University physical experiment is a compulsory basic course for the science and engineering students in the university. To activate students’ enthusiasm in learning and make students master the basic methods and skills of physical experiment, the physical experiment teaching should comply with era development and establish a kind of innovative teaching system to cultivate creative students. This paper discusses the necessity and advantages of the teaching method by applying network and multimedia technology for the teaching of university physical experiment. This method would make full use of network and multimedia technology to activate the students’ initiative and creativity in learning, enhance the students’ efficiency in learning and boost the quality in physical experiment teaching.