Susskind Theoretical Minimum/Core Courses A
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A restoration of a good index into the lectures of Leonard Susskind (Stanford).
Select from: All Courses Core Courses A (2007-2009) Core Courses B (2011-2013) Supplemental Courses
Core Courses A (2007-2009)
Classical Mechanics A
[edit | edit source]- Lecture 1 - State diagrams and the nature of physical laws
- Lecture 2 - Newton's laws, principle of least action
- Lecture 3 - Euler-Lagrange equations, symmetry and conservation laws
- Lecture 4 - Symmetry and conservation Laws
- Lecture 5 - Lagrangians and Hamiltonians
- Lecture 6 - Hamilton's equations
- Lecture 7 - Liouville’s theorem
- Lecture 8 - Motion in an electromagnetic field
- Lecture 9 - Poisson brackets formulation
Quantum Mechanics A
[edit | edit source]- Lecture 1
- Lecture 2
- Lecture 3
- Lecture 4
- Lecture 5
- Lecture 6
- Lecture 7
- Lecture 8
- Lecture 9
- Lecture 10
Special Relativity A
[edit | edit source]- Lecture 1 - Inertial reference frames
- Lecture 2 - Principle of least action
- Lecture 3 - Invariance of the laws of nature
- Lecture 4 - Lagrangian mechanics
- Lecture 5 - Conservation of charge and momentum
- Lecture 6 - Relativistic wave equation and conservation laws
- Lecture 7 - Invariance under gauge transformations
- Lecture 8 - Gauge theory
General Relativity A
[edit | edit source]- Lecture 1 - Newtonian Gravity and the equivalence principle
- Lecture 2 - Tidal forces and curvature
- Lecture 3 - Essential tools: tensors and the metric
- Lecture 4 - Tensor mechanics
- Lecture 5 - Covariant differentiation and geodesics
- Lecture 6 - The flat space of special relativity
- Lecture 7 - The Riemannian curvature tensor
- Lecture 8 - Equations of motion in curved space
- Lecture 9 - Gravitation in the Newtonian approximation
- Lecture 10 - Energy-momentum tensor and Einstein's equations
- Lecture 11 - Accelerated coordinates
- Lecture 12 - World lines and Schwarzschild solution
Cosmology A
[edit | edit source]- Lecture 1 - Geometry of the expanding universe
- Lecture 2 - Newtonian and Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmology
- Lecture 3 - Structure of the universe
- Lecture 4 - Background microwave radiation
- Lecture 5 - Cosmological curvature
- Lecture 6 - Surface of last scattering
- Lecture 7 - Cosmological inflation
- Lecture 8 - Big omega
Statistical Mechanics A
[edit | edit source]- Lecture 1 - Conservation of information, energy, entropy, and temperature
- Lecture 2 - The mathematics of statistical mechanics
- Lecture 3 - The Boltzman distribution and fluctuations
- Lecture 4 - Helmholtz free energy and the partition function
- Lecture 5 - Diatomic molecules and black hole thermodynamics
- Lecture 6 - Second law of thermodynamics
- Lecture 7 - Harmonic oscillators and quantum states
- Lecture 8 - Magnets
- Lecture 9 - Phase transitions and chemical potential
- Lecture 10 - Thermal radiation and inflation