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Structured long-form notes for reading through a whole field.

Mechanics · Complete · undergrad

Complete Classical Mechanics

A compact test