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The Quantum Enigma

Lecture no. 1 from the course: Quantum Mechanics

The Quantum Enigma

Taught by Professor Benjamin Schumacher | 31 min | Categories: The Great Courses Plus Online Science Course

Quantum mechanics is the most successful physical theory ever devised, and you learn what distinguishes it from its predecessor, classical mechanics. Professor Schumacher explains his ground rules for the course, which is designed to teach you some of the deep ideas and methods of quantum mechanics.

24 Lectures

1
Image of The Quantum Enigma
The Quantum Enigma
0 of 31 min
2
Image of The View from 1900
The View from 1900
0 of 31 min
3
Image of Two Revolutionaries—Planck and Einstein
Two Revolutionaries—Planck and Einstein
0 of 28 min
4
Image of Particles of Light, Waves of Matter
Particles of Light, Waves of Matter
0 of 28 min
5
Image of Standing Waves and Stable Atoms
Standing Waves and Stable Atoms
0 of 30 min
6
Image of Uncertainty
Uncertainty
0 of 30 min
7
Image of Complementarity and the Great Debate
Complementarity and the Great Debate
0 of 29 min
8
Image of Paradoxes of Interference
Paradoxes of Interference
0 of 30 min
9
Image of States, Amplitudes, and Probabilities
States, Amplitudes, and Probabilities
0 of 30 min
10
Image of Particles That Spin
Particles That Spin
0 of 32 min
11
Image of Quantum Twins
Quantum Twins
0 of 30 min
12
Image of The Gregarious Particles
The Gregarious Particles
0 of 29 min
13
Image of Antisymmetric and Antisocial
Antisymmetric and Antisocial
0 of 31 min
14
Image of The Most Important Minus Sign in the World
The Most Important Minus Sign in the World
0 of 29 min
15
Image of Entanglement
Entanglement
0 of 28 min
16
Image of Bell and Beyond
Bell and Beyond
0 of 29 min
17
Image of All the Myriad Ways
All the Myriad Ways
0 of 31 min
18
Image of Much Ado about Nothing
Much Ado about Nothing
0 of 30 min
19
Image of Quantum Cloning
Quantum Cloning
0 of 29 min
20
Image of Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Cryptography
0 of 31 min
21
Image of Bits, Qubits, and Ebits
Bits, Qubits, and Ebits
0 of 31 min
22
Image of Quantum Computers
Quantum Computers
0 of 30 min
23
Image of Many Worlds or One?
Many Worlds or One?
0 of 29 min
24
Image of The Great Smoky Dragon
The Great Smoky Dragon
0 of 30 min

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August 4, 2019

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m********m
April 17, 2019
I have a humanities rather than science background, but found this introductory lecture very well explained and easy to follow. I am looking forward to the rest of the course!

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February 13, 2019

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