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An introduction to physics in the context of everyday objects....

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IP

Mar 29, 2022

Loved this course I thought it was a great course for the Introduction to Physics. It was easy enough to understand and Lu had a strong passion for what he was teaching. All in all great course. 10/10

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Sep 25, 2023

Wonderful course, I enjoyed every second. It opened my eyes to get insight and understand many topics on which I wasn't clear. Completely different to all previous experiences. Would highly recommend.

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By Kateryna S

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Nov 1, 2015

Demosntrations involved in the course is a great way to understand the material, thanks a lot) enjoyed your style and manner of lecturing

By Sylvia H

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Aug 16, 2020

Lou was really helpful and I learned physics quite quickly thanks to him.

Knowing this physics is a start to help me get to my dream job.

By Susie M

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Dec 5, 2022

Wonderful introduction into mechanical physics. Challenging, sometimes difficult, but always interesting and relevant to everyday life.

By Kasuntha M

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Jan 30, 2021

Great course to learn about How Things Work with physics and highly recommend this course. Thank you for offering this valuable course.

By Terry S

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Aug 15, 2022

Very helpful in the understanding of basic physics. It's been 20 years since I've studied this stuff and Lou made it very accessible!

By Caedmon R

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Feb 10, 2022

Professor Bloomfield did a great job at explaining everything. By the end of the course, I understood most of the material very well.

By Ayman T

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May 9, 2021

This course gave me an insight on how things work It has also helped me to boost my interest for this amazing subject that is Physics.

By rita

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Jun 10, 2016

If my high school teachers were like this I might had ended up physicist. Great videos, engaging style, good explanations. I loved it!

By Ккк К

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Dec 1, 2022

An excellent course! Videos are interesting and engaging, and I like how some basic physics concepts arises from everyday experience.

By Pulvio T C G

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Jan 19, 2021

I liked this course. It was very interesting about the experiments. I think is very important the experiments in the physics subject.

By James P

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Nov 22, 2020

Fantastic course, and a great way to try to explain physics through the use of common objects. Lou is a great and engaging professor.

By Dominika K

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May 20, 2017

What the course really focuses on is understanding of physics. I like this idea because I feel overwhelmed by calculations at school.

By Abilkhair K

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Sep 28, 2020

The language is simple and it is nearly imposiible to not understand at least first 4 weeks(I struggled a bit beginning from wheels)

By Sudipti A

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May 31, 2016

The professor is really informative and thoroughly explains the concepts. It's a great course to take as an introduction to Physics.

By Mohamed S B

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Nov 24, 2023

Very nice course. The way of delivering content is the best I've ever experienced. Thanks to Coursera and the Instructor Dr. Louis.

By Nihariekha P

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Jan 22, 2018

the course was very easy to understand and special kudos to Professor Bloomfield for the way he taught and explained the concepts.

By María L L

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May 16, 2021

Awesome course. The teacher has great teaching skills so everything can be completely understood and connected to other knowledge.

By Fernando G M G

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Dec 27, 2020

Excelent course. Great charisma from the professor, easy to follow and even if you dominate this topics, you will learn something.

By 20-UPH-034 T S

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Aug 29, 2020

A good start for mechanical physics. Easy lecture, so that i can easily correlate them with corresponding mathematical equation

By Jim L

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Feb 6, 2024

This was a very good entry to physics. The course work was very clearly explained and is a great entry into studying physics.

By Theodore C

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Jun 8, 2020

I love this class!!!

It is so fun that students never get bored!!!

I wish i could give this class more than 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!

By madhu s

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Nov 1, 2016

Very interesting, simple and fun. Thankyou Professor Lou and look forward to more such videos on mechanical physics from you.

By Priska M

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May 31, 2023

Such an amazing course! Highly recommend it! Prof. Lou is a genius in that he makes complicated things easier to understand.

By AKANKSHA N N

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Dec 4, 2020

How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics.

This course was really interesting and it helps to improve my Physics.

Thank you.

By Miguel A C O

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Jan 12, 2019

¡Excelente! Muy ameno y repleto de contenido. Felicitaciones y muchas gracias al profesor Bloomfield y su equipo de trabajo.