University of Virginia
How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics
4.83,083 ratingsAn introduction to physics in the context of everyday objects.
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MIT 8.05 Quantum Physics II, Fall 2013
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-05F13 Instructor: Barton Zwiebach The collection includes twenty six video lectures. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
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- 26 videos, 36 hours
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MIT 8.01SC Classical Mechanics, Fall 2016
MIT 8.01SC Classical Mechanics, Fall 2016 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-01F16 Instructors: Prof. Deepto Chakrabarty Dr. Peter Dourmashkin Dr. Michelle Tomasik Prof. Anna Frebel Prof. Vladan Vuletic License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More…
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- 215 videos, 18 hours
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The University of Edinburgh
Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
4.82,687 ratingsLearn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth. Learners can apply for Financial Aid directly with Coursera to assist with the cost of accessing the full course and gaining a certificate for successfully completing the course.
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MIT 8.06 Quantum Physics III, Spring 2018
MIT 8.06 Quantum Physics III, Spring 2018 Instructor: Barton Zwiebach View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/8-06S18 This course is a continuation of 8.05 Quantum Physics II. It introduces some of the important model systems studied in contemporary physics, including two-dimensional electron…
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- 100 videos, 30 hours
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- NPTEL
- 51 lectures
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Applications in Engineering Mechanics
4.81,196 ratingsThis course applies principles learned in my course “Introduction to Engineering Mechanics” to analyze real world engineering structures. You will need to have mastered the engineering fundamentals from that class in order to be successful in this course offering. This course addresses the modeling…
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MIT 8.323 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I, Spring 2023
Instructor: Hong Liu View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-323-relativistic-quantum-field-theory-i-spring-2023/ This course is a one-term self-contained subject in quantum field theory. Concepts and basic techniques are developed through applications in elementary particle physics…
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- 26 videos, 34 hours
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MIT 8.03SC Physics III: Vibrations and Waves, Fall 2016
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/8-03SCF16 Instructor: Yen-Jie Lee This is the third course in the core physics curriculum at MIT, following 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics and 8.02 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism. Topics include mechanical vibrations and waves, electromagnet…
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- 36 videos, 31 hours
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio
4.81,200 ratingsLearn the mathematics behind the Fibonacci numbers, the golden ratio, and their relationship to each other. These topics may not be taught as part of a typical math curriculum, but they contain many fascinating results that are still accessible to an advanced high school student. The course culmina…
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Optics puzzles
Trying to make some of the interesting properties of light feel discovered, rather than handed down.
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- 5 videos, 2 hours
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MITx
Computational Data Science in Physics I
Explore realistic, contemporary examples of how computational methods apply to physics research. In this first module, you will analyze LIGO data, detect a gravitational wave signal, and fit this signal within a physical model, among other objectives, using Jupyter notebooks.
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- 6 weeks, 10-15 Hours/Week
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Mechanics of Materials II: Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels and Torsion
4.81,019 ratingsThis course explores the analysis and design of thin-walled pressure vessels and engineering structures subjected to torsion. ------------------------------------------------ The copyright of all content and materials in this course are owned by either the Georgia Tech Research Corporation or Dr. W…
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Electricity and Magnetism: Maxwell’s Equations
In this final part of 8.02, we will cover Faraday’s Law, Circuits with Inductors, Maxwell’s equations, and electromagnetic radiation. This introductory Electromagnetism physics course will require the use of calculus
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- 6 weeks, 8-14 hours/week
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Electricity and Magnetism: Magnetic Fields and Forces
Learn how charges create and move in magnetic fields and how to analyze simple DC circuits. This introductory Electromagnetism physics course will require the use of calculus.
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- 4 weeks, 8-14 hours/week
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Caltech
The Evolving Universe
4.6841 ratingsThis is an introductory astronomy survey class that covers our understanding of the physical universe and its major constituents, including planetary systems, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, larger structures, and the universe as a whole.
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Electricity and Magnetism: Electrostatics
Learn how charges interact with each other and create electric fields and electric potential landscapes. This introductory Electromagnetism physics course requires the use of calculus.
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- 5 weeks, 8-14 hours/weeks
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Computational Data Science in Physics II
This course provides realistic, contemporary examples of how computational methods apply to physics research. Topics include hypothesis testing, semi-parameteric methods, and deep learning. In the Final Project, you will analyze LHC data to measure properties of the W boson and Z boson.
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- 7 Weeks, 10-15 hrs/wk
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Columbia University
MOS Transistors
4.6155 ratingsPLEASE NOTE: This version of the course has been formed from an earlier version, which was actively run by the instructor and his teaching assistants. Some of what is mentioned in the video lectures and the accompanying material regarding logistics, book availability and method of grading may no lo…
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Thermodynamics of Materials
Explore the fundamental competition between energy and disorder that determines the state of materials at equilibrium.
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- 16 weeks, 9-12 hours per week
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