PHYS 402 & 408

Welcome to the PHYS 402 & 408 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.foucalt@dos5.net

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@dos5.net

Physics 402 & 408 Video Library

Physics 402/408, Forced Oscillations and Resonance Learn More
Physics 402/408, Driven Oscillations and Resonance - A Level Physics video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Damped Oscillations - Tabitha Buehler video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Damped Oscillations - AK Lectures video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Energy in a Spring - AK Lectures (Example) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Energy in a Spring - AK Lectures videos Learn More
Physics 402/408, Pendulums - AK Lectures video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Pendulums - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Young's Modulus - A Level Physics video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Young’s Modulus - AK Lectures video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Hooke's Law - AK Lectures (work) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Hooke's Law - AK Lectures video Learn More

Physics 402/408, Wave Interference - Bozeman Science video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Wave Interference - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, String Theory - ScIQ video Learn More
Physics 402/408, String Theory - Tech Insider video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Standing Waves - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Standing Waves - Bozeman Science video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Transverse and Longitudinal Waves - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Transverse and Longitudinal Waves - expertmathstutor video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Waves - Khan Academy (Equations) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Waves - Khan Academy video Learn More

Physics 402/408, Doppler Effect - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Doppler Effect - Alt Shift X video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Ultrasound - AK Lectures video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Ultrasound - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Decibel Scale - Khan Academy (Softer Sounds) Learn More
Physics 402/408, Decibel Scale - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Speed of Sound - Khan Academy (Relative) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Speed of Sound - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Properties and Production of Sound - Khan Academy (Air) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Properties and Production of Sound - Khan Academy video Learn More

Physics 402/408, Snell's Law - Khan Academy Example video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Snell's Law - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Ray Model of Light - Christian Horner video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Ray Model of Light - Emily Kroutil video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Thin Film Interference - Cogverse Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Thin Film Interference - Khan Academy (part 1 of 2) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Split Diffraction - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Split Diffraction - AK Lectures video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Double Slit Experiment - Khan Academy (Part 2) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Double Slit Experiment - Khan Academy (Part 1) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, What is Light? - Kurzgesagt video Learn More
Physics 402/408, What is Light? - Crash Course video Learn More

Physics 402/408, The Eye and Corrective Lenses Learn More
Physics 402/408, Mirrors Learn More
Physics 402/408, Law of Reflection - Derek Owens video Learn More

Physics 402/408, Thermodynamics - Khan Academy (example) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Thermodynamics - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Conduction and radiation - Taylor B video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Conduction and radiation - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Specific Heat - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Specific Heat - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408 Gasses - Teacher's Pet video Learn More
Physics 401/407, Gases - Crash Course video Learn More

Physics 402/408, Static Electricity - Bill Nye video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Faraday's Law - Khan Academy (example) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Faraday's Law - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Ohm's Law - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Ohm's Law - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Batteries - Crash Course (discussion) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Batteries - TED-Ed video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Magnetism - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Magnetism - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Electrical Potential Energy - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Electrical Potential Energy - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Electric Fields - Khan Academy video Learn More
Physcics 402/408, Electric Fields - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Static Electricity - TED-Ed video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Coulomb's Law - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Coulomb's Law - Khan Academy video Learn More

Physics 402/408, AC and DC circuits - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, AC and DC circuits - DC Resistors Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Kirchoff's Law - Khan Academy (example) video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Kirchoff's Law - Crash Course video Learn More
Physics 402/408, Circuits in series and in parallel - London Jenks Learn More
Physics 402/408, Circuits in series and in parallel - Crash Course video Learn More