Suggested preparation: Fluid mechanics, calculus and quantitative modeling.
Optional preparation: Free Yale Course: Fundamentals of Physics II.
About this course
Study fluid-physics models of airborne disease transmission. These archived academic videos use COVID-19 examples to connect particles, ventilation and indoor mixing; they are not current public-health guidance.
Topics and lesson examples
- Course overview of physics of COVID-19 transmission
- Transfer of respiratory pathogens: Viral deactivation in aerosols (ASIDE)
- Epidemiological models: Incubation-enhanced spreading
- Safety guideline for COVID-19: Reopening schools or businesses
- Course conclusion
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Professional — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 49 |
| Video duration | 8h 55m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Fluid mechanics, calculus and quantitative modeling.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Beginner
Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Airborne Disease Transmission and Fluid Physics | Professional | Course overview of physics of COVID-19 transmission · Transfer of respiratory pathogens: Viral deactivation in aerosols (ASIDE) · Epidemiological models: Incubation-enhanced spreading | 8h 55m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Yale Course: Fundamentals of Physics II | Intermediate | Electromagnetism · Circuit reasoning · Optics | 29h 48m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Yale Course: Fundamentals of Physics I | Intermediate | Mechanics · Mathematical modeling · Quantitative reasoning | 28h 44m of video; practice time is additional |
| High School Physics: Free Course | Beginner | Physics models · Motion analysis · Forces and momentum | 7h 39m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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