Lecture 1: Introduction to Superposition

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MIT 8.04 Quantum Physics I, Spring 2013
View the complete course: ocw.mit.edu/8-04S13
Instructor: Allan Adams
In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses a series of thought experiments involving "box apparatus" to illustrate the concepts of uncertainty and superposition, which are central to quantum mechanics. The first ten minutes are devoted to course information.
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@lecturesbywalterlewin.they9259
@lecturesbywalterlewin.they9259 6 років тому
Prof Adams is a great Lecturer! Very enthusiastic, very knowledgeable, with a sense of humor.
@fr0iler578
@fr0iler578 5 років тому
Lectures by Walter Lewin. They will make you ♥ Physics. Hi Dr. Lewin, do you recommend the courses taught by Prof Adam's or Prof Zeibach
@fabulator2779
@fabulator2779 5 років тому
Hello professor! I am big fan of yours
@EconAtheist
@EconAtheist 5 років тому
Definitely! I wish every physics prof I had had been this good.
@epistte
@epistte 5 років тому
@@fabulator2779 Walter Lewin is a physics superstar. I watch those lectures to be entertained as much as to learn something that I might have missed 30 years ago.
@ankeunruh7364
@ankeunruh7364 5 років тому
...even he draws poor lines while chalk on a blackboard. (Blackboards and chalk are substantial, essential.) Dear cherished Prof. Lewin, this very honest comment of yours tell me, that you belong to us, all of us, hungry for learning what's around. A personal note: I watched your lesson, in which you gave a grain of sand to a student. After that I took paper and pencil to calculate 'uncertainty'. The very first time I did it. It gave me the courage to calculate the range we have to control nuclear power plants - and to learn that this can be understood by almost everyone. Yes, I do believe - we can. Doubts are made for let us burn, as learners, as teachers, which is the same thing.
@harshitchoudhary5613
@harshitchoudhary5613 4 роки тому
Getting that MIT education without life crushing loans
@dsaun777
@dsaun777 3 роки тому
And without a degree.
@SaurabhSingh-fe6lj
@SaurabhSingh-fe6lj 3 роки тому
@MrComrade but that's true for both sides
@geromep5383
@geromep5383 3 роки тому
@AetherDivision this is inspiring, thank you! Good luck in future
@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261
@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 3 роки тому
@Electronification Firstly, it's a fucking joke. Secondly, that's a big fat no - the difference is that a degree demonstrates your ability to apply your learning. It indicates that you've been taught using an established and proven pedagogic method. It indicates that you have benefitted from peer review and peer learning. It means that you have been taught by academics who have also gone through the peer review process and have emerged in a competitive market as some of the best people to teach you. It requires you to produce assessed outputs in the form of papers, assignments, exams, all of which ensure your learning is embedded. It indicates that your learning has been structured in an effective way, building upon foundational knowledge. If you're trying to make a somewhat clumsy point about self-directed learning being as valuable as directed learning, then I agree with that, but don't make the ridiculous suggestion that there are not other tangible and intangible benefits delivered through formal education. It is right and important that learning is delivered to accepted standards, and that's what a degree demonstrates. Perhaps you are one of those people who "study" for 12+ hours a day by literally just reading and annotating books? That is not learning, that is memorisation. Your overly simplistic view shows me that you don't really have a clue about education, probably because you are lacking some yourself. Now, get back to Pornhub ;)
@yojodingy6334
@yojodingy6334 3 роки тому
@Electronification I can’t tell if you’re trolling or not
@zayharper6577
@zayharper6577 7 місяців тому
I've been to 3 universities in the past 15 minutes: MIT, Harvard, and Stanford. You could say I'm something of a genius.
@BrandonSalas-us8mm
@BrandonSalas-us8mm 2 місяці тому
Penius
@alexgg1950
@alexgg1950 Місяць тому
I also feel like that lol
@jaynabp3661
@jaynabp3661 Місяць тому
That means you watch none of these lectures in their entirety.
@zayharper6577
@zayharper6577 Місяць тому
@@jaynabp3661 I can't remember where I said that I did dummy.
@jaynabp3661
@jaynabp3661 Місяць тому
@@zayharper6577 some things can be inferred even though not said explicitly
@shahedulislam735
@shahedulislam735 Рік тому
Took a quantum mechanics course from a desi guru who happens to be among the toppers and I gave up thinking I'm not good enough..this guy made me go over 6 lectures in a week and still hungry to go over again....inspiration is the key to make passionate innovators or scientists or teachers...I wish I had them...good luck to all of you lucky ones who gets to be inspired in early days..inspire your little ones too...
@NuzzywtheWuzzy
@NuzzywtheWuzzy Рік тому
That's the problem I have with my quantum mech course. Solid professor --completely uninspired. The material is very interesting but he is so damn dry...
@SavannahSunshine49
@SavannahSunshine49 5 місяців тому
@jaimemenapadilla
@jaimemenapadilla 8 років тому
This guy fucking loves what he knows, and he wants you to love it too, which is incredibly refreshing.
@terrymadre9286
@terrymadre9286 7 років тому
+Jaime Mena So is a nice, refreshing glass of lemonade with just the right amount of ice cubes on a hot summer's day.
@YouShouldRepeatThat
@YouShouldRepeatThat 7 років тому
+boobboomagoo learning quantum mechanics while drinking lemonade sounds like a perfect way to spend a Summer's day.
