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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

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Physics 5: Special Relativity and Modern Physics

Course 5: 3 units and your own piece.

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4 milestones

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

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Free MIT course with lecture videos.

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

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