Modern Physics: The Theoretical Minimum - Statistical Mechanics
by Stanford Continuing Studies Program
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Description
This course is comprised of a six-quarter sequence of classes that will explore the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course sequence will include classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, the general and special theories of relativity, electromagnetism, cosmology, and black holes. While these courses will build upon one another, each course also stands on its own, and both individually and collectively they will let students attain the “theoretical minimum” for thinking intelligently about modern physics. Quantum theory governs the universe at its most basic level. In the first half of the 20th century physics was turned on its head by the radical discoveries of Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schroedinger. An entire new logical and mathematical foundation—quantum mechanics—eventually replaced classical physics. We will explore the quantum world, including the particle theory of light, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and the Schroedinger Equation.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 1 (March 30, 2009) | classical quantum physics, science, biology, engineering, thermodynamics, math, formula, space, statistics, variable, methodology, probability distribution, reality, proof, symmetry, operation, axis, a priori, dynamical system, law of motion, rules, rando | 6/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 2 (April 6, 2009) | classical quantum physics, science, biology, engineering, thermodynamics, math, formula, space, statistics, variable, methodology, probability distribution, entropy, maximize, thermal equilibrium, function, variable, average, minimum value, equation, lamb | 6/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 3 (April 13, 2009) | classical quantum physics, science, biology, engineering, thermodynamics, math, formula, space, statistics, variable, methodology, probability distribution, entropy, heat bath, fixed system, average energy, state, factorial, N, n, #, maximize, logarithm, | 7/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 4 (April 20, 2009) | classical quantum physics, science, biology, engineering, theory, thermodynamics, math, formula, space, statistics, variable, methodology, probability distribution, entropy, Helm-Holtz free energy, control parameter, ideal gas, calculate system pressure, | 7/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 5 (April 27, 2009) | classical quantum physics, science, biology, engineering, theory, thermodynamics, math, formula, space, statistics, variable, methodology, probability distribution, entropy, center of mass, radius, kinetic energy, moment of inertia, position, angle, momen | 7/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 6 (May 4, 2009) | classical quantum physics, science, biology, engineering, theory, thermodynamics, math, formula, phase space, statistics, variable, methodology, probability distribution, entropy, second law of thermodynamics, Newton's law of motion, trajectory, inverse, | 7/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 7 (May 11, 2009) | science, physics, learning, education, lecture, harmonic oscillator, energy, frequency, partition function, mechanics, quantum states, disc area, annular rings, temperature, black body radiation, wavelength, thermal equilibrium, friction, thermodynamics, | 7/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 8 (May 18, 2009) | science, physics, learning, education, lecture, class of systems, magnetic, magnet, temperature, field, ground state, spontaneous symmetry breaking, magnetization, phase transition, vapor, liquid, gas, phase transition metastability, states of matter, sp | 8/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 9 (May 25, 2009) | science, physics, mathematics, learning, education, lecture, equation, system, spin, mean field approximation, magnetization, critical point, chemical potential, lagrange mulitplier, correlation function, cosmology | 8/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoStatistical Mechanics Lecture 10 (June 1, 2009) | science, physics, learning, education, heating, inflation, reheating, expansion of the universe, energy, potential, field, dark, nucleation rate, density, adiabatic transformation, thermal equilibrium, black hole, negative temperature, thermal dynamic sys | 8/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Excellent lectures
Very informative. It's amazing to watch the way the professor derives the equations.
