Lecture 6 | Modern Physics: Special Relativity (Stanford)

Lecture 6 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded May 19, 2008 at Stanford University.

This Stanford Continuing Studies course is the first of a six-quarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course focus on classical mechanics. Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch Professor of Physics at Stanford University.

Complete Playlist for the Course:
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Stanford Continuing Studies:
http://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/

About Leonard Susskind:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/physics/people/faculty/susskind_leonard.html

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• Physics
• math
• calculus
• geometry
• algebra
• theoretical
• minimum
• special
• relativity
• lagrangian
• conservation
• of
• charge
• current
• quantify
• density
• flow
• field
• theory
• angular
• momentum
• isotopic
• spin

[jdbrown371]

I wish I could hear him lecturing on Quantum Field Theory.

[basshnter912]

That's why they have pre-reqs for classes lol...

[nuetronandelectrons]

some of the laws need to be modified and some will be discredited in the future. If it doesnt happen we will be in trouble. We need to continue to correct,modify,erase our physics. This is not bad it is just the signs of an advanced humanity.

[nuetronandelectrons]

use it to unit humanity. I am studying to become a scientist only to achieve the goal of the enhancemant of humanity. However, i will never think that because my laws and theories in physics canot confirm as of today the existance of God say that well I guess thats that. No, no, no. remember in the future scientist will shake their heads and say how we ever came to thoes laws of physics without seeing it was wrong is being us. Or something like that. Well any way this guy is cool

[nuetronandelectrons]

better ones obviously need to be used to confirm or verify the existance of God. Come on guy we give ouself to much credit. we are still to young and our physics and math to green. Dont give up on the existance of God. Continue to search and one day the evidance of the existance of God will be universal. I dont disprove science i dont use science to prove or disprove God I use it to better understand the world that we live in and to make it better. I dont use it to divide humanity but to ...

[nuetronandelectrons]

Science is a description of the personality, taste,sense of humar of God,...

Science does not disprove God. Man does. The minority of humans thinks that there is just no way that man could of been created by a supreme being because according to his math,calculations,pride,ect... there can be no God. He forgets that the physics,math, calculations,theories,laws of today, will be wrong or modified tommorow like it has been done in the past. This laws areare imperfect ...

[loopantenna]

Theology is just stupid. Physics is the real thing.

[TristanTheSaint]

any1 can hear the question by a student around 00:59:00?

please some1 write it down ;}

[TristanTheSaint]

@nuetronandelectrons why would theology have anything to do with physics? Science is based on reason and religion is based on belief: these are very opposite ways of thinking.