@terrymadre9286
@terrymadre9286 7 років тому
YouShouldRepeatThat i love you :)
@YouShouldRepeatThat
@YouShouldRepeatThat 7 років тому
+boobboomagoo I love you too kind stranger. :)
@115xXzombieXx115
@115xXzombieXx115 7 років тому
o.o gem
@BudFieldsPPTS
@BudFieldsPPTS 8 років тому
As an educator, what I enjoyed most in this presentation was the "buzz" of learning. From the passion and enthusiasm of the lecturer to the engagement of the students, this shows a really awesome lecture. Well done. Very well done.
@maggotdude667
@maggotdude667 8 років тому
+Bud Fields (PPTS) I highly agree. I felt more engaged in the lecture because of that.
@takashikashiwase3461
@takashikashiwase3461 8 років тому
+Bud Fields (PPTS) I know exactly what you talking about,students or human don't like the linear process,he is so damn non linear,this is real process of learning,organic,non linear,beauty
@mrobusto1010
@mrobusto1010 8 років тому
+Bud Fields (PPTS) His passion for the topic and teaching it is overflowing, that is certain.
@ashimr
@ashimr 3 місяці тому
Class begins at 10:30.
@blake.72503
@blake.72503 2 місяці тому
Absolute legend thank you
@baymaniac
@baymaniac Місяць тому
thank you god
@jaelynn-rosejames9718
@jaelynn-rosejames9718 28 днів тому
Thank you ❤
@haumana420
@haumana420 18 днів тому
Legend
@efraimkent
@efraimkent 2 дні тому
sorry, i’m gonna be late. can you take notes?
@PotatoGod69
@PotatoGod69 Рік тому
This is an absolutely great professor. I wish I had professors like him.
@agrajyadav2951
@agrajyadav2951 10 місяців тому
You want professors like him, you be smart enough to get into mit
@tidaimon2149
@tidaimon2149 8 місяців тому
We have him now, don't we?
@Fudge7
@Fudge7 7 місяців тому
@tidainon2149 yeah 😂
@denisesoaresdasilva7358
@denisesoaresdasilva7358 7 місяців тому
Me too.
@denisesoaresdasilva7358
@denisesoaresdasilva7358 7 місяців тому
​@@tidaimon2149More or less for I don't live in the USA and having him only on UKposts is not enough😂
@jasonchiang251
@jasonchiang251 7 років тому
he's so passionate about the topic. Really a great professor
@acershund1
@acershund1 5 років тому
yes yes yes
@silasmaurer7835
@silasmaurer7835 5 років тому
absolutely
@hongluzhang7771
@hongluzhang7771 5 років тому
u can watch his ted talks, also great.
@alejmitra7483
@alejmitra7483 4 роки тому
11:10 All that is in the table bottle is coffee?. I personally am more passionate / nervous if I take all that. However, great teacher
@umojaharambee7015
@umojaharambee7015 3 роки тому
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@mercster
@mercster 5 років тому
I'm almost as amazed at MIT's complex blackboard system than the quantum superposition of subatomic molecules.
@OldRacket
@OldRacket 5 років тому
They have blackboard superposition.
@jacobhatch655
@jacobhatch655 5 років тому
mercster molecules aren’t subatomic
@yourlordandsaviouryeesusbe2998
@yourlordandsaviouryeesusbe2998 4 роки тому
@@jacobhatch655 he meant particles I presume lol
@sulaimanalsalem
@sulaimanalsalem 3 роки тому
mercster xvu
@imranq9241
@imranq9241 3 роки тому
It’s four blackboards layered on top of each other
@AmandaH.
@AmandaH. Рік тому
I was quite sucky at physics in high school, but I've always been really fascinated by QM, even though I never really got a full grasp of it. Now having found this video, I'm starting to get the basics and that honestly feels amazing! I've never seen such an enthusiastic and fun prof. as Prof. Adams & am really glad I have the opportunity to listen to him teach! :)
@serious_filip522
@serious_filip522 Рік тому
¨I never really got a full grasp of it¨ Here are some quotes from the greatest Physicists of all time: Quantum mechanics makes absolutely no sense Roger Penrose If it is correct, it signifies the end of physics as a science Albert Einstein I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics Richard Feynman If you are not completely confused by quantum mechanics, you do not understand it John Wheeler I do not like it, and I am sorry I ever had anything to do with it Erwin Schrödinger
@AmandaH.
@AmandaH. Рік тому
@@serious_filip522 Aww, that's actually really reassuring haha. Thanks for sharing, very sweet of u, I hope u have a nice day :)
@SavannahSunshine49
@SavannahSunshine49 5 місяців тому
​@@serious_filip522yes thank you! ❤
@LexiNc8284
@LexiNc8284 4 місяці тому
@@serious_filip522thank youu!❤
@LoremLorem
@LoremLorem 3 місяці тому
Hey! Here is some 3D illustrations about the subject: ukposts.info/slow/PLkyBCj4JhHt-80ttR5a_fwtFO4SwDAFld&si=A9QYx-o3rRhTDvP8 Eugenes channel is one of My favourite ones! Btw, If someone smart could find a away to increase brain activity Via magnetic Fields, would it make us smarter or think faster? What about feelings? And If there's anyone good on chemistry, how about creating a drink that would increase endorfines to help us all 😅! What a lovely a idea, to feel great all The Time.
@kkolxasram
@kkolxasram Рік тому
The most nourishing bit of information in this lecture is at the very end. Our intuition is formed from experience in the macroscopic world, which is totally different from the microscopic quantum world. This explains our frustration with counter intuitive results when trying to understand quantum experiments, since our intuition is not adapted to the quantum domain. Its like learning a new language. Thank you MIT for sharing.
