PHYS 401 & 407

Welcome to the PHYS 401 & 407 resource page! A list of major topics and subtopics are listed below. The videos are carefully selected for quality of content, depth of coverage, and alignment with course material. Use the videos to preview, review, or enhance your understanding of course content.

Physics Help Center

  • The Physics Help Center provides support for PHYS 401/402/407/408 students. Staffed by Physics Faculty, Graduate students, and Society of Physics Students. Work on homework problems and get help if you get stuck.  
  • Location: DeMeritt 238 and online via Zoom
  • Hours: Consult the schedule
  • Contact: Francois Foucart (francois.foucart@faroor.com

Physics Honor Society

  • Society members work at the Physics Help Center
  • Students are welcome to email the Physics Honor Society directly to find tutors for 1:1 sessions; may have a fee for service
  • Location: Online
  • Contact: Anderson Steckler (anderson.steckler@faroor.com

Physics 401 & 407 Video Library

Frame of Reference - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Frame of Reference - Khan Academy video Learn More
Speed vs. Velocity - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Speed vs. Velocity - Khan Academy video Learn More
Distance vs. Displacement - NinetyEast video Learn More
Distance vs. Displacement - Khan Academy video Learn More
Vectors vs. Scalars - NinetyEast video Learn More
Vectors vs. Scalars - Khan Academy video Learn More
SI Units & Conversions- Teacher's Pet video Learn More
Physics 401/407, SI Units & Conversions - Crash Course video Learn More

Motion Graphs II - When the Bleep Are We Going to Use That? video Learn More
Motion Graphs II - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Motion Graphs I - Bozeman Science video Learn More
Motion Graphs I - Khan Academy video Learn More
Acceleration - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Acceleration - Khan Academy video Learn More
Instantaneous Velocity - Krista King - using derivatives video Learn More
Instantaneous Velocity - Khan Academy video Learn More

Projectile (2D) Motion - Crash Course video Learn More
Projectile (2D) Motion - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Kinematic Strategy - Khan Academy video Learn More
Kinematic Strategy - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Free Fall - Flipping Physics video Learn More
Free Fall - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Kinematics Equations - Crash Course video Learn More
Kinematics Equations - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More

Friction - Flipping Physics - formula video Learn More
Friction - Flipping Physics - intro video Learn More
Normal Force in Elevator - TedEd video Learn More
Normal Force in Elevator - Khan Academy video Learn More
Free Body Diagrams - Matt Anderson video Learn More
Free Body Diagrams - Nerdstudy video Learn More
Normal Force - Nerdstudy (also see part 2) video Learn More
Normal Force - Khan Academy video Learn More
Newton's Laws - Crash Course up to 6:00 video Learn More
Newton's Laws - TedEd video Learn More

Physics 401/407, Solving JEE Pulley Problems Learn More
Problem Solving Strategy - Michael Kocher video Learn More
Pulleys - Khan Academy - pulley on table video Learn More
Pulleys - Khan Academy video Learn More
Tension - Flipping Physics video Learn More
Tension - Khan Academy (see part 2) video Learn More
Inclined Planes - Crash Course video Learn More
Inclined Planes - Khan Academy video Learn More
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces - FuseSchool video Learn More
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces - Khan Academy video Learn More

Mass vs. Weight - Flipping Physics videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRSJ8w8FrDw Learn More
Mass vs. Weight - Khan Academy video Learn More
Gravity - Crash Course video Learn More
Gravity - Khan Academy video Learn More
Centripetal Force Problems - Khan Academy 2 video Learn More
Centripetal Force Problems - Khan Academy video Learn More
Uniform Circular motion - Crash Course video Learn More
Uniform Circular motion - DoodleScience video Learn More

Energy Summary - Flipping Physics video Learn More
Energy Summary - Crash Course video Learn More
Conservative Forces - Khan Academy - Friction video Learn More
Conservative Forces - Khan Academy video Learn More
Conservation of Energy - Khan Academy video Learn More
Conservation of Energy - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Power - Flipping Physics video Learn More
Power - Khan Academy video Learn More
Work - Khan Academy - Work & Energy video Learn More
Work- Khan Academy video Learn More
Kinetic & Potential Energy - DoodleScience video Learn More
Kinetic & Potential Energy - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More

2D Momentum - DrPhysicsA video Learn More
2D Momentum - Matt Anderson video Learn More
Force vs. Time Graphs - Bozeman Science video Learn More
Force vs. Time Graphs - Khan Academy video Learn More
Elastic/Inelastic Collisions - Crash Course video Learn More
Elastic/Inelastic Collisions - Khan Academy video Learn More
Linear Momentum & Impulse - Bozeman Science video Learn More
Linear Momentum & Impulse - Khan Academy video Learn More

Physics 401/407, Angular Momentum - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Angular Momentum - Bozeman Science video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Inertia - Matt Anderson video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Inertia - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Tangential vs. Angular units - Professor Dave Explains video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Tangential vs. Angular units - Flipping Physics video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Rotational Motion - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Rotational Motion - Bozeman Science video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Torque - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Torque - Bozeman Science video Learn More