How to Understand Physics Intuitively?

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How to develop an intuition for physics? How to prepare for physics competitions? How to understand physics intuitively? How to study physics? These are all questions I address in this video!

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MIT's Introductory Physics Courses by Prof. Walter Lewin
8.01 (Classical Mechanics): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyQSN7X0ro203puVhQsmCj9qhlFQ-As8e&si=Hm4NQ61xnNeXMmkV
8.02 (Electricity and Magnetism): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyQSN7X0ro2314mKyUiOILaOC2hk6Pc3j&si=g1JAS8gGUtJb2aW9
8.03 (Vibrations and Waves): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyQSN7X0ro22WeXM2QCKJm2NP_xHpGV89&si=QB1GGDSsfWWlsuVP

Stanford's Theoretical Minimum Courses by Leonard Susskind: https://theoreticalminimum.com/courses

The Feynman Lectures on Physics: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu

Irodov Problems in General Physics: https://ia800709.us.archive.org/1/items/IrodovProblemsInGeneralPhysics/Irodov-Problems_in_General_Physics.pdf

Physics Competition problems and solutions:
1. International Physics Olympiad:
- https://ipho.olimpicos.net
- https://www.ipho-new.org/documentations/#past-ipho-problems-and-solutions

2. US Physics Olympiad (USPhO) problems: https://www.aapt.org/physicsteam/2020/pastexams.cfm

3. Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO): https://apho.olimpicos.net

4. German Physics Olympiad (International PhysikOlympiade): https://www.scienceolympiaden.de/ipho

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▬ Timestamps ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - How does intuition work?
3:18 - Where does intuition come from?
4:57 - How to understand advanced physics intuitively?
7:18 - Example problem: the potential energy trick
11:51 - This is why you're struggling to understand physics intuitively
12:53 - Best resources for intuition (intermediate and advanced level)
13:23 - MIT physics intro by Walter Lewin
14:16 - Stanford theoretical physics courses by Leonard Susskind
15:04 - Caltech Feynman lectures on physics
15:36 - Problem solving practice: Irodov problems in general physics
16:04 - Problem solving practice: physics olympiads and competitions
16:26 - Best resources for intuition (beginner level)

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