@tdirgins
@tdirgins 2 роки тому
I went to a very well-known university and in 4 years I only had one professor who was as engaging and passionate about his subject as this guy. Kudos to MIT!
@robertmccully2792
@robertmccully2792 2 роки тому
What does passion have to do with "As far as we know" lecture ?
@arpityadav.832
@arpityadav.832 7 місяців тому
what r u doing now? or thinking to do?
@firstnamelastname6926
@firstnamelastname6926 5 років тому
Damn these students are lucky to have such a passionate professor
@SjarMenace
@SjarMenace 3 роки тому
And i hot one too!! 😍
@udoyxyz
@udoyxyz 3 роки тому
We also have him. So we are lucky too.
@frankchris07
@frankchris07 2 роки тому
they pay for that but MIT professor are amazing. Watch Eric Lander on DNA OMG so good.
@dirkscholten9995
@dirkscholten9995 2 роки тому
No kidding...i loved profs like this back in my university days...direct, encouraging, simplified...i wonder where he is teaching now?
@milenabaycheva1627
@milenabaycheva1627 2 роки тому
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@chickenliver66660
@chickenliver66660 8 місяців тому
I am so very grateful that i have stumbled across this channel. As a person who is only watching these videos for the curiosity that i have towards quantum physics, this has helped me understand the topic and it makes me feel that i am physically sat in the lecture room!. thank you
@777philgood
@777philgood 8 місяців тому
you were there 50% 🤪
@chickenliver66660
@chickenliver66660 7 місяців тому
@@777philgood wdym
@ayyewalkdaplank
@ayyewalkdaplank 6 місяців тому
​@@chickenliver66660Quite possibly a joke made out of the lecture itself with 50% stuff. Like you were there, and at the same time, you weren't.
@chickenliver66660
@chickenliver66660 6 місяців тому
ohh right noow i get it tyty@@ayyewalkdaplank
@ayyewalkdaplank
@ayyewalkdaplank 6 місяців тому
@@chickenliver66660 You're Welcome.
@granand
@granand Рік тому
Prof Adams passion is what kept the students and audience glued
@TheDiamond2009
@TheDiamond2009 8 місяців тому
That and the Higgs particle.
@AkitoLite
@AkitoLite 7 місяців тому
No. You think these students are your average high schooler? No. The best of the best teachers teaching the best of the best students.
@danlock1
@danlock1 4 місяці тому
What a boson! @@TheDiamond2009
@stinkybutt02able
@stinkybutt02able 7 років тому
His passion for his job is adorable.
@michaeldavis812
@michaeldavis812 8 років тому
MIT, thank you for having courses such as "Quantum Physics" uploaded to UKposts for people to learn. As a person that has autism, it is much easier for me to learn in a relaxing environment where there are little to no distractions, and at the pace I want. Keep up the great work!
@controlaltdemomn9320
@controlaltdemomn9320 6 років тому
It is a great thing that you are devoting yourself to such an interesting (yet somewhat difficult) topic, especially with autism which seems to hold most back. Even if this is a year old, I hope you get Quantum Mechanics or have a basic understanding of it.
@abinashsatapathy8394
@abinashsatapathy8394 6 років тому
awesome
@neloka4313
@neloka4313 6 років тому
Asperger Autism?
@neon_necromunda
@neon_necromunda 6 років тому
I totally agree I have aspergers and find this helps. Ecspecially with Professor Adams easygoing teaching style although I do have one addition id love to do to that experiment.
@Super-id7bq
@Super-id7bq 6 років тому
Dude I have ADHD and I was thinking the EXACT same thing! Before UKposts came along my education was horribly sub-standard but through video based educational content I've managed to self-teach myself into a skilled VFX artist working in the film industry! Hooray for UKposts and the educators that choose to share their work! :)
@TheSleepSteward
@TheSleepSteward 3 місяці тому
It's incredible to think that everyone in that room has now graduated and is incredibly accomplished in their own right. That's beautiful. I wonder where they all are...
@mttlsa686
@mttlsa686 2 місяці тому
I'm a 40 year old man, passionate about the understanding of how the universe works and when he said "except you're all wrong" i've got emotional for a moment because it was a kind of illumination giving me an instantaneous sense of awareness to the existence.
@DanAtEXIT
@DanAtEXIT 2 роки тому
Had me locked in the entire way. I'm taking away much more than just knowledge, but also how to share ideas in a way people will listen, and enjoy. Give that man a raise!
@vladv2291
@vladv2291 Рік тому
Knowledge is the only thing you can possibly take away from this. It's all knowledge
@nameberry220
@nameberry220 Рік тому
@@vladv2291 In this instance knowledge was learned through a joyous and attentive experience thanks to the way it was presented.
@helloimnisha
@helloimnisha 4 роки тому
This is how a teacher should be. The content, even if rigorous, was still so engaging. I wish my professors were this passionate about physics.
@resaledragon
@resaledragon 2 роки тому
They behave like CHEESE!
@Lmanyakaa
@Lmanyakaa 2 роки тому
Believe me, the content presented in the lecture is not rigorous at all compared to other stuff in QM. However, HW assignments are most likely from hell.
@gatormcklusky5850
@gatormcklusky5850 2 роки тому
I'm sure by now they no longer teach anything but Racisms ,Nothing else matters You don't need that crappy education you need racisms. Your a Victim start acting the part damnit.
