feynman's Lost Lecture (ft. 3Blue1Brown)
This video recounts a lecture by Richard Feynman giving an elementary demonstration of why planets orbit in ellipses. See the excellent book by Judith and David Goodstein, "Feynman's lost lecture”, for the full story behind this lecture,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Katherine Mangum - Teachers Make a Difference - My Grandfather
Katherine Mangum currently teaches 5th-grade physical science and works with the 6th-grade First Lego League robotics team, G.I.R.L.S., at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, VA. She also serves as president-elect of the Virginia...
Bozeman Science
Magnetic Force
In this video Paul Andersen explains how a charge particle will experience a magnetic force when it is moving through a magnetic field. The right-hand rule is described as a method for determining the direction of the force. The...
Neuro Transmissions
What Is Sound?
Have you ever wondered about what sound is? How do we hear it? Why is it important? Wonder no more. With Alie Astrocyte as your guide, we go through the physics of sound, how our brain hears it, and why it's important for navigating the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Brian Gravel - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. D.
Brian Gravel is an assistant professor and director of Elementary Education in the Department of Education. Beginning in 2011, Brian and colleagues developed the Elementary STEM M.A.T. program, which prepares elementary school teachers...
Curated Video
Higgs Boson (The God Particle) and Higgs Field Explained in Simple Words
The Higgs boson is a wave, ripple or disturbance in an invisible, all-permeating field called the Higgs field. In the year 1964, Peter Higgs, François Englert and four other scientists proposed a rather unique idea to explain why certain...
World Science Festival
Rebooting the Cosmos: Is the Universe the Ultimate Computer?
As computers become progressively faster and more powerful, they’ve gained the impressive capacity to simulate increasingly realistic environments. Which raises a question familiar to aficionados of The Matrix—might life and the world as...
Bozeman Science
Fundamental Particles
In this video Paul Andersen explains how at the smallest level all matter is made of fundamental particles; including quarks, electron, photons and neutrinos. He explains how understanding the properties of these particles allows us to...
Bozeman Science
Positive and Negative Charge
In this video Paul Andersen explains how all objects contain positive and negative charge. Neutral objects contain an equal amount of positive and negative charges. Charged objects have more positive or negative charges. Like charges...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Stephen Wolfram - Computational Thinking
Stephen Wolfram, (born August 29, 1959, London, England), English physicist and author best known for his contributions to the field of cellular automata and the development of Mathematica, an algebraic software system, and Wolfram...