Course content

In the Christmas lecture in December 2012, a variety of physical phenomena were explained with the title ‘99 Experiments with Candles’, with one or more candles playing the leading role in each experiment. From these 99 experiments, 10 particularly impressive ones were selected, which are used in this course to teach the fundamentals of physics.

Learning goals

This course aims to spark participants’ curiosity and interest in physics. Furthermore, it aims to help them gain an understanding of certain physical processes and to highlight the fact that physics is ever-present in everyday life, with its opportunities and risks in equal measure.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required.

Course schedule

The course runs for 5 weeks and is divided into 5 chapters. In each chapter, an experiment is described and demonstrated using two short videos, so that the theoretical background is easier to understand through the practical experiments. After watching the video, you can test your lightbulb moments using multiple-choice questions.

For actively participating in the course you will receive an automatic confirmation of participation (certificate) which includes your username, the course title, course duration as well as the hours required to complete the course. We want to point out that this certificate merely confirms that the user answered at least 75% of the self-assessment questions correctly.

This work by Gernot Pottlacher is licenced under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.