The MIT Introductory Physics Sequence

[@frankmerlino336]

Keep it up man! I'm a chemistry student at university but I want to eventually pursue the study of maths and physics as a hobby when I'm done with school!

[@frankmerlino336]

@@lufknuht5960 According to international exams comparing the mathematical aptitude of students across many different nations, American students seem to be busy sticking their pencils up their ass rather than dedicating themselves to any sort of proficiency, let alone excellency in the subject so I think I'll stick to "maths", thanks. 😀. And before you mention your excellent universities, everybody knows they're filled with students from other countries.

[@burpleson]

I took 8.022 in 1977. We used the first edition of Purcell. For 8.03, we used Bekefi and Barrett, Electromagnetic Vibrations, Waves, and Radiation.

[@nidhishsharma9471]

I'm not part of MIT but we have a honors 1-3 sequence of physics that go over mechanics, e and m, and modern (one a semester). We used Kleppner and Purcell, they were pretty good books. For our third honors class (Modern) we used Griffiths mostly. I'm interested in seeing Georgi's The Physics of Waves. I have all my textbooks online since it's cheaper and I can also open multiple copies, control+f, and because books are expensive. It would be nice to have a hardcopy though, they look beautiful.

[@Renormal]

I'm on the verge of dropping out of my Masters degree due to mental health issues. This channel is going to be an excellent companion for me during the recovery year.

[@Bilangumus]

Mental health ?? Have you tried cannabis or psylocibin ??

[@Michael-mh2tw]

Don't drop out. If you need to, fail, but don't lessen the possibility of passing to zero. (If you've already paid tuition, of course)

[@tamasburik9971]

You're strong and will only get stronger. Fight with all the life that is in you to succeed!

[@pumpedupchips]

​@Bilan Gumus If you think that mental health can just be easily solved by drugs, then you either have never struggled with it or seriously need to go see a therapist lol.

[@Mr1kalama]

Thanks for the videos. Keep going with them 🙏.

[@coreygraham860]

Thank you for this. Always on the lookout for new math/physics resources, especially free ones.

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

You're welcome!

[@iamwhatiam5091]

The hardbacks look so aesthetic. I have the mechanics one in paperback, I found it okay. I surprisingly found a better book from my own country's author. The rest I will buy soon. I'm searching for good calculus 3 and analysis 1 books (Thinking about buying Tao). From what I found by reading some western science (especially physics) and mathematics authors books they tend to skip steps when writing a theorem, derivation or giving a solved example. I believe it makes them more challenging to study without a teacher.

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

That's interesting, may I ask what book you found to be better? I wouldn't mind checking it out. Tao is good for analysis, Jay Cummings has a good book on analysis which has a very similar style to his book on proofs. I do know of a good book on multivariable calculus, it's the book by Don Shimamoto, which I think is a pretty great book and intend to get it in hardcover soon.

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

@@iamwhatiam5091 that’s what I’m trying to do as well. Thanks for tuning into the videos.

[@iamwhatiam5091]

@@Self-TaughtPhysicist I will reply to you how good the Charles Kittel and Goldstein Mechanics books are once I study them.

[@coleyoutubechannel]

Understanding Analysis by Abbott is a great book. Most intro analysis classes are switching from Rudin to this book cause it’s written so well

[@cardboardtelescope451]

same as berkeley's sequence, except we use about half of blundell & blundell thermal physics and the first third of griffiths QM for the third intro course

[@M9a3]

I studied this Purcell Physics for jee advanced, its an absolute gold book

[@pronaykhan9734]

Can I know your rank ? I'm not judging you just want to know?? Please 😊😊😊

[@ivolol]

Dunno if you're interested in book collecting, but a new edition of Griffith's Introduction to Electrodynamics just came out a few months ago, would be cool to compare it to that Purcell

[@h4m2400786]

love this vid!

[@ahmedsaadsabit1749]

Physics Olympiad veteran here: I am proud to say we began studying these ingenious works of pedagogy by the 10th grade

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

Good for you!

[@ArnoldSommerfeld]

Feynman lectures are superior

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

@@ArnoldSommerfeld Yes.

[@kennethwilliams4169]

Fantastic books!

[@guillermogini6879]

thank you for the videos! why have you put down the solutions to mit cs problems? the were so helpful :(

[@juanaquino7432]

Greetings sir self taught physicist. I am a physics enthusiast from Paraguay, a country in south america. Once i have this dream of pursuing a physics career in my country, but like you, i have many problems with formal education. I struggle a lot with the lack of rigor that teachers seems to have with students in early stages of learning. I feel like they're always underestimating the capacities of young students to understand topics approached in the right manner. I use to have teachers who explained some misconceptions to "simplify" learning. When i tried to self study some topics i found that in the world there is plenty of information that somehow they deny the access. This lead me to study first a career that i later abandoned (this career has nothing to do with physics). Now, im taking the exams to become a chemical engineer, but i don't want to abandon my passion for physics. The question is. How far do you think we can go, people like us?

