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Introduction to Modern Physics

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23 sessions

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+8

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🔥 9 spots left!

About

Each week, we will cover a different subtopic in the realm of Modern Physics. Topics include Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, and Nuclear Physics. The course is designed to give you a very surface-level understanding and appreciation for real physics (meaning we will not be doing anything mathematical), not the antiquated things that AP Physics teaches you.

Tutored by

Cephas L 🇺🇸

Certified in 7 topics

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Hi! I'm Cephas. I'm a high school student in Texas, and I've scored a 1510 on the PSAT and 1550 on the SAT. I have received a 5 on the following AP tests: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP United States History, AP World History, AP Chinese, AP English Language. I have received a 4 on the following AP exams: AP Computer Science A, AP Music Theory. I have not received a 3 or below on any AP test.

Sessions

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SESSION 1

6

Sep

SESSION 1

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sat 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTCSep 6, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC

We will begin Unit 1 - Foundations of Modern Physics. This session will cover the Breakdown of Classical Physics - the failures of Newtonian Physics and problems that revealed the cracks in classical physics, like the ultraviolet catastrophe.
SESSION 2

13

Sep

SESSION 2

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sat 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTCSep 13, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC

Einstein and the Photon - a description of the wave-particle duality, brief overview of the photoelectric effect
SESSION 3

20

Sep

SESSION 3

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sat 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTCSep 20, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC

Rutherford, Bohr, and the Atom. Description of the gold foil experiment, Niels Bohr and the hydrogen atom, quantization of orbits
SESSION 4

28

Sep

SESSION 4

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sun 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTCSep 28, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC

Entropy - Thermodynamics in modern physics, entropy as a statistical measure of microstates, heat death of the universe
SESSION 5

28

Sep

SESSION 5

Physics

Physics

Sun 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCSep 28, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

FIXED: Entropy lecture
SESSION 6

4

Oct

SESSION 6

Physics

Physics

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCOct 4, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

We will begin Unit 2: Quantum Mechanics. This session will cover The Wave Nature of Matter, deBroglie hypothesis, double slit experiment.
SESSION 7

11

Oct

SESSION 7

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCOct 11, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

The Schrodinger Equation - wavefunctions and probability, schrodinger's equation
SESSION 8

18

Oct

SESSION 8

Physics

Physics

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCOct 18, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

The breakdown of determinism - Heisenberg uncertainty principle
SESSION 9

25

Oct

SESSION 9

Physics

Physics

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCOct 25, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

Miscellaneous Quantum Mechanics - Superposition, entanglement, quantum tunneling, Bell's theorem
SESSION 10

1

Nov

SESSION 10

Physics

Physics

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCNov 1, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

Applications of Quantum Mechanics in today's world
SESSION 11

8

Nov

SESSION 11

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCNov 8, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

We will begin Unit 3: Relativity. This session will cover the The Michelson-Morely experiment, and how it contradicted classical physics, as well as Minkowski Spacetime.
SESSION 12

15

Nov

SESSION 12

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCNov 15, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

Special Relativity - Postulates of relativity, time dilation and length contraction
SESSION 13

22

Nov

SESSION 13

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCNov 22, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

E=mc2 - the mass-energy equivalency and real-world examples
SESSION 14

29

Nov

SESSION 14

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCNov 29, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

General Relativity - curvature of spacetime, discussion of bulk, visualizations, einstein's elevator, field equation
SESSION 15

6

Dec

SESSION 15

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCDec 6, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

Physics of Black Holes - formation of black holes, electron/neutron degeneracy, black holes, gravitational lensing, accretion disks, etc.
SESSION 16

13

Dec

SESSION 16

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCDec 13, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

Physics of the Universe - Big Bang, cosmic expansion, dark energy, Hubble's Law
SESSION 17

20

Dec

SESSION 17

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCDec 20, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

We will begin Unit 4: Nuclear Physics. This session will cover The Nuclear Forces: Strong force, weak force, protons, neutrons, binding energy
SESSION 18

27

Dec

SESSION 18

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCDec 27, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

Radioactivity - Types of decay, half-life, exponential decay
SESSION 19

3

Jan

SESSION 19

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCJan 3, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

Nuclear Reactions, Stars as fusion reactors, description of fusion, fission
SESSION 20

10

Jan

SESSION 20

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCJan 10, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

The Atom Bomb - Description of bombs like Fat Man, Little Boy, Tsar Bomba, different models
SESSION 21

17

Jan

SESSION 21

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCJan 17, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

The Standard Model of Particles - Description of the standard model of particle physics, the higgs boson
SESSION 22

24

Jan

SESSION 22

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCJan 24, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

We will begin a tentative dive into a 'Theory of Everything', the current unsolved problem that physicists are working on. This session will cover my preferred theory: Quantum Gravity.
SESSION 23

31

Jan

SESSION 23

Physics

Physics

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCJan 31, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

This session will introduce a competing physical view: String Theory

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Sep 6 - Jan 31

21 weeks

60 mins

/ session

Next session on October 25, 2025

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