Physics Courses

Georgetown University

Quantum Mechanics for Everyone

113 reviews

Learn the fundamental notions of quantum mechanics at a level that is accessible to everyone. This course is listed as one of the best online courses of all time by Class Central and was a finalist for the 2018 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions to…

• edX
• 7-10 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics

28 reviews

An introduction to physics in the context of everyday objects.

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Physics-Based Sound Synthesis for Games and Interactive Systems

22 reviews

This course introduces the basics of Digital Signal Processing and computational acoustics, motivated by the vibrational physics of real-world objects and systems. We will build from a simple mass-spring and pendulum to demonstrate oscillation, learn how…

• Kadenze
• 9 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity

19 reviews

In this course we will seek to “understand Einstein,” especially focusing on the special theory of relativity that Albert Einstein, as a twenty-six year old patent clerk, introduced in his “miracle year” of 1905. Our goal will be to go behind the myth-ma…

• Coursera
• 81 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 27th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Stanford ME356 Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Spring 2020-2021

2 reviews

This playlist contains the 19 video lectures of the Stanford ME356 Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics graduate class offered online during the Spring quarters of 2020 and 2021 because of the covid lockdown.

• YouTube
• 27 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Thermodynamics: Transferring Energy from Here to There

5 reviews

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides an introduction to the most powerful engineering principles you will ever learn - Thermodynamics: the science of transferring energy from one place or form to another place or form. We will introduce the tools you…

• Coursera
• 16 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Applications of Quantum Mechanics

15 reviews

This course focuses on essential techniques needed for practical applications and research in Quantum Mechanics. We introduce a variety of approximation methods to understand systems that have no analytic solutions.

• edX
• 12-16 hours a week, 19 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Special Relativity

In this course, Professor Susskind takes a close look at the special theory of relativity and also at classical field theory.

• YouTube
• 18 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Exploring Quantum Physics

10 reviews

An introduction to quantum physics with emphasis on topics at the frontiers of research, and developing understanding through exercise.

• Coursera
• 34 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Discovery of the Higgs Boson

7 reviews

Should we be excited about the Higgs boson? Find out more about particle physics and understanding the universe.

• FutureLearn
• 7 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers 2

4 reviews

This course covers key topics in the use of quantum mechanics in many modern applications in science and technology, introduces core advanced concepts such as spin, identical particles, the quantum mechanics of light, the basics of quantum information, a…

• edX
• 7-10 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Edges of the Universe

1 review

Breakthrough Prize winner Andrew Strominger and string theorist Cumrun Vafa rediscovered the elusive quantity of black hole entropy in a groundbreaking calculation. Join Professor Strominger for an overview of how string theory has allowed us to understa…

• World Science U
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Quantum Physics I (Spring 2016)

2 reviews

This course covers the experimental basis of quantum physics. It introduces wave mechanics, Schrödinger's equation in a single dimension, and Schrödinger's equation in three dimensions.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 33 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Classical Mechanics (Fall 2016)

In this course, we will investigate: Force and conservation laws.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 18 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Thermodynamics & Kinetics (Spring 2008)

1 review

This subject deals primarily with equilibrium properties of macroscopic systems, basic thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium of reactions in gas and solution phase, and rates of chemical reactions.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 30 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course