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Department of Physics | MIT Course Catalog
The emphasis of both the undergraduate curriculum and the graduate program is on understanding the fundamental principles that appear to govern the behavior of the physical world, including space and time and matter and energy in all its forms, from the subatomic to the cosmological and from the elementary to the complex.
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1 week ago - U – Fall – REST substitution ... of instructor Units: 3-0-9 · A physics-based introduction to the properties of fluids and fluid systems, with examples drawn from a broad range of sciences, including atmospheric physics and astrophysics....
Pipe Dream: Taking an entire MIT Undergraduate Physics Program using OCW
If you already have a physics degree, you could just try reading through more textbooks. More on reddit.com
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March 16, 2013I was just curious what subjects does a physics major take in MIT undergrad.
18.02 teaches the basics of matrices, eigen values, eigen vectors, matrix operations, etc. They can take lin alg classes if they want more and don't just self study it. All students have to take Physics 1: Mechanics and Physics 2: E&M since they're part of the General Institute Requirements. This one might be easier to read http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/physics-course-8/ More on reddit.com
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January 15, 2023FRESHMAN MECHANICS COURSE FROM MIT OCW(WALTER LEWIN) [ALONGWITH MODERATED STUDY GROUP]
The lectures are great, but they don't stand on their own. They shouldn't, really. A 4-semester-hour university course takes about 180 hours, and the lectures are only around 45 hours of that. So plan on reading a textbook to go along with the lectures. More on reddit.com
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December 11, 2020How bad did MIT humble you?
Not exactly. I thought I knew a lot of math leaving HS. Leaving MIT I thought I knew little math. More on reddit.com
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Fall 2026 Course 8: Physics
8.006 Exploring Physics Using Python () Prereq: None. Coreq: 6.100L; or permission of instructor Units: 2-0-1 [P/D/F] Lecture: T3-5 (2-147) Reviews and reinforces 6.100L topics, making connections and studying interesting physical systems (from abstract knowledge of concepts to modeling, coding, ...
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Physics courses on MITx Online
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r/Physics on Reddit: Pipe Dream: Taking an entire MIT Undergraduate Physics Program using OCW
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Assume you have completed your typical "honors physics" high school courses, and have done all math up to trig/precalc. What would be your chosen list of OCW courses to obtain the equivalent of MIT's physics degree? (the one for those going into research)
Note: This is actually a goal of mine to achieve.. I already have a BS in Physics but I feel like you always understand something better the 2nd, or even 3rd time around...
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If you already have a physics degree, you could just try reading through more textbooks.
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Here's the list of required courses from the physics department website: http://mit.edu/physics/current/undergrad/major.html Not sure if every class on that list is fully on OCW though.
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A free and open online publication of educational material from thousands of MIT courses, covering the entire MIT curriculum, ranging from introductory to the most advanced graduate courses. On the OCW website, each course includes a syllabus, instructional material like notes and reading lists, ...
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MIT Physics courses available online and for free.
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What is the standard undergraduate curriculum for physics majors at MIT? - Quora
Answer (1 of 2): EDIT: As Dip mentions, this is an outline of the focused track in the department. That said, I actually plan to be a flex major, despite having taken every course listed in the first two sections below. The reason many students choose to do this is that 8.14 (see the comment rega...
MIT Course Catalog
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Physics (Course 8) | MIT Course Catalog
Mathematics with Computer Science (SB, Course 18-C) Physics (SB, Course 8) Interdisciplinary Programs (SB) Chemistry and Biology (SB, Course 5-7) Climate System Science and Engineering (SB, Course 1-12) Computation and Cognition (SB, Course 6-9) Computer Science and Molecular Biology ...
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MIT Physics Course Catalog Overview | PDF | Quantum Mechanics | General Relativity
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Self-teaching Physics 1, 2, and 3 using MIT Open Courseware • Physics Forums
July 24, 2023 - Participants explore the completeness of these courses compared to traditional undergraduate offerings, the necessary mathematical background, and strategies for effective self-study in physics. ... Some participants question whether the MIT OCW courses provide a complete college experience or merely an overview, noting the brevity of video lectures and readings.
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MIT’s Physics Department produces the most undergraduate and graduate physics students of any university in the United States. The undergraduate curriculum offers students the opportunity to acquire a deep conceptual understanding of fundamental physics. In addition, the course of study prepares students for graduate work in physics, as well as fields like astrophysics, biophysics, engineering and applied physics, geophysics, management, law, and medicine.
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The MIT Physics Department is one of the best places in the world for research and education in physics. The department has been ranked number one in the nation by US News & World Report since 2002. Besides conducting cutting-edge research and offering classes taught by Nobel Laureates, MIT ...
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r/mit on Reddit: I was just curious what subjects does a physics major take in MIT undergrad.
January 15, 2023 -
I am not from MIT, but I was curious on the cirriculum and to contrast it with my own college(which wasted a lot of my time on engineering courses).
Looking around the website, all I could find was this -
https://physics.mit.edu/academic-programs/undergrads/requirements/
I understand there are flexible and focused tracks here. But before those start, what does a physics major take? Physics I and II? My college had courses analogous to that, but we also had courses on calculus and linear algebra. I understand 18.02 teaches calculus. But what about linear algebra? How does a physics student learn all the required mathematics?
Is that all there is to it and is there something else? I am asking because I am trying to learn from OCW, and till now I haven't given much attention to my education even though I am a junior.
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18.02 teaches the basics of matrices, eigen values, eigen vectors, matrix operations, etc. They can take lin alg classes if they want more and don't just self study it. All students have to take Physics 1: Mechanics and Physics 2: E&M since they're part of the General Institute Requirements. This one might be easier to read http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/physics-course-8/
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For the record, every MIT student who graduates is required to either pass an exam for 8.01 and 8.02 or take these classes. There are some more advanced alternatives, but everyone takes what you call Physics I and II even if they major in music. Everyone has either already passed an 18.01 equivalent in high school with a 5 on the AP exam (or IB equivalent), or they take it freshman year. Multi variable calculus, aka 18.02, is also required for all majors. Some students test out in freshman year. These are the bare minimum no matter what you major in.
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MIT OpenCourseware: Physics
MIT Open Courseware provides free and open resources from a broad range of classes. This Physics collection contains material from physics classes ranging from introductory physics to advanced graduate courses. The content available from each…
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Archived Physics Courses | MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials
These Physics courses have been archived in OCW's DSpace@MIT Repository for long-term access and preservation. In most cases, an archived course is an older version which has been replaced on the OCW site by a more recent version with the same (or similar) course number and title.