Looking for 8.01X problem sets - Can anyone help?

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The discussion revolves around finding problem sets for the 8.01X course associated with Walter Lewin's lectures, which are available on YouTube. Participants explore resources for problem sets that complement the lectures, which are based on an older textbook.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire for problem sets to accompany Lewin's lectures, noting they are currently unable to access the textbook used in the course.
  • Another participant points out a YouTube playlist that includes links to assignments and solutions related to Lewin's lectures.
  • A participant clarifies that the assignments often reference a textbook, suggesting the possibility of finding free problems to work through instead.
  • It is mentioned that Lewin's lectures and assignments are based on an older edition of Ohanian's textbook, which may be affordable.
  • Another participant recommends Ramamurti Shankar's Yale open course as a source for assignments, noting that they are available online along with video lectures.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the need for problem sets related to Lewin's lectures, but there is no consensus on the availability of free problems or the necessity of the textbook.

Contextual Notes

There is uncertainty regarding the exact edition of the textbook referenced and the availability of free problems that align with the course material.

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Hello everyone,
i am currently bedridden and bored out of my mind , thus i have started to watch all of the Walter Lewin lectures that were removed from MIT's OCW(on youtube). Right now I'm doing 8.01X, the lectures are truly fascinating however all of the course work comes from a textbook that i do not own. I was wondering if anyone here had some problem sets that might go with this course. I would really love to freshen up my mind by doing some grunt work. anything really would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
 
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yes however the assignments more often than not refer to the book used in the lectures. i was wondering if their was perhaps some free problems i could work through.
 
Lewin's lectures and assignments are from 1999. Thus, they refer to an older edition of Ohanian which should be quite inexpensive. I'm not 100% sure, but I think Lewin's assignments are from Ohanian's 1994 Principles of Physics.

As to the question you asked, Ramamurti Shankar's Yale open course Fundamentals of Physics has all of the assignments available online in the course materials at http://oyc.yale.edu/physics/phys-200. The video lectures are also available there and on YouTube.
 

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