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"But deriving it" It was a while back but I think we derived it in school aged 16-17 in first year A level Physics (UK.) Is that roughly "junior year in colle
by gerdesj 5y ago
"But deriving it"
It was a while back but I think we derived it in school aged 16-17 in first year A level Physics (UK.) Is that roughly "junior year in college" elsewhere?
- dogma1138 5y agoNo if you take AP physics in the US, yes if you don’t same thing in the UK if you don’t take physics for your A levels you ain’t gonna learn that.
- HWR_14 5y agoAs I recall, deriving it required a solid grasp of special relativity and calculus. I mean, if you want to say that you did that at 16, I won't argue with you. But if you claim all students did that it seems unlikely. Edit: Oxford University, since you are from the UK and that's reputable within the country, lists General Relativity (and hence E=MC^2's derivation) as a 3rd year course in the Physics program. So that makes it squarely in the junior year.