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Free online coursePhysics for beginners

Duration of the online course: 1 hours and 57 minutes

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Build confidence in physics fast with a free online course that explains forces, balance, and real-world motion—study at your pace and sharpen problem-solving.

In this free course, learn about

  • Core beginner physics concepts: forces, motion, and basic problem-solving approaches
  • Center of mass vs. base of support: stability when COM lies above contact point
  • Tipping conditions and how torque causes an object to rotate and fall over
  • Identifying forces in a truck scenario: weight, normal force, and friction/traction

Course Description

If physics has ever felt like a wall of formulas, this beginner-friendly course helps you turn it into something you can actually use. You will learn to look at everyday situations and translate them into simple physical ideas: why objects stay upright or topple, how forces combine, and how to reason through a problem even when you are not sure where to start. Instead of memorizing, you will build intuition and a clear method for thinking like a physicist.

The lessons focus on core concepts that show up constantly in school exams and real life. You will explore balance and stability through the idea of the center of mass, understanding what changes when it sits above or outside the support point. This makes it easier to predict whether something will rest safely, tip over, or need extra support. You will also practice identifying all the forces present in a scenario, such as when analyzing a vehicle on a road, so you can set up correct diagrams and avoid common mistakes.

Because the course is free and online, it fits easily into your schedule. Short videos guide you through the reasoning step by step, and the exercises help you test your understanding right away. Over time, you will get faster at breaking down problems, choosing the right assumptions, and explaining your conclusions clearly. By the end, you should feel more comfortable approaching new physics questions, whether you are catching up, preparing for tests, or starting your journey in science and engineering.

Course content

  • Video class: Physics for Beginners 1h57m
  • Exercise: _What happens when the center of mass of an object is above the point of contact with the surface it's resting on?
  • Exercise: _What are the three forces acting on the truck in the given scenario?

This free course includes:

1 hours and 57 minutes of online video course

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Course comments: Physics for beginners

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My first Physics course ever and I’m still doing many. I loved it and many things I had to know for my new Physics courses I learned here like Forces.

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