@lukschs1
@lukschs1 2 роки тому
Riguroso y convincente xD
@atlasbailly5439
@atlasbailly5439 2 роки тому
however, this content was not rigorous. especially by mit standards. the first lecture is always a softball so a wider audience can watch. either way, I am sure he remains engaging even when the content does become rigorous
@zachansen8293
@zachansen8293 2 місяці тому
so sad you don't do this anymore, you're so good at it. 10:50 the experiments are so unsettling you have to tell the class that you're not lying to them. I love it.
@tmo314
@tmo314 4 місяці тому
MIT has the most chill and exciting professors. I’m so happy this is on the internet 😁
@Remslem
@Remslem 5 років тому
It really strikes me that I've never really had a teacher that's this pumped up just before a lecture. What a great guy!
@gregoryjwellls
@gregoryjwellls 3 роки тому
I concur. This is what engagement looks like. Most professors approach their lectures with a self-requirement that they want to present the information to students in a clear & concise way. This guy wants to create the thrill of curiosity and discovery in his students.
@jkholtgreve
@jkholtgreve 2 роки тому
Feynman taught similarly. His lectures are naturally quite outdated along the fringes but the basic concepts remain the same and his enthusiasm is utterly infectious. I think they may be some of the lectures this prof was referring to.
@DimitriosChannel
@DimitriosChannel 2 роки тому
He's probably loaded on adderall and caffeine lol.
@Stone2home
@Stone2home 8 років тому
the content starts at 10:33.
@rabia1180
@rabia1180 8 років тому
+Benjamin Stone now I wish I had read the comments earlier than 33 minutes into the video..
@TonyDaveYayo
@TonyDaveYayo 8 років тому
+Flowers osdfv LoL, that was exactly the time when I started reading the comments :D
@rabia1180
@rabia1180 8 років тому
TonyDaveYayo hahaha we have the best luck
@TonyDaveYayo
@TonyDaveYayo 8 років тому
Flowers osdfv yeah, but I only watched it because I was bored anyway :D
@rabia1180
@rabia1180 8 років тому
TonyDaveYayo haha same here tbh
@tpstrat14
@tpstrat14 6 місяців тому
wow.... we need more professors like him. Most physics and math professors laugh at questions. Like "what are you talking about. That's just a bad question. STFU and let me move on" instead of "what do you mean by that so I can correct your misunderstanding that like 8 other people in the class probably also have" which is clearly how this guy teaches. In other words, he actually teaches.
@fabiorestrepo98
@fabiorestrepo98 Місяць тому
I just learned Dr. Adams was born in my same city (Bogotá, Colombia). What a pleasant surprise, professor :)
@Majoen1998
@Majoen1998 7 років тому
32:56 "The miracle is not that electrons behave oddly. The miracle ist that when you take 10^27 electrons, they behave like cheese."
@sebgamboa7628
@sebgamboa7628 4 роки тому
​@@fartreview1739 Nice dude, your statement is exactly what I thought of your comment. A completely empty statement that has no meaning.
@Joe11Blue
@Joe11Blue 4 роки тому
You just figured that out? He's an ass.
@goofycker
@goofycker 3 роки тому
'm lookin for a Superposition at MIT. Anybody know some vacant ones?
@Elaba_
@Elaba_ 3 роки тому
There might be some holes in that cheese, euh theory.
@lah5598
@lah5598 3 роки тому
The statement is full of meaning. It implies the existance of emergent phenomena, that is systems that are more than the sum of their parts. This is one theory of where conciouness comes from, one that is not incompatible with the idea of sentient AI life in the future. Emergent phenomena also explain phase changes and why macroscopic systems behave differently than microscopic systems. What are all y'all on about?
@LoldemortII
@LoldemortII 3 роки тому
When he turns to the crowd and asks „Questions?“ Me: Yes, why am I here at 2am?
@NovaWarrior77
@NovaWarrior77 3 роки тому
Right?! Like why does UKposts recommend the most random things at 2am?!
@ravijangrax
@ravijangrax 3 роки тому
Not UKposts but boredom brought you here 😄😅
@argentina.travel
@argentina.travel 3 роки тому
6:30 am here xd
@sakkthisundaram7578
@sakkthisundaram7578 3 роки тому
omg same!!
@raysonlogin
@raysonlogin 3 роки тому
Same here, staying up at 1:30am to watch this lecture!
@SV27
@SV27 3 місяці тому
Dude im basically a house pet when it comes to academics but Dr.Adams' enthusiasm made me watch 3 hours so far. Thanks to MIT for making this available to us lower common denominators!
@davidvella7690
@davidvella7690 Рік тому
Prof Adams makes a difficult and ambiguous subject easy to understand. I watched several videos on this subject to no avail but this clearly is the way it should be explained. Thanks.
@wagsman9999
@wagsman9999 9 років тому
Allan Adams is a fantastic lecturer - he has a real gift for teaching. This is BY FAR the clearest presentation of quantum mechanics you will find on the internet. Wonderfully coherent - thanks MIT. (I took a QM course at the University of Illinois ~35 years ago. Unfortunately I did not appreciate the beauty and richness of this subject. Had I - I may have switched majors from Nuclear Engineering to Physics!)
@Just.A.T-Rex
@Just.A.T-Rex 2 роки тому
I just graduated from nc state for nuclear engineering!
