Dot Physics Courses

Intro to Tracker Video Analysis with the xkcd Gravity World

Explore video analysis techniques using Tracker software to examine the physics of xkcd's gravity world simulation.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Physics Problem: How High Does This Rocket Travel?

Explore rocket motion physics: calculate flight time, max altitude, and impact velocity using kinematics and quadratic equations.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Lagrangian Mechanics: Sliding Bead on a Tilting Wire - Python Model

Explore Lagrangian mechanics through a frictionless bead on a tilting wire, with Python modeling and visualization.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Physics Problem: Two Pucks Collide - Final Speed and Angle Calculation

Solve a complex physics problem involving colliding pucks using conservation of momentum principles and vector analysis.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Moment of Inertia for a Ring About an Axis in the Plane of the Ring

Derive the moment of inertia for a ring rotating about an axis in its plane, with Python code implementation included.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Using Python and SymPy to Solve a Mass on a Rotating Hoop Problem

Utilize Python and Sympy to solve complex physics problems, focusing on a mass rotating on a hoop using Lagrangian mechanics and differential equations.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Lagrangian Mechanics: The Half Atwood Machine

Solve the equation of motion for a half Atwood machine using Lagrangian mechanics, exploring advanced physics concepts.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Solving the Brachistochrone Problem with Random Numbers

Discover the fastest path for a frictionless bead using random numbers to solve the Brachistochrone problem in physics.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Finding the Path of Shortest Time for Three Different Velocities

Explore optimal path-finding across surfaces with varying travel speeds using Python and random number generation.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Orbital Motion in Polar Coordinates - Differential Equations and Numerical Solutions

Explore orbital motion using polar coordinates, deriving equations and implementing numerical calculations in Python to visualize and analyze celestial mechanics.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Bungee Jump Physics - How Far Will the Mass Travel Before Stopping?

Explore the physics of bungee jumping through a work-energy problem, calculating the stopping distance of a mass connected to a spring when dropped.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Verifying Kepler's Second Law with Python and Physics

Model planetary orbits and verify Kepler's 2nd Law using Python, demonstrating equal area sectors in equal time periods through orbital motion simulations and sector area calculations.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Comparing Trigonometric and Exponential Solutions to the Simple Harmonic Oscillator

Explore different solution methods for the simple harmonic oscillator equation, comparing trigonometric and exponential approaches and deriving constants using initial conditions.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Sketching a Phase Space Plot for a Simple Harmonic Oscillator

Explore phase space plots for simple harmonic oscillators through hands-on coding and visualization techniques.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Half Atwood Machine with an Extra Pulley

Explore the dynamics of a modified Atwood machine, analyzing acceleration in a complex pulley system with frictionless surfaces and varying masses.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video