Can I Start with Leonard Susskind's QFT Lectures Without Prior Courses?

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Leonard Susskind's "New Directions in Particle Physics" course does not begin with Quantum Field Theory (QFT) but rather continues from his Quantum Mechanics series. The course structure indicates that students should complete the "Special Relativity" and "Classical Field Theory" courses prior to enrolling in QFT. The content of "Partial Physics 1: Basic Concepts" is identified as a QFT course, reinforcing the necessity of foundational knowledge in these areas.

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  • Special Relativity
  • Classical Field Theory
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quantum Field Theory (QFT)
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  • Review Leonard Susskind's "Special Relativity" course materials
  • Study "Classical Field Theory" concepts and applications
  • Explore the structure and principles of Quantum Mechanics
  • Investigate the content of "Partial Physics 1: Basic Concepts" for QFT insights
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With Leonard Susskind's Stanford continuing ed course, does the "New Directions in Particle Physics" start where the Quantum Mechanics series ends, covering QFT or is there going to be a separate QFT series from him?
 
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The order of his lectures can be found on his wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Susskind

Looking at the content of Partial Physics 1: Basic Concepts that is a QFT course. However, I would imagine you'd need to have done the Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory course first.
 

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