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Also of note, the author has a nice summary of advanced physics topics: Hamiltonian mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, E&M, and quantum field theory, all in
by ivan_ah 13y ago
Also of note, the author has a nice summary of advanced physics topics: Hamiltonian mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, E&M, and quantum field theory, all in 26 pages: http://www.math.northwestern.edu/~mlerma/papers/physics.pdf http://www.math.northwestern.edu/~mlerma/papers/physics.pdf It's not really a lesson, but a nice review for someone who knows these things.
You can see these notes as a testament to the universal power of math---someone knowledgeable in advanced math could easily understand this handout... Learn your math people: it's like superpowers!
- smorrow 13y agoYou don't just "learn math" though, it's a full-time job to learn it. People go to university to learn math, and at least half of them probably don't understand it even then.
- ivan_ah 13y agoTrue that. It's definitely not easy or quick, but I think it is time well spent. To use an investment analogy, any investment you do in learning math is guaranteed to succeed: it will never depreciate in value, and "owning math stock" will get you invited to some good clubs.