Undergraduate Physics Education
Teach the physics, not just calculations
Prepare students for classroom and career success by building physical intuition
- Make concepts and solutions visual, animated and interactive
- Create and customize interactive demonstrations and virtual labs
- Lighten cognitive load from calculations with automated solvers
- Accessible data analysis, machine learning and model building
- Automatically generate, deploy and score assessments
- Bridge from beginning concepts to research-caliber skills
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Teach problem solving and computational thinking across the entire physics curriculum
Interactivity & Visualization
Bring key concepts to life through interactive models and dynamic visualizations, allowing students to manipulate parameters, simulate systems and see equations evolve in real time for deeper conceptual understanding.
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Interactivity & Visualization
Bring key concepts to life through interactive models and dynamic visualizations, allowing students to manipulate parameters, simulate systems and see equations evolve in real time for deeper conceptual understanding.
Automate Calculations
Unlock your students' physical intuition by freeing concepts from computational details in vector and matrix operations, algebra and calculus.
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Automate Calculations
Unlock your students' physical intuition by freeing concepts from computational details in vector and matrix operations, algebra and calculus.
Demonstrate Basic Concepts
Make physics tangible through simulation and interactive visualization, turning abstract ideas into physical insight.
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Demonstrate Basic Concepts
Make physics tangible through simulation and interactive visualization, turning abstract ideas into physical insight.
Dimensions, Units & Data
Work with physical units and dimensions, enabling unit conversion, dimensional analysis and error checking for accurate scientific computation.
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Dimensions, Units & Data
Work with physical units and dimensions, enabling unit conversion, dimensional analysis and error checking for accurate scientific computation.
Vectors & Classical Mechanics
Work with linear and angular motion, momentum, force and energy in two and three dimensions.
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Vectors & Classical Mechanics
Work with linear and angular motion, momentum, force and energy in two and three dimensions.
Electromagnetism & Circuits
Use dynamic simulations and symbolic computation to illuminate concepts from forces and fields to circuits, waves and more.
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Electromagnetism & Circuits
Use dynamic simulations and symbolic computation to illuminate concepts from forces and fields to circuits, waves and more.
Quantum Physics
Solve problems and visualize results across a wide range of quantum concepts, including entanglement, superposition and wave-particle duality.
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Quantum Physics
Solve problems and visualize results across a wide range of quantum concepts, including entanglement, superposition and wave-particle duality.
Statistics & Thermodynamics
Illustrate basic principles over a range of thermodynamic concepts, from the heat equation to the ideal gas law.
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Statistics & Thermodynamics
Illustrate basic principles over a range of thermodynamic concepts, from the heat equation to the ideal gas law.
Physics for Every Domain
Teach everything: fluid mechanics, astrophysics, biophysics, solid-state physics and more.
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Physics for Every Domain
Teach everything: fluid mechanics, astrophysics, biophysics, solid-state physics and more.
Prior Knowledge Building
Bridge the preparation gap with free interactive courses in math and physics from Wolfram U.
Full Course: Introduction to CalculusFull Course: Introduction to Multivariate CalculusFull Course: Introduction to Linear AlgebraFull Course: Introduction to Differential EquationsFull Course: Introduction to Partial Differential EquationsFull Course: Introduction to Laplace TransformsFull Course: Introduction to Special FunctionsFull Course: Introduction to Complex Analysis
Prior Knowledge Building
Bridge the preparation gap with free interactive courses in math and physics from Wolfram U.
Step-by-Step Solutions
Guide students with solutions built by experts.
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Step-by-Step Solutions
Guide students with solutions built by experts.
Engineering Applications
Design, simulate, optimize and analyze complex real-world systems efficiently.
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Engineering Applications
Design, simulate, optimize and analyze complex real-world systems efficiently.
Publish & Share Content
Instantly share reproducible, computable notebooks with our expert community and your students.
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Publish & Share Content
Instantly share reproducible, computable notebooks with our expert community and your students.
Design & Deploy Assessments
Automatically create and grade assessments at scale, while integrating with your learning management system.
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Design & Deploy Assessments
Automatically create and grade assessments at scale, while integrating with your learning management system.
For Students
Get certifications while learning, become a student ambassador or engage in a summer research program.
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For Students
Get certifications while learning, become a student ambassador or engage in a summer research program.
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