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 (fancois.foucart@unh.edu) 

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
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Physics 402 & 408 Video Library

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

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

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Doppler Effect - Khan Academy
Physics 402/408, Doppler Effect - Khan Academy video Learn More
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Doppler Effect - Alt Shift X
Physics 402/408, Doppler Effect - Alt Shift X video Learn More
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Ultrasound - AK Lectures
Physics 402/408, Ultrasound - AK Lectures video Learn More
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Ultrasound - Khan Academy
Physics 402/408, Ultrasound - Khan Academy video Learn More
Thumbnail for Khan Academy's video "Why do sounds get softer"
Decibel Scale - Khan Academy (Softer Sounds)
Physics 402/408, Decibel Scale - Khan Academy (Softer Sounds) Learn More
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Decibel Scale - Khan Academy
Physics 402/408, Decibel Scale - Khan Academy video Learn More
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Speed of Sound - Khan Academy (Relative)
Physics 402/408, Speed of Sound - Khan Academy (Relative) video Learn More
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Speed of Sound - Khan Academy
Physics 402/408, Speed of Sound - Khan Academy video Learn More
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Properties and Production of Sound - Khan Academy (Air)
Physics 402/408, Properties and Production of Sound - Khan Academy (Air) video Learn More
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Properties and Production of Sound - Khan Academy
Physics 402/408, Properties and Production of Sound - Khan Academy video Learn More

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

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The Eye and Corrective Lenses
Physics 402/408, The Eye and Corrective Lenses Learn More
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Mirrors
Physics 402/408, Mirrors Learn More
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Optical Instruments - The Microscope
Physics 402/408, Optics Learn More
Law of Reflection - Derek Owens Youtube video screenshot
Law of Reflection - Derek Owens
Physics 402/408, Law of Reflection - Derek Owens video Learn More

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

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

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