If you have two minutes, you can also learn what is string theory from a
Sorry, Steve, I just copied the description at Google's website and of course disagree with it! :-) For those who found the previous videos too complicated or separated from reality, here's a
but it is more physical than this blog, especially in the context of mechanics. Finally, you should certainly avoid searching for
because otherwise you may find a calculus tutorial by an MIT alumnus which could be a problem. ;-)