Astrophysics and Cosmology: Crash Course Physics #46

9m 15s

In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini sits down to talk about Astrophysics and Cosmology. By using what we've learned this year, we can come to understandings about our universe. Understandings that open ideas to us to help us grasp how our universe works. Join us for this final episode of Crash Course Physics as we head into the final frontier.

Episodes

  • Astrophysics and Cosmology: Crash Course Physics #46: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Astrophysics and Cosmology: Crash Course Physics #46

    S1 E46 - 9m 15s

    In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini sits down to talk about Astrophysics and Cosmology. By using what we've learned this year, we can come to understandings about our universe. Understandings that open ideas to us to help us grasp how our universe works. Join us for this final episode of Crash Course Physics as we head into the final frontier.

  • Nuclear Physics: Crash Course Physics #45: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nuclear Physics: Crash Course Physics #45

    S1 E45 - 10m 19s

    It's time for our second to final Physics episode. So, let's talk Einstein and Nuclear Physics. What does E=MC2 actually mean? Why is it so useful to us as physicists and humans? In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini sits down to go over the basics of it all.

  • Quantum Mechanics - Part 2: Crash Course Physics #44: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Quantum Mechanics - Part 2: Crash Course Physics #44

    S1 E44 - 9m 2s

    e=mc2... it's a big deal, right? But why? And what about this grumpy cat in a box and probability? In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini attempts to explain a little more on the topic of Quantum Mechanics.

  • Quantum Mechanics - Part 1: Crash Course Physics #43: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Quantum Mechanics - Part 1: Crash Course Physics #43

    S1 E43 - 8m 38s

    What is light? That is something that has plagued scientists for centuries. It behaves light a wave... and a particle... what? Is it both? In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini introduces the idea of Quantum Mechanics and how it helps us understand light. Also, there's this thing called the ULTRAVIOLET CATASTROPHE!

  • Special Relativity: Crash Course Physics #42: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Special Relativity: Crash Course Physics #42

    S1 E42 - 8m 25s

    So we've all heard of relativity, right? But... what is relativity? And how does it relate to light? And motion? In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini talks to us about perspective, observation, and how relativity is REALLY weird!

  • Optical Instruments: Crash Course Physics #41: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Optical Instruments: Crash Course Physics #41

    S1 E41 - 9m 56s

    How do lenses work? How do they form images? Well, in order to understand how optics work, we have to understand the physics of light. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini talks to us about optical instruments and how they make magnification possible.

  • Spectra Interference: Crash Course Physics #40: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Spectra Interference: Crash Course Physics #40

    S1 E40 - 8m 21s

    Light is everywhere … but it’s not as predictable as you might think. It’s a wave that travels in straight lines, yet it also reflects off of surfaces, refracts through various materials, and generally changes direction all the time! We’ve learned how to bend light to our will, with lenses and mirrors, but it’s time to take a step back and ask what we can LEARN from light.

  • Light Is Waves: Crash Course Physics #39: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Light Is Waves: Crash Course Physics #39

    S1 E39 - 9m 41s

    The way light behaves can seem very counterintuitive, and many physicists would agree with that, but once you figure out light waves it all starts to make more sense! In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini shows us how we know that light exists as a wave and why that's really cool!

  • Geometric Optics: Crash Course Physics #38: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Geometric Optics: Crash Course Physics #38

    S1 E38 - 9m 26s

    Sunlight, moonlight, torchlight, and flashlight... They all come from different places, but they’re the very same thing: light! It’s what makes it possible for us to see the world around us, so it’s worth a close, hard look. For instance, how does light travel? When you flip that switch in the bathroom to brush your teeth, how does light move from the light bulb, to the mirror, and into your eyes?

  • Maxwell's Equations: Crash Course Physics #37

    S1 E37 - 9m 26s

    In the mid-1800s, Scottish physicist James Maxwell thought something interesting was going on with electric fields. So he decided to assemble a set of equations that held true for all electromagnetic interactions. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini talks to us about Maxwell's Equations and how important they are to our understanding of Physics.

  • AC Circuits: Crash Course Physics #36: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    AC Circuits: Crash Course Physics #36

    S1 E36 - 9m 53s

    We've talked about AC Circuits, but now it's time to delve into the world of AC Circuits (or Alternating Currents). We’ve talked about how they change voltage, which helps transmit electricity over long distances, but there’s so much more to the physics of AC circuitry.

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