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Physics 1: Mechanics

Motion, forces, energy, momentum and rotation, with calculus.

Motion, forces, energy, momentum and rotation, with calculus. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and real work confirmed by people. Course 1 of the Varsity Curriculum: Physics.

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How this is verified: 5 are checked automatically, then confirmed by one person; 1 is confirmed by people who saw the work.

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Learn Differentiation (MIT Calculus 1A)

Maths you need first (reused from the Mathematics curriculum; optional here).

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2 milestones

  1. 1Do the course work in public
  2. 2Show a derivative at work in code
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Physics 1: Mechanics

Course 1: 3 units and your own piece.

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4 milestones

  1. 1Motion and Newton's laws
  2. 2Energy and momentum
  3. 3Rotation and gravity
  4. 4Measure g with a pendulum

Resources for this path

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Free MIT course: video lessons, an online textbook and problem sets.

Free open textbook (CC BY 4.0). Read chapters 1–13.

The no-calculus route through the same topics, for younger and IB learners.

Free recorded lectures with problem sets and exams.

Free to read online. Extra reading: Feynman's own take on mechanics, energy and rotation.