[@juanaquino7432]

Since Spanish is my native language, I apologize if my English is hard to understand.

[@juanaquino7432]

I really want to have a good understanding of physics and since I want to pursue a career in engineering I will have to teach myself the real math and physics to gain the knowledge of an undergrad physics major (even if it takes a lifetime, I want to accomplish this). Do you think is it possible only with internet and books?

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

This is absolutely possible, the internet is such a great resource when learning. I managed to find recommendations for every book that I currently own. If you are ever confused about a concept or what books to read there are so many online forums just for people that self-teach. I wish you good luck with your journey!

[@Azharuddin-khan]

Hi, Enjoyed the video! I would like to buy these books (with Hardcover) where can I get them?

[@lermann-td6di]

What you think about Resnick Halliday Walker books, maybe compare them to these you mentioned in video?

[@tuongphung21]

I'm a current physics major at MIT and just came across your channel - awesome stuff! Also would be happy to chat about physics at MIT if you're interested :)

[@johnsmithsu310]

For the person who ask how to get physics in MIT: git gud

[@anon6799]

how did you get into mit? i'm curious on what i can do as a high schooler for physics.

[@joeremus9039]

Could you list the titles and authors of the texts you recommend in the comments?

[@kennethwilliams4169]

I’m planning on doing chemical physics, I know the math is going to be hard

[@matteodubbini7800]

You're not alone!

[@UriahHeepBr]

Can you please put your glasses with the lenses up next time? Thanks.

[@adambe1126]

Why is the Georgi hard copy so expensive!!! I really want to use the textbook and I massively prefer hard copies. Oh well, looks like I'm gonna have to stick with the pdf for this one.

[@alpha4502]

Suggest me some books on particle physics apart from Griffith plz for masters students

[@meteor8076]

But do you know what would be the easiest path to get into Statistical Physics ?

[@arsethr.g3787]

Do a video with the math sorcerer

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

Yeah, I wish.

[@theencryptedpartition4633]

@@Self-TaughtPhysicist it’s good seeing more and more people produce that type of content. We need more people like math sorcerer, keep up the good work! And don’t be afraid to be experimental with your channel, using different techniques, show things as how they are. Without tons of editing, you got a real content

[@redoyanarifin4661]

What books will you suggest for classical mechanics 2 ,3 and classical electrodynamics for undergraduate level.? Thank you

[@leonardodias3393]

Im just curious. Why are you a self taught physicist? What motives you? I did one year of physics and changed to applied math. Now, im trying to continue my study on physics. At least the introductory physics im taking by myself. When it comes to Classical Mechanics, Eletromagnetism and etc im probably going to take classes on my university

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

I love physics, and I never enjoyed formal education so here we are.

[@rajahmaha]

Can you even get the hardback version of "Physics of waves" if so what's the ISBN no. The one on the video gives me the paper back version though.

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

The hardcover is out of print. I managed to find mine at a used book store.

[@rajahmaha]

@@Self-TaughtPhysicist thanks for the response. 🙏🏾

[@tmann986]

Are these like the Equivalent of university physics 1 , 2, 3? I’m a Mechanical Engineering Major near the end of my second year. I’ve taken University physics 1 and 2, Multivariable Calculus, differential equations, and Elementary Linear algebra. I also passed Statics and Dynamics. Are these appropriate for self study for me or should I do something like Taylors and Griffiths? Love the book reviews!

[@xirsixussien7303]

I thi k you should do Taylor's and Griffiths since you know calc 3 and ODE

[@danilopisani3285]

Could you please make a video showing the basic physics books for those who want to study physics on their own... ? Thank you

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

I can do that.

[@danilopisani3285]

@@Self-TaughtPhysicist 🤗❤️

[@vedantrana1478]

Great video man! Also, are you actually a self taught physicist?

[@vnever9078]

What's the difference between this one by Morin and Purcell and the one by Purcell in the Berkeley Physics Course Series? Both are titled 'Electricity and Magnetism'.

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

It’s just an older version of the same textbook.

[@carlfisher7102]

If you could list the math topics to fully understand these topics that would helpful. Should one learn the math first then dive into this book?

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

These are the following courses you would need to learn, I have left links for the free courses on MIT OCW. They have everything you need to learn the subjects. With this type of mathematics background, you could also jump into learning higher-level topics in physics such as quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Single-variable calculus: ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-01sc-single-variable-calculus-fall-2010/ Multivariable calculus: ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-02sc-multivariable-calculus-fall-2010/ Ordinary differential equations: ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-03sc-differential-equations-fall-2011/ Linear algebra: ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-06sc-linear-algebra-fall-2011/ Good luck with your learning!

