Courses I took in my Theoretical Physics Degree! Deep Dive.

[@StianOke]

Having my first quantum physics course next semester in my bachelor, and hoping to take my masters in theoretical particle physics after, so thank you for reminding me of all the fun stuff involved in QFT! Motivation back up into my linear algebra 2 and E&M exams im having next week 🫡

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

Good luck boss! Thank you for your kind words

[@quentin3331]

I love your videos even though I'm a PhD student in tropical botany and will never be confronted with this type of research ahah ! Please keep going :)

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

Thank you so much for your kind words Quentin! Let me know if you’d like to see any specific content

[@Adedayodeji]

Hi Afik. I love your content! Please make the video about the textbooks you used. Thanks!

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

Coming soon!

[@Adedayodeji]

@@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42 Thanks!

[@adlanmfaras5780]

Can't wait for the textbooks video!!

[@isobaric]

Bloody loved this video, bravo !

[@THESUPERIORONE.]

Great video Afiq

[@lifej352]

Thank you for the video.

[@MikeFuller-ok6ok]

I could never do a degree, let alone a physics degree. Lol! I don't even understand how levers work. However I am very pleased that there are people who are clever enough to do these studies. There is something very admirable about a decent person doing something good with their life.

[@diegoalejandrosanchezherre4788]

All wonderfull!!!

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

Indeed!! Any topics you’d like me to deep dive into?

[@diegoalejandrosanchezherre4788]

​@@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42i wonder about black holes, recently one question arrive to me about them: Theortically, in a maximal spinning kerr black hole, the ring like singularity spin faster than the speed of ligth???

[@anguscheung8495]

Hey, just wondering if you have any advice for a maths interview at Cambridge because I’ve got both of mine on Monday 😭😭

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

yo - best thing you can do is to think out loud, relax, and explain your reasoning in words, step by step. you'll be fine. good luck!

[@anguscheung8495]

Thanks for the advice and for the helpful and insightful videos as always :D @@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42

[@wowfmomf6126]

Please do not ignore me. I want your opinion, i like the topic of physics and i want to study it. Problem is i do not want to have to physically attend university but i am ready to self study and study online , i am hoping to do a master's degree in CS online from Georgia Tech (OMSCS) and after that combine what i will learn from thst masters with my self study of physics and math(MIT online lectures and other sources) to peruse a career in computational physics. The end goal is to be able to publish research and papers in respectable physics journals.

[@reyco-hp4uf]

This is a ridiculous ask! Nonetheless there exists resources such as Gerard T Hooft How to be a Good Physicist, and Reddit has good listmanias. Once again, reaching say QM, QFT/ST is possible in self study, original research on the other hand….

[@wowfmomf6126]

@@reyco-hp4uf no when it comes to original research i am ikay with enrolling in a PHD program in a university so i work with others who are doing research in computational physics. Btw how is this a ridiculous ask?

[@reyco-hp4uf]

@@wowfmomf6126Doing original research in a non academic setting is almost impossible; thus, it being a hard ask😊 but seems like you plan on staying in academia so it should be OK

[@wowfmomf6126]

@@reyco-hp4uf thanks for clarifying as i explained i plan on doing my masters in CS from Georgia tech and then try to enroll in a PHD program in computational physics. So you think this is a possible way to make a career as a physicist

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

Hey there sorry for the late reply, I was pondering this and your situation. - I think you can definitely self learn physics, and I will do a video on this very soon. I think you can self learn anything in theory. But the question then is - will self learning be enough to actually get you to publish? Unfortunately, the academic system is crap and still relies a lot on credentials to get you in the door so that people want to work with you. This is a bit of a philosophical question too - I have published a book before and honestly it really depends on why you want to publish, and the motivations. Plenty of interesting my physics is to be done outside of acedemia and personally this is where I think the real value of physics lies.

[@Jon.B.geez.]

I am curious about the difficulties. Was it abstract mathematics that made it difficult or were the physical models hard to understand? I have a math background so things like topology and geometry are understandable to me, but I sometimes fear the concepts in physics will get so hard that my math knowledge is useless if I pursued a Physics PhD. I audited QM this semester and I found all of that stuff conceptually accessible. Not sure how hard it really gets.

[@arthurmarazza6554]

Hello, I would like to ask a small question. Is it possible to take these courses by self-learning? Thank you!

[@一般男性-i5q]

Can you share the content of quantitative trading? Thanks

[@alazar369]

do you have a recommendation on books, lecture and roadmap specifically for self-learners

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

Will be my next video

[@oskarschindler4356]

I find it pretty interesting that yout took all these physics courses and still decided to jump into finance. my question now is, how much of physics and that math that you've learned is actually used in your jobs? I'm currently an undergrad in physics at ETH-Zurich and its pretty common that banks and quantative trading companies try to recrute math- and physics students, but I dont see the jump from theoritecal physics to finance.

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

It’s true, there’s not a lot of overlap content wise at all! I like both, and i am still actively trying to get the best of both worlds.