@martineli15
@martineli15 7 років тому
MIT, thank you so much for releasing these material on the internet. I'm a brazillian chemistry student and we have a big lack of good material to study around here. We need to spend a giant amount of money for a good book, and theese video classes really help me to improve my knowledge and i'm certain that it helps a bounch of others students that can't get a good material to study so easily.
@TheSoundConnoisseur
@TheSoundConnoisseur 2 місяці тому
I’ve always been fascinated by physics. This is my FIRST video ever in my intent to learn about quantum physics. And I LOVED this
@icy_bird5540
@icy_bird5540 3 місяці тому
I love how much passion and energy he has
@mescalinemonkey8183
@mescalinemonkey8183 7 років тому
I wish stuff like this was aired on public tv.
@epistte
@epistte 5 років тому
You and me both. I might support PBS with a few more dollars. We do a very poor job of supporting lifelong learning in the US and that needs to change if we are going to be a technology leader.
@voldy3565
@voldy3565 5 років тому
Nah, most people are too dumb to understand this.
@epistte
@epistte 5 років тому
@David Roberts Nature and NOVA are some of their most popular broadcasts so I think that they could, but many people have given up on them because of constant reruns of 30-year-old programs.
@connormartin5053
@connormartin5053 5 років тому
that’s free education at the college level america would ever do that
@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792
@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792 5 років тому
99.9999999%+ don’t understand any of this
@Dom-zy1qy
@Dom-zy1qy 2 роки тому
My goodness. If I had a teacher like this guy in high school maybe I wouldve been so inspired to work hard and go to a great university. He did a phenomenal job, hard to believe this is all live almost.
@darrellerrad3945
@darrellerrad3945 Рік тому
Teachers like this are unfortunately above most high schools budgets
@alecmccay7548
@alecmccay7548 11 місяців тому
You can get great professors in big state schools and small unique private colleges. I promise there is more teachers like this than positions open there are good teachers to be found
@tjweav1331
@tjweav1331 7 місяців тому
😮 1:22 😮 1:23 😢 1:23 😮😮😮😮 2:11 😮 3:21 😅😢 3:22
@tjweav1331
@tjweav1331 7 місяців тому
4:05 😅
@tjweav1331
@tjweav1331 7 місяців тому
😅
@Kornflayx89
@Kornflayx89 8 місяців тому
I want to find something in my life that I am as passionate about as this teacher is about Quantum Physics
@nolanwhitley1017
@nolanwhitley1017 Рік тому
wow... this guy is hands down the best teacher I've ever seen.
@gamerN77
@gamerN77 7 років тому
I can't stress enough how much I love the fact that MIT is providing those courses online for free for anyone to watch. Who knew, that a 17 year old German law student like me could get his hands on quantum mechanics lectures of MIT ^^
@dragonkingmastaman
@dragonkingmastaman 6 років тому
Chitown 773 deep breaths buddy we know you're smart too
@souleater5762
@souleater5762 6 років тому
tbh i dont think he was trying to say "look at me, im so smart" but rather like "yeah im just studying this *not so cool and hard thing* and now i get to watch this hyper cool and indeed complicated stuff, that's a cool opportunity regardless of my intelligence".
@asmpoohbear4332
@asmpoohbear4332 6 років тому
ur not woke unless you take PE
@PhilthyPhilTheOriginal
@PhilthyPhilTheOriginal 6 років тому
you mad nerd?
@deathtotruthers1
@deathtotruthers1 6 років тому
Don't be an ass Jordan.
@kroijfruihgtrghruib
@kroijfruihgtrghruib 5 років тому
Allan Adams is a great professor. As a business student w no interest in physics, i am chocked to find myself passionately watching this video. The way in which he engages students is indeed a talent.
@astro_penguin_
@astro_penguin_ Місяць тому
Thank you MIT!! ❤ Love from Hawaii. Lifelong learners around the world appreciate OCW!
@jimday6244
@jimday6244 5 місяців тому
This literally blew my mind. Adams is a great teacher.
@SW-mg7et
@SW-mg7et 2 роки тому
Boy oh boy if I had a professor of this class back in my university times here in Finland. Now at the age of 36 I thought that I'm getting stupid and old engineer when I tried to wrap my head around quantum physics, but it seems that reading literature isn't just enough if you don't have great professors like Adams to guide you through the basic concept of something complete new. Thank you for these videos MIT!
@eliashanba757
@eliashanba757 Рік тому
As a uni student of Finland i also can agree with this 100%.
@smokykirby6290
@smokykirby6290 Рік тому
@@eliashanba757 Iloilo
@smolboyi
@smolboyi Рік тому
God bless Suomi!
@syedamarmusa6512
@syedamarmusa6512 Рік тому
​@@eliashanba757 isn't finland an ideal nation to study abroad
@3v3pirat37
@3v3pirat37 Рік тому
39 year old physics major in Quantum now. 100% agree.
@iamtackler
@iamtackler 4 роки тому
The applause at the end truly shows how amazing of a professor Adams is. Thank you MIT OCW for allowing the rest of the world to experience a professor whose lectures cause students to applaud.
@crazyspace6792
@crazyspace6792 7 місяців тому
I knew instantly what experiment he was describing in the first part of the lecture and then he said silver atoms and confirmed it for me. The stern-gerlach experiment is one of the cooler ones I’ve ever studied.
@johnstebbins6262
@johnstebbins6262 7 місяців тому
Awesome introduction to a course, especially a course in Quantum Mechanics. I'm sure this lecture will enlighten and motivate those students as they struggle to understand the complex mathematics and details of the course. They'll remember what it's all about.
