Physics & Math YouTubers

Some actual good physics content is out there...

I made the following list for my advanced undergraduate quantum mechanics course, and it took a lot of time to compile, so I figured I should share it more broadly. It is a collection of YouTubers who I had mentioned in that class.

As with most social media, the large fraction of content is not worth one’s time. However, there’s also some great content out there. The first two here are among my favorites, and Mr. P. Solver is good, too:

• Vihart: self-described “mathemusician.” She is probably my favorite math or physics YouTuber. Some of her videos evoke an emotional reaction in me. Here's some of my favorites:

  • 9.999... reasons that .999... = 1

  • How many kinds of infinity are there?

  • Proof some infinities are bigger than other infinities

  • Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant

  • What is up with Noises? (The Science and Mathematics of Sound, Frequency, and Pitch)

  • Hexaflexagons

• 3Blue1Brown: a master in python animation and excellent expositor of complicated topics. I discovered him in his great explainer of bitcoin blockchain. Here’s some more math & physics ones that are excellent:

  • Some light quantum mechanics (with minutephysics) 

  • The more general uncertainty principle, beyond quantum

  • Visualizing the Riemann zeta function and analytic continuation

  • But what is the Fourier Transform? A visual introduction.

• Mr. P. Solver: he mostly solves canonical physics systems using python. He's highly enthusiastic... Here’s some specifically quantum mechanics ones:

  •  2D Schrodinger Equation Numerical Solution in Python

  • Time-Dependent Schrodinger Equation in Python: Two Different Techniques

  • Quantum Addition of Angular Momentum in Python: Obtaining the Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients

And, if you just want a great explainer of the history and fundamentals of interpreting quantum mechanics, I highly recommend Sean Carroll's talk to The Royal Institution. Plus, practically everything Kurzgesagt produces is excellent.