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| − | * [[Basic Math]]: By basic, I mean everything you should learn before you take the introductory course to "real" physics, namely, everything up to an including basic calculus. | + | * [[Math]]: |
| − | * [[ | + | ** [[On Math]]: These are some of my thoughts on math, from my perspective as a physicist. |
| − | * [[ | + | ** [[Basic Math]]: By basic, I mean everything you should learn before you take the introductory course to "real" physics, namely, everything up to an including basic calculus. |
| − | * [[Basic Physics]]: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a first or second-year physics undergrad student to learn, for example: Newtonian Mechanics, Basic Thermodynamics, special relativity, etc... | + | ** [[Advanced Math]]: All the advanced theories of math from a physicists' perspective. (Note: Mathematicians will probably vomit at the way physicists like to treat these subjects. Torture or mutilation is a good description.) |
| − | * [[Advanced Physics]]: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a third or fourth-year physics undergrad to learn. | + | |
| − | * [[Graduate Physics]]: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a masters student to know. | + | * [[Physics]]: How the world actually works. |
| + | ** [[Pre-Basic Physics]]: I try to describe some of the things you can know before you even approach physics mathematically. | ||
| + | ** [[Basic Physics]]: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a first or second-year physics undergrad student to learn, for example: Newtonian Mechanics, Basic Thermodynamics, special relativity, etc... | ||
| + | ** [[Advanced Physics]]: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a third or fourth-year physics undergrad to learn. | ||
| + | ** [[Graduate Physics]]: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a masters student to know. | ||
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| + | * [[Religion]]: Some people think you must be a humanist or atheist to enjoy physics. I believe the religious can find even greater joy in the subject. | ||
| + | * [[Philosophy]]: Philosophists are physicists who never did any experiments, and are unwilling to accept reality the way it is. | ||
| + | * [[Tools]]: I prefer open-source tools since you can modify them to suit your needs. Plus, they tend to work on more platforms and are good for your bottom line. | ||
| + | * [[GRE]] | ||
| + | * [[Theoretical vs. Experimental]] | ||
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| + | == Misc. == | ||
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| + | * [[Unveiling the Higgs mechanism to students]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:55, 15 January 2013
This is my notebook for physics stuff.
I earned by BS in Physics from the University of Washington in 2000. Although I haven't been able to keep up my math, I have been following the general news in the Physics community. As of 2012, I've decided to get serious about learning the math and theories at a graduate level, even though I am not pursuing my MS or PhD. Maybe if I make a million dollars that will be the first thing I do.
My day job is software development. I love doing it more than I love doing physics. Hopefully, one day I'll find a way to marry the two in a conducive way so I can get the best of both worlds. In that hope, I spend a little more attention than I should to computational physics, preferably in Python.
If you have comments or suggestions, or you find something wrong, email me at jgardner@jonathangardner.net.
Topics
- Math:
- On Math: These are some of my thoughts on math, from my perspective as a physicist.
- Basic Math: By basic, I mean everything you should learn before you take the introductory course to "real" physics, namely, everything up to an including basic calculus.
- Advanced Math: All the advanced theories of math from a physicists' perspective. (Note: Mathematicians will probably vomit at the way physicists like to treat these subjects. Torture or mutilation is a good description.)
- Physics: How the world actually works.
- Pre-Basic Physics: I try to describe some of the things you can know before you even approach physics mathematically.
- Basic Physics: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a first or second-year physics undergrad student to learn, for example: Newtonian Mechanics, Basic Thermodynamics, special relativity, etc...
- Advanced Physics: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a third or fourth-year physics undergrad to learn.
- Graduate Physics: Here are some of the topics you'd expect a masters student to know.
- Religion: Some people think you must be a humanist or atheist to enjoy physics. I believe the religious can find even greater joy in the subject.
- Philosophy: Philosophists are physicists who never did any experiments, and are unwilling to accept reality the way it is.
- Tools: I prefer open-source tools since you can modify them to suit your needs. Plus, they tend to work on more platforms and are good for your bottom line.
- GRE
- Theoretical vs. Experimental
