If you want to pass your university Physics I course, PhysicsGraph will make sure that happens. We cover the same material as the majority of Physics I undergraduate courses — from kinematics and Newton's laws through energy, momentum, and rotational motion.
Start Before Your Course Begins (The Ideal Scenario)
The best time to start PhysicsGraph is before your class begins. Get ahead, and you look like a genius when the semester starts.
The benefits go beyond grades. You're immune to bad teachers. Missing a day of class doesn't tank your understanding. And when you've demonstrated excellence early, you're more likely to land the best research positions, TA opportunities, and recommendations.
Already Mid-Semester? Here's What Makes Us Different
Let's say you're already in the middle of a course with a test coming up.
Most study resources will happily feed you content you're not ready for. You don't really understand it, but your passing familiarity with the concepts pushes your grade from a D to a C. Then you forget everything and do even worse on the next test.
PhysicsGraph works differently. We make sure you've filled in any gaps in your prerequisite knowledge before moving on to harder topics. You can take a diagnostic test to prove what you already know and skip ahead — but after that, you must complete any prerequisite topics before tackling more advanced material.
This is inconvenient if you have a test tomorrow. We know.
But here's the tradeoff: you'll actually understand what you learn through PhysicsGraph, and you'll carry that knowledge through your entire science or engineering career.
How to Move Through PhysicsGraph as Fast as Possible
It's not uncommon for PhysicsGraph students to binge through an entire unit in a single day. To be honest, this isn't ideal for long-term retention — if you skip the spaced reviews, you will forget what you binged — but it does offer hope if finals are a week away.
There's also a shortcut most students don't know about: instead of following your learning menu, go to the Knowledge Graph and manually select any unlocked topic. You still need to complete the prerequisites, but this lets you choose your own path — skipping advanced topics in earlier units so you can reach this week's test material faster.
We're also building a feature that lets you set any topic as a "target," which will automatically prioritize the fastest path to that topic while still respecting the learning science behind our system.
When PhysicsGraph Isn't the Right Tool (Yet)
"As fast as possible" isn't always fast enough. Truly learning physics — in a way you'll keep for your entire life — takes time.
If you have a test in the next 24 hours, we recommend you use whatever half-assed resource you've been using and hope it bumps your grade just enough to pass. Then, immediately after the test, come to PhysicsGraph and start your real learning journey.