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

That being said, the core thinking skills, coding, and math skills are transferable.

[@oskarschindler4356]

@@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42 i see, thanks for your answer and your valuable output. have a nice day!

[@Blake_47]

Can you make a video how you got accepted and what can I as a 1st year physics undergrad do to get accepted at institutions like Cambridge or Oxford to better prepare for masters in these colleges

[@tillerbrady6624]

What textbooks/lecture notes did you use for each course?

[@fernandovazquez4830]

Hi, Afiq! Thanks for making this video :) I just got accepted into the MASt in Theoretical Physics at Cambridge 🥳I would love to have your opinion on how students treat each other since I've heard that this programme is so competitive that it becomes toxic between other students. Is this true or are students supportive? How was your experience dealing with the workload?

[@NoDrizzy630]

This may sound stupid but how could someone learn these things, not for a degree or anything but just out of curiosity?

[@adlanmfaras5780]

Exactly what i want to ask also

[@maidenlesstarnished8816]

Of course you can. You can learn anything on your own these days. Go tell chatgpt to figure out what level of math and physics you’re at and then have it design a curriculum for you that includes every topic and subtopic you’ll need to learn to get to the level you want. Ask for helpful free online resources, or payed if you’re willing to spend some money on the journey. You could learn this without chatgpt, but it’s an extremely powerful tool for self learning and if you’re seriously interested you’d do well to learn prompt engineering and how to make use of it. Follow the curriculum, if some of the material isn’t clicking for you, find something different. I’ve been learning all kinds of math, science, and especially computer science on my own for years. The only things that matter are consistency first and foremost, and following that is a good curriculum that starts at a point you’re capable of starting at and includes everything up until the point you’d like to get to. If you’re interested enough to ask that question, you’ve likely got what it takes to succeed in the learning. Just get started, and don’t stop, develop that intellectual confidence, learn to enjoy that feeling of being stuck on a hard problem, and again don’t stop. Btw huge universities frequently release lectures on KZbin for free, and textbooks are also a great source to learning.

[@benbrook469]

The best way is to get a degree from a good department. But if you want to self-study, you can follow textbooks and build up from foundations. Is there a particular course mentioned that you thought sounded interesting? Then I can tell you the path to study it

[@cunningham.s_law]

How hard is it to get into maths part3 is it worth it? All of the course you mentioned are given to students in the graduate program at my current uni.

[@valeriusevanligasetiawan6967]

is this like mostly high energy physics or still general?

[@real_pattern]

where do you fall on the line between realism and anti-realism about scientific theories after completing this course?

[@AmakasuGeto-dp8bz]

How hard is kinematics?

[@ActionReplay91]

You missed the most important topic i.e understanding gravity at quantum scale aka quantum gravity.

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

Hahaha that is not exactly a real field yet!

[@jayeshmodhwadia8164]

Hi Afiq - would be super interested to know the range of student abilities at Cambridge maths - both part 3 and undergrad. I assume everyone is smart but what does it take to be at the top? And how it is possible that students at Cambridge maths end up getting 2:2 degrees for example - is this because a certain proportion of students have to get 3rd, 2:2 etc or is it because they may not have been Cambridge material in the first place and somehow managed to get in? Thank you.

[@benbrook469]

Degree classifications in the U.K. aren't standardised nationally. I don't think they're largely based on performance relative to other students either (but that can cause exam results to change sometimes). Cambridge maths sees good students get 2:2s because it's just quite hard -- more than most other maths programmes in the U.K.

[@jayeshmodhwadia8164]

The material is the same or very similar at most russell group universities so I'm not convinced Cambridge maths is any harder.

[@benbrook469]

@@jayeshmodhwadia8164 the phenomenon you mentioned is really strong evidence that it is. Obviously Oxford and perhaps Imperial and Warwick might be on par though Anyway, if you're interested, here are Cambridge past exam papers: www.maths.cam.ac.uk/undergrad/pastpapers/past-ia-ib-and-ii-examination-papers. Part I, Part IA, Part II = Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

[@jayeshmodhwadia8164]

@@benbrook469 not sure I follow. If the material is very similar at each Russell group (or any other uni) than it follows.thr Cambridge course (or oxford, Warwick etc) is no more difficult. Looking at exam papers is not in my view a proxy to assess difficulty as the exam questions need to be looked at in comparison to what was covered in problem sheets etc during class. If your observation is true average maths Cambridge students should go elsewhere to study as a lower classification degree can seriously harm job prospects and entry into graduate programmes etc.

[@yojihagiya8183]

Hello Afiq. Don't you think that Einstein's GR is ridicurous? I think it is just a fantasy. For me, all the physics nowadays are hocus pocus.

[@Grandunifiedcelery]

*GUT?* 🤔

[@asnawizainal8412]

Hi Afiq, Im currently doing physics in manchester, i want some advice from you to continue doing physics possibly oxbridge. Is there a way to contact you via email for example?

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

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