@user-ik7jz6rk4u
@user-ik7jz6rk4u 4 роки тому
Thank you MIT, I'm 14 and I'm really fascinated about this, although I may not understand some of it, thank you for making these lectures public for all to learn.
@kenzieusa3356
@kenzieusa3356 Рік тому
2 years later are you still fascinated by this?
@nicksundby
@nicksundby 3 роки тому
When I was an engineering student not once did we applaud a lecturer like that, but we never got such a clear and engaging presentation either.
@xle3blx
@xle3blx 7 місяців тому
I don't know what the hell Prof. Adams is trying to teach me, but I'm here for it.
@amyamy8873
@amyamy8873 7 місяців тому
I opened this video as sort of a background noise but became completely engaged. Excellent teacher.
@Marguereth
@Marguereth 9 років тому
9:40 is where the actual lecture starts, for those who want to skip through the part where he's going over logistics for the students in the actual class.
@jaji666
@jaji666 Рік тому
Man I wish I had teachers this passionate about physics and teaching like Prof. Adams.
@benp3485
@benp3485 Рік тому
This is a Boss Professor, his enthusiasm just makes you want to listen and learn.
@benjohnson1190
@benjohnson1190 2 місяці тому
I dropped out of high school, never graduated college, and was able to follow this lecture and understand the explanation. Such an interesting lecturer with a tremendous ability to translate complicated theory into lamens terms. I'm an idiot but I really appreciated his approach to explain something in terms that I could understand. I wish I was as smart as all the people he teaches.
@chadchad6531
@chadchad6531 3 роки тому
it's crazy how excited I'm watching a frickin' MIT lecture
@nishtakasundass6669
@nishtakasundass6669 3 роки тому
Hahaha your not the only one lol
@michaeldeng1981
@michaeldeng1981 3 роки тому
Why youtube push this to me?
@bell1095
@bell1095 3 роки тому
Intro takes 9:50
@sammyandoliver7522
@sammyandoliver7522 2 роки тому
@@michaeldeng1981 UKposts pushed this to me as well and I'm glad they did.
@mobetta2092
@mobetta2092 2 роки тому
Everyone be sure to update your résumés
@vinny6935
@vinny6935 5 років тому
Thank you for making this available! It's a fascinating topic, and while I'm an engineer I definitely approach QM from a philosophical perspective. I love the energy that Professor Adams conveys during the lecture.
@alexgg1950
@alexgg1950 Місяць тому
Tank you for uploading this classes for all of us students around the world. Professor Adam is full of energy and pasion, is so inspiring.
@berkeleycodingacademy7015
@berkeleycodingacademy7015 Рік тому
This is my favorite first lecture to any class.
@jamiecfthedrummer
@jamiecfthedrummer 7 років тому
Heisenberg and Schrodinger are speeding down the highway when a state cop pulls them over. The cop walks up to the window and asks Heisenberg, "Do you know how fast you were going?" Heisenberg replies, "No, but I knew where I was." The cop says, "You were going over 90 miles per hour!" To which Heisenberg replies, "Fine. Now we're lost." Thinking this answer is a little strange, the cop decides to investigate the vehicle. He begins by opening the trunk. Shocked by what he finds, he shouts, "You have a dead cat in here!" Schrodinger answers, "Well I do now!"
@yiluoli6890
@yiluoli6890 7 років тому
love this haha
@GimmeSum
@GimmeSum 7 років тому
You are sooooo funny I laughed until i stopped
@sajateacher
@sajateacher 7 років тому
TwinRocketMedia - um... but there's no speed limit on the Autobahn, lol
@sherlockholmeslives.1605
@sherlockholmeslives.1605 7 років тому
Rene Descartes goes into a sandwich bar and says, "I'll have a chicken bap please." The shop worker says, "I can't serve you that but you may have a turkey baguette." Rene Descartes says "Oh I think not." And disappears. With Best Wishes! Cheers - Mike.
@duartesilva6824
@duartesilva6824 7 років тому
You forgot to include Ohm in the backseat... Schrodinger and Heisenberg were arrested, Ohm resisted.
@TomboBrewster
@TomboBrewster 2 роки тому
I do wish my Quantum Mechanics lectures had been like this. Its a blast learning all over again but with the added enthusiasm.
@user-ft1qo7yq6w
@user-ft1qo7yq6w 4 дні тому
i love this professor so much , he is such a enthusiastic dude
@farahfathy3116
@farahfathy3116 7 місяців тому
This is the type of professors we need to heal our academic traumas
@ProgamerEU
@ProgamerEU 8 років тому
he's so passionate just great! I wish every teacher would be like this
@takashikashiwase3461
@takashikashiwase3461 8 років тому
+ProgamerEU I he is actually bit twitchy ,this is real passion sometime(not always)
@darrenramsingh9334
@darrenramsingh9334 6 років тому
This is really awesome what MIT is doing, especially for those who already completed school or who are currently working full time jobs with an interest in studying QM. Thank you so much! :D
@UnchainedEruption
@UnchainedEruption 10 місяців тому
Wow this professor is brilliant. I feel privileged to have virtually "sat in" on this course for free.
@nid7819
@nid7819 4 роки тому
conlusion : definition of superposition is "I don't know what's going on"
@JohnDavidDunlap
@JohnDavidDunlap 2 роки тому
Which is a pretty frustrating definition when you're trying to figure out what's going on.
@mrlarrybobjr
@mrlarrybobjr 2 роки тому
What I like is how they act so smart but don’t have a clue how this could be.
