Physics 5: Special Relativity and Modern Physics

Space-time, photons, matter waves, atoms and nuclei.

Space-time, photons, matter waves, atoms and nuclei. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and real work confirmed by people. Course 5 of the Varsity Curriculum: Physics.

Part of: Physics · Proves for: UG

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Physics 5: Special Relativity and Modern Physics

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1Special relativity
2Photons, matter waves and the atom
3Nuclei and radioactive decay
4Derive time dilation and test it on muons

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MIT 8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity (IAP 2021) ↗Course

Free MIT course with lecture videos.

University Physics Volume 3 (OpenStax) ↗Course

Free open textbook (CC BY 4.0). Read chapters 5–10.

The Theoretical Minimum: Special Relativity and Electrodynamics (Leonard Susskind) ↗Course

Free recorded lectures that build the ideas from scratch.

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Physics 5: Special Relativity and Modern Physics

Space-time, photons, matter waves, atoms and nuclei.

Space-time, photons, matter waves, atoms and nuclei. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and real work confirmed by people. Course 5 of the Varsity Curriculum: Physics.

Part of: Physics · Proves for: UG

1 required outcomes14 weeksCredential on completion