[@carlfisher7102]

@Self-TaughtPhysicist Thank you. I appreciate it as I know alot of math but refreshing topics would be nice before starting the physics courses.

[@tomixpops]

nice video

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

Thanks.

[@aniketkedare8]

Can you tell good intermediate level book for quantum mechanics

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

Shankar.

[@richardbennett4365]

I know this electricity and magnetism textbook. I learned from it in university. I recall it used the cgs system instead of mks system of units. Wacky. 😮😅😂

[@gregd335shot9]

What physics book would you recommend as an introduction for someone who has never taken physics in high school or doesn’t entirely understand calculus?

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

I shall make a video like this in the future.

[@ahmedsaadsabit1749]

We recommend Halliday Resnick Krane Physics books and University Physics By Sears & Zemansky to people beginning high school physics olympiads (which require undergrad level understanding) and they teach calculus alongside physics

[@meteor8076]

@@Furious9669 Yeah, this book is very cheap, older editions

[@User-jr7vf]

@@ahmedsaadsabit1749 what country are you in?

[@ahmedsaadsabit1749]

@@User-jr7vf south asia xD but the texts are read all around the world

[@reelgangstazskip]

The volume on this video is pretty low.

[@daniellindner355]

I watched your review of the first book. Some people mentioned that they used this book as a first physics book. I want to teach myself physics. What are good physics books for beginners in your opinion ?

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

If you have the math background then the Kleppner and Kolenkow book could be a good choice for introductory physics. If you look in the description of this video I have linked MIT open courseware material, If you're a beginner in physics with some math background, then this is probably the best path. It creates a very solid foundation of physics knowledge. So to be precise, I recommend going through the 8.01, 8.02, 8.03 sequence. This teaches you classical mechanics, electricity & magnetism, and vibrations and waves. The 8.01 fall 2016 course page also has a book for download that accompanies the course, that's what I personally used when I studied introductory mechanics. From there I simply continued the sequence from 8.01 to 8.02 to 8.03. This sequence will also give you all the necessary physical prerequisites for higher-level subjects like quantum mechanics.

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

Also the feynman lectures on physics are a very fun read, you can download it for free from Caltech: www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

[@daniellindner355]

@@Self-TaughtPhysicist Yes, i do have a math backround but mainly Trig, calc 1 and 2, linear algebra and some DE's so do you think i should take the 8.01 and 8.02 or should i go directly with the klappner book ? I find that i can learn very well from a textbook but maybe my mathematical background isn't enough Although plan to study math at a deeper level, i'm also really really interested in Physics. Thank you in advance for your guidance!!

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

@@daniellindner355 I would take 8.01 then follow up with the Kleppner and Kolenkow book for extra material, you wouldn't need to read the whole thing just the chapters that are not coverd in 8.01. From there progress to 8.02. Your math background looks great! good job. The only other area of math you need for 8.02 and 8.03 is multivariable calculus, but given you have already studied single-variable calculus then multivariable shouldn't be very difficult for you to aquire. Good luck :)

[@daniellindner355]

@@Self-TaughtPhysicist Thank you!! i'll go through the 8.01 course and then go trough the Kleppner book as you suggested. Physics will be my new mountain to climb but i can learn it just like i taught myself most of my math while being in a business major. Thank you for your giudance !! I have been wanting to learn Physics for a whle now but i didn't know where to start, now i know.

[@Preetdutt0909]

Bro these book are used by 11th 12th grade students to crack ipho

[@havehalkow]

A feeling that before you start these books, you have already gone through the hardships of understanding the fundamental concepts. These books only help you have your knowledge put in a systematic, rigorous, professional order. Just a feeling)

[@2hcobda2]

6:10

[@CrazyShores]

Hi

[@douglasstrother6584]

These are at least Junior Year (3rd Year) texts, not "Introductory", but then again maybe I'm just too stupid to be a Freshman at MIT.

[@tonyoak2230]

No need for rigor in introductory texts. First courses should give the concepts... rigor is distracting for beginners. Rigor is for advanced students.

[@yyzzyyzz-dl1ds]

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[@parth7300]

Wdym when you say youre a self youre a self taught physicist? You didnt go to college ? And if yes , how did it work for you ? Im truly repelled by the idea of college education. Ive taken a drop year after my highschool and im trying to learn physics and math to an 1/2nd year undergrad level . I didnt touch GR and QM though. Im really curious how things worked out for you , how do you live without a degree , and your occupation .

[@Self-TaughtPhysicist]

I may make a video on this in the future.

[@parth7300]

@@Self-TaughtPhysicist it would be really helpful if you do , Mr. Physics sorcerer