@astronau7_lone574
@astronau7_lone574 5 років тому
this guy is the kind of professor every campus needs, a true man of education and enthusiasm kissass or not. thanks man, professor.
@Jeff-gr1on
@Jeff-gr1on 5 місяців тому
I watch these videos sometimes just to see what the professor is like. I'm trying to get my undergrad degree in a less than stellar school where one of the most difficult things is simply dealing with the professors. These videos help me keep working hard to get into grad school elsewhere without feeling like I'm going to be trapped with awful professors for the rest of my life
@shikumas
@shikumas 20 днів тому
Thus prof reminds me of my physics teacher and even tho we are a high school mechanics class, he treats it like an college class and is an amazing teacher. I sit right in front of him and he always makes the effort to engage with his students. Hardest class I have but I don’t regret it one bit.
@schmetterling4477
@schmetterling4477 20 днів тому
Yeah, but are you learning anything? Probably not. ;-)
@swolegrind1947
@swolegrind1947 2 роки тому
This is how teachers should teach. Make education fun. I’m no physics major but this professor makes it interesting to want to learn it.
@jasonlizotte4007
@jasonlizotte4007 2 роки тому
Just finished watching this lecture and it has confirmed once again that I made the correct choice going into medicine. Professor Adams is excellent.
@AM-bj7yo
@AM-bj7yo 2 роки тому
I remember watching his lectures during my third year of medicine, honestly it made me consider changing to physics, but then the later lectures came along with all the math and I’ve never been more sure about choosing medicine. But it has to be said what an amazing lecturer he is, and how amazing physics and creation is.
@davidmartineztorres8731
@davidmartineztorres8731 2 роки тому
@@AM-bj7yo what kind of math do medicine students learn?
@AM-bj7yo
@AM-bj7yo 2 роки тому
@@davidmartineztorres8731 honestly very little, for most doctors we need to be able to calculate drug doses and concentrations, but nothing beyond basic algebra
@StefanoAugusto1
@StefanoAugusto1 Рік тому
Do you know simon lizotte?
@alizain9638
@alizain9638 Рік тому
lol I'm in medicine too. idk what I'm doing here.
@OviWanKeno9i
@OviWanKeno9i Рік тому
This video is trending in the algorithm now. So thankful for this being on the internet. I would absolutely eat up a whole semester of this. I would not be able to stop watching; it is literally addictive, and most things already make sense. I have only found one thing that makes me really upset, and that's Bell's theory. I come up with and help build global leading tech hardware and software in my day to day adventure. I have already studied a bunch of differential equations, AI level matrix math, fuzzy logic, linear algebra, material science, nonlinear equations, heat and mass transfer, etc. What a great atmosphere this lecture had. I could picture what it's like to sit there.
@pele220
@pele220 Рік тому
i always had problems remembering my question if i did not immediately receive an answer on another note , i love the lecture , great energy , very clear , feels fun
@sen1694
@sen1694 2 роки тому
This man can teach a subject like Quantum Mechanics and still takes your sleep away. So much energy...Wowww
@ProgrammingRules
@ProgrammingRules 7 років тому
Skip to 10:29 to start the actual physics of the lecture
@Clickle
@Clickle 4 роки тому
Clouse THANK YOU
@theearthisaseriesoftubes3768
@theearthisaseriesoftubes3768 4 роки тому
The goat
@site7274
@site7274 3 роки тому
Clouse thank you
@sherrilltechnology
@sherrilltechnology 7 місяців тому
Man he is an incredible teacher!!
@richardpoplis6777
@richardpoplis6777 3 роки тому
What a professor... i wish i had a professor like this that enjoys his job... great video.. need more
@donsudduth
@donsudduth 9 років тому
What a great line - "the miracle is not that electrons behave oddly, the miracle is that when you take 10^27 electrons, they behave like cheese!" Awesome!
@astro_penguin_
@astro_penguin_ Місяць тому
What does "cheese" mean? I sometimes have a tendency to interpret phrases literally-I feel like this is one of those times-yet I can't imagine what the figurative meaning of "cheese" could be.
@rickgrech5577
@rickgrech5577 7 місяців тому
Prof Adams passion is what kept the students and audience glued. Prof Adams passion is what kept the students and audience glued.
@pwnsl1707
@pwnsl1707 7 місяців тому
This presentation style contrasted to my state university experience where almost every chemistry course started with an adversarial rant about us all being a waste of the professor time is incredible to me. I would have paid 4x more to be taught by people who believed i loved learning, but was ignorant. Love of a subject is infectious to even mildly interested listeners.
@schmetterling4477
@schmetterling4477 7 місяців тому
The professors simply told you the truth. Almost all of you were a waste of your professor's time. They hate teaching because they know that in twenty years of teaching they will teach exactly one student who will take over their jobs. That's a fact. If you didn't realize that the first day you sat in a science lecture hall, then you were guaranteed NOT the guy who would replace that professor twenty years down the road. ;-)
@pwnsl1707
@pwnsl1707 7 місяців тому
@@schmetterling4477thank goodness it is only once every 20 years such a presumptuous egomaniac arises! Professor adams must not have received your “peer” memo. Probably because he has actual research backing up his genius
@melissacairns217
@melissacairns217 5 років тому
I love this guy! Teachers like this inspire me to be a life-long learner.
