Free Classical Physics Lecture Notes

In summary, the conversation discusses various physics courses and resources, including the Ph 136 course taught by Kip Thorne at Caltech and the introductory physics course taught by Richard Lewin at MIT. The conversation also mentions the usefulness of video lectures and the desire for a second course in Electromagnetism to be filmed and offered online. The conversation also provides links to relevant websites for courses at both Caltech and MIT.
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quantum123
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http://www.pma.caltech.edu/Courses/ph136/yr2006/text.html

Ph 136: APPLICATIONS OF CLASSICAL PHYSICS
Academic Year 2004-2005

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Instructor:
Kip Thorne. 154 W. Bridge Annex X4598. Email: <removed by Doc Al>
 
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thank you very much
 
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quantum123 said:
http://www.pma.caltech.edu/Courses/ph136/yr2006/text.html

Ph 136: APPLICATIONS OF CLASSICAL PHYSICS
Academic Year 2004-2005

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Instructor:
Kip Thorne. 154 W. Bridge Annex X4598. Email: <removed by Doc Al>

that `s interesting but i think , this http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01Physics-IFall1999/CourseHome/index.htm" [Broken] is better because it contains video and note lectures by Professor Lewin ...
 
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Huashan said:
that `s interesting but i think , this http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01Physics-IFall1999/CourseHome/index.htm" [Broken] is better because it contains video and note lectures by Professor Lewin ...

Both are great. But which is "better" depends on your level of preparation and what you want to learn.

Lewin's course is an introductory course ["8.01 is a first-semester freshman physics class in Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory."].

The Caltech analogue is Physics 1A (see http://www.pma.caltech.edu/physicscourses.html [Broken] ).

The Thorne course (Physics 136) is more advanced course, with higher mathematical requirements,... including major sections in Statistical Thermodynamics, Plasma Physics, and General Relativity.
 
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robphy said:
Both are great. But which is "better" depends on your level of preparation and what you want to learn.

Lewin's course is an introductory course ["8.01 is a first-semester freshman physics class in Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory."].

The Caltech analogue is Physics 1A (see http://www.pma.caltech.edu/physicscourses.html [Broken] ).

The Thorne course (Physics 136) is more advanced course, with higher mathematical requirements,... including major sections in Statistical Thermodynamics, Plasma Physics, and General Relativity.

YES ..that's right http://qsmile.com/qsimages/8.gif , i think so , it depends on our level...
 
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Speaking of Prof Lewin, I contacted the MIT OCW folks requesting that their 8.07 Electromagnetism II course be filmed and presented as the sequel to Prof Lewin's great 8.02 Electricity and Magnetism course. He probably wouldn't be the instructor but it would be so very helpful for people like me who are pursuing the self-teaching mode of education. One thing I noticed about the 8.07 course is that they use Griffiths for the textbook which, in my opinion, is an excellent text. Maybe, if you would also like to see them offer a second course in Electromagetism, you could send them a request at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/jsp/feedback.jsp?Referer="

jf
 
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robphy said:
The Thorne course (Physics 136) is more advanced course, with higher mathematical requirements,... including major sections in Statistical Thermodynamics, Plasma Physics, and General Relativity.

Here's the corresponding page for CalTech's undergraduate course sites:

http://www.pma.caltech.edu/Courses/masterIndex.html

Both of these have useful links, but these are no longer maintained or updated; the current page with links to the most recent course offerings is

http://www.pma.caltech.edu/GSR/physicscourses.html [Broken]
 
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