Are you a high school or an undergrad physics student on a look for YouTube channels to supplement your classes? Well, I’ll give you my personal favorites that have generally been of great help to me and hopefully, they’ll be of great help to you!
This list of physics channels is meant to feel like an online classroom. They cover topics that are meant to be taught in school in almost the same format, but with a far more engaging and exciting approach, if you would rather read, I have also compiled a list of the 25 best physics websites for students.
Lectures by Walter Lewin
This channel comprises lectures by Professor Lewin between the fall of 1999, spring of 2002, and fall of 2004 at MIT. It covers descriptive and well-demonstrated topics in Classical Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Vibrations and Waves. The channels also include links to lecture notes, assignments/solutions, and exams/solutions.
Lectures by Professor Lewin are some of the popular ones on YouTube and were my personal favorite while studying physics. While you are at it, you may want to check out MIT OCW and For the Allure of Physics.
PhysicsHigh
This channel covers topics in the ‘high-school’ physics category, although sometimes it may skew toward undergrad. This channel is perfect for students looking to expand their knowledge beyond the class and get a better grip on the underlying concepts.
Physics with Elliot
This is one of my favorite YouTube channels. The explanations, animations, pace, and tone are all perfectly synced. Making even the most “math-heavy” topics seem manageable.
Physics Explained
This channel offers short video explainers on various high school physics topics. The lectures are brief, practical, and easy to understand.
Physics Girl
This channel reimagines physics ideas in new, exciting, and engaging ways. Think of it as a “Mr Beast” version of a physics channel. This is highly recommended for those seeking a practical and theoretical demonstration of physics concepts.
Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky
Another easy-to-understand educational physics channel that can be a huge addition to supplement your physics knowledge beyond the classroom. It also has plenty of topics in high school and undergrad physics to give you a pool of options to choose from.
Flipping Physics
This channel feels like a class – but way more engaging and entertaining. It is run by three tutors and contains lecture-oriented videos on various topics, from significant figures to electromagnetism. If you consider yourself a “slow learner”, you may want to check this out!
Professor Dave explains
Well, Professor Dave knows a lot of science stuff. So he explains it, with simplicity and clarity. Combining video animation, graphics, and narration, he explains everything – from scalars and vectors all the way to modern astrophysics. Once you maneuver to the physics playlist, you should be able to get “almost” all your educational needs.
DrPhysicsA
Typically, when you haven’t understood something in a physics class, you go over to the desk of one of the smarter kids to help explain things to you. This smart kid usually pulls up a paper and a pen and starts scribbling equations on as he explains stuff to you. Well, that is what this channel feels like.
Armed with a pen and paper (of course, there is the camera and microphone), this tutor revises all of high school physics and delves into undergrad physics. It doesn’t look like it has been updated in a while, but I would highly recommend you check it out if you are a student.
Minute Physics
Going with the description, “cool physics and other cool science”. This channel lives up to its name.
While it may not follow the usual step-by-step curriculum approach of learning physics. It does feel like a classroom in the sense that ideas are well articulated and delivered. It may not have all the topics that you are searching for, but it is a good resource to check out!
