Physics Summary

Classical vs. Quantum Mechanics

To a certain extent, we have an intuitive understanding of classical mechanics. Objects in the real world are affected by forces - measurable amounts of energy used to do some work.

We understand that in order to pick up a chair, it takes more work than picking up a pen. It's clearly that things that weigh more (or posses more mass) take more energy to move. The exact nature of these relationships can and have been quantified.

The way that very, very, very small things act isn't like this at all - and it's not intuitive. It is, in fact, super weird. In this chapter we'll cover a basic understanding of exactly how and why it's so weird.

Material

In this section we'll cover the idea of forces, physical relationships, and basic quantum concepts.

Review Material

• Mass

• Position

• Force

• Newtons 2nd Law

New Material

• $n$-dimensional space

• Complex numbers

• Quantum vectors

• Superposition

• The wave function

• Hamiltonian

• Schrodinger Equation

Resources

Additional Info & Problem Sets Summary

Below is a list of all of the extra detail & problem sets included in this section of the tutorial:

Classical Mechanics

• More on the difference between weight and mass

• An introduction to Newton's First Law

• More information about position vs. time graphs and how they're use

• A detailed summary of Newton's Second Law

• Problems for Newton's Second Law

Quantum Mechanics

• An introduction to imaginary numbers

• An explanation of complex numbers

• More information about quantum vectors

• An overview of how probability works

• An explanation of what the wave function is