Where can I find lectures on classical mechanics online?

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High school students seeking online lectures on classical mechanics can find valuable resources from MIT, including various lecture sets available through a Google search. Notably, Walter Lewin's lectures, once part of MIT's OpenCourseWare, are now available on his personal YouTube channel, "Lectures by Walter Lewin." Lewin is highly regarded for his engaging teaching style and expertise in physics. His channel features playlists for different courses, making it a great resource for students preparing for competitions like the IPhO. Utilizing these lectures can significantly enhance understanding and appreciation of classical mechanics.
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I am a high school student looking for some amazing lectures online to study classical mechanics for a regional qualifying camp for ipho.
 
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A Google search for "MIT classical mechanics" will give you several sets of lectures from MIT at various levels.
 
While i don't think you are in a need of them now but i will write it for the people who come on this thread for the same question.
Just search Youtube Lectures by Walter lewin.
As you might know Walter lewin was a prof. at MIT and is a renowned physicist and widely regarded as the most amazing lecturer of this time. Due to some problems his lecture videos were taken off from MIT OCW and youtube but he uploaded them in his own channel by the name of "Lectures by walter lewin. They will make you *heart emoji* physics".
So check out that channel along with the playlist he created for different courses.
 

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