@bonniejocobb6017
@bonniejocobb6017 4 роки тому
Prof. Allan, stumbled on his video lectures. Looking to test my capacity. His lectures are smooth, easy to understand. Then found open courseware. Prof. Allen's teaching is a diverse style which is needed much. Thank you for dedication to reach many that want to learn.
@mattykotz7219
@mattykotz7219 Рік тому
This is awesome. Very good presentation. It's like someone showing you how a circle can be created by straight lines.
@ImUpsetThatYouStoleMyUsername
@ImUpsetThatYouStoleMyUsername 6 місяців тому
Hi. I just wanted to extend a sincere thank you, an expression of pure gratitude, for your contribution to the spread of free and available knowledge for all people.
@elessar7777
@elessar7777 7 років тому
The lecture starts at 9:42
@ricardoespinoza5821
@ricardoespinoza5821 7 років тому
thnks
@thestacker2122
@thestacker2122 6 років тому
Ur mind is a stubborn Darn it!
@KingMondoWWM
@KingMondoWWM 4 роки тому
That was beautiful. It pains me to hear people say that they "hate math" or "hate physics" or hate any subject. Hopefully, we can all eventually develop into knowledgeable and passionate educators such as Professor Adams, even if not in professional teaching capacities.
@guisantanna8330
@guisantanna8330 29 днів тому
I don't know about you, but this lecture was like a movie to me. A movie that takes you along a drama and teaches you a lesson you didn't know before. The end was such a confusing and embarrassing poetry, but beautiful at the same time. That's reality.
@aurlll
@aurlll 8 років тому
Allen you are a wonderful communicator/teacher, I always get a kick out of a persons enthusiasm, you are a joy to listen to.
@MutuallyReclusive
@MutuallyReclusive 9 років тому
Holy Shit!! Season 4 is finally out!!! I've honestly been waiting for 5 years for this lecture series. Bah I think I need to go back and watch all the previous Seasons to familiarise myself with the plot again. Thanks MIT!
@virenderbhardwaj3137
@virenderbhardwaj3137 7 місяців тому
Never seen such a cool professor, he teaches like a friend
@Capt.SumTingWong
@Capt.SumTingWong 2 роки тому
Gotta admit. I’m in bed watching stuff to try to dose off (sleepy but can’t sleep), and I figured this should do the trick. I ended up watching the whole lecture and now feel wide awake. More professors need his enthusiasm. I’ve never seen a classroom applaud following the conclusion of a lecture, but this man earned it.
@yayadoesstuff3778
@yayadoesstuff3778 2 роки тому
Same exact thing. Tried to bore myself to sleep. Ended up staying up watching the entire thing
@ashrahman1123
@ashrahman1123 2 роки тому
Same here
@garethwillmore7105
@garethwillmore7105 2 роки тому
Yes, I also ended up in a sleep superposition. Both tired and not tired, asleep and not asleep. I wonder if I watch this one night a week, for six months, If I fall asleep 50% of the time?
@cybercastor6873
@cybercastor6873 2 роки тому
I personally WAS able to dose off. My wish, is that while sleeping, my brain will understand quantum mechanics in my subconscious, then I will be subconsciously super intelligent.
@OhAncientOne
@OhAncientOne Рік тому
😵‍💫 Fell asleep watching a Tesla 3-6-9 vortex video, woke up just as this ended. After having the WEIRDEST dream in decades, which I have to share: I was in college, & victim of pranksters in a dorm. I lost the pranks war & woke seeing that they had removed the tire from the left rear of my car. Not the rim, it was still there, on the car with the jack laying next to it 😳 🤔 Never fall asleep watching math videos!
@zxtress2653
@zxtress2653 2 роки тому
I'm impressed, thanks MIT for providing such a quality content for free. I love it!
@geoffreystuart2172
@geoffreystuart2172 Рік тому
Thanks to MIT for uploading these lectures. I understood at the beginning that basically it means that electrons have 2 binary properties
@laughinggooner4271
@laughinggooner4271 Рік тому
1:05:14 I think you could use the power outputs to know whether or not your device is working. If you have a colour box then you expect half of the power would go out the white port and the other half out the black port. That should tell you if the colour box is working.
@williamknifeman69
@williamknifeman69 2 роки тому
Thanks to everyone of you guys/ girls who helped make this happen I can just imagine the amount of people that you have helped by making these videos free
@SakeKaama
@SakeKaama 2 роки тому
I'm 30 minutes into the lecture and I'm hooked, this guy is a great lecturer! I agree with Prof Lewin.
@robertmccully2792
@robertmccully2792 2 роки тому
Agree with what? He said "As far as we know" so you agree with what?
@sldw3221
@sldw3221 9 місяців тому
@@robertmccully2792 He said "I agree with Professor Lewin" professor lewin is another professor of physics in MIT (not the prof in this video) Lewin said this guy is "knowledgable and good teacher" that's why he says "I agree with lewin"
@shwiftygonk5896
@shwiftygonk5896 6 місяців тому
This man is an absolute legend! Thank you for putting out such videos❤
@danlock1
@danlock1 4 місяці тому
Absolute means "to the utmost extent." and legend's first definition for the NOUN category is "An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical." It also means "One that inspires legends or achieves legendary fame." ...which refers back to the first (n) definition, indicating someone who is popular enough to be believed as though it were true unverified story. Thanks, Gonk! :)
@borristhebrave7496
@borristhebrave7496 Рік тому
This professor is incredible. I am pr:eparing for taking quantum in the future and this class eased some of my fears. I am sure it won't be trivial, but if my prof is half the teacher you are I should be fine
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