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2 years in college (16-18) and 4 in university (18-22).

 

It always seems to me that people get the wrong impression of alot of things from it although I'm yet to read it or see the film, it's an impression bassed on people I've talked too after seeing it (so not the best opinion ever lol)

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Right know I have a very limited knowledge off physics. Anything I have learned I have taught myself by reading books and surfing the Internet. Oh and I have spent the last two weeks at a physics camp at the University of Michigan where I have learned a lot.

 

I am taking high school physics this year and I am hoping though to get an undergraduate then a graduate degree in physics.

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I found the following video lectures, from MIT's Open Course Ware - three courses explaining the basic physics - very helpful.

 

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01Physics-IFall1999/CourseHome/index.htm

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-02Electricity-and-MagnetismSpring2002/CourseHome/index.htm

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-03Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm

 

And look for "The Mechanical Universe" which is an older series of videos, that has very good animations explaining all kinds of physics.

 

I have yet to discover a video course on QM. Hoping OCW will add one to their repertoire.

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I have yet to discover a video course on QM. Hoping OCW will add one to their repertoire.

Maybe not quite what you're after, but potentially useful:

 

http://www.vega.org.uk/video/subseries/8

 

 

There are four lectures by Richard Feynman. If those don't do it for you, you can back up one level at the site and look at the other science lectures. :)

 

(I just watched Part 2 this morning, myself).

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There are four lectures by Richard Feynman.

Ah yes. These lectures were "compiled" so to speak into the book QED: The strange theory of matter and light, which I incidentally just finished reading. Thanks for posting their origin. Never seen the Feynman at work :)

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Ah yes. These lectures were "compiled" so to speak into the book QED: The strange theory of matter and light, which I incidentally just finished reading. Thanks for posting their origin. Never seen the Feynman at work :)

 

I've recently read the first part (I will read the rest just not found the time), after completing my degree...

 

And it's a nice read, not taught me anything new yet, but a really great way of explaining it, I recommend the book to everyone ;)

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i was wondering...

how and where did you learn all you know about Physics?

I learned it as both an undergraduate who majored in physics (and math) for 6 years (had to get up to speed due to slacking off in highschool) and 2 years in graduate school. I also spend a great deal of time teaching myself the physics I never learned in college.

 

Pete

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