Why: By a famous physicist, that starts at the beginner level (those who “know, or once knew, a bit of algebra and calculus”) and up to the ‘theoretical minimum’[2]. The six core courses each have 10 lectures, each about 2 hours.
These courses collectively teach everything required to gain a basic understanding of each area of modern physics including all of the fundamental mathematics.
The sequence begins with the modern formulations of classical mechanics discovered by Lagrange and Hamilton in the late 18th and 19th centuries, and then moves on to the radical new theories of relativity and quantum mechanics discovered by Albert Einstein and others in the early 20th century. The sequence concludes with a study of modern cosmology including the physics of black holes.
I’ll add that there’s a core course on statistical mechanics, and some supplemental courses on stuff like particle physics and string theory.
Domain: Physics
Link: https://theoreticalminimum.com/courses
Type: Video Lectures
Why: By a famous physicist, that starts at the beginner level (those who “know, or once knew, a bit of algebra and calculus”) and up to the ‘theoretical minimum’[2]. The six core courses each have 10 lectures, each about 2 hours.
One of the fathers of string theory, Here’s his Known For list:
Black hole complementarity
Causal patch
Color confinement
ER=EPR
Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory
Holographic principle
Matrix theory (physics)
String theory
String theory landscape
Worldsheet
RST model
Susskind–Glogower operator
Kogut–Susskind fermions
Fischler–Susskind holographic bound
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I’ll add that there’s a core course on statistical mechanics, and some supplemental courses on stuff like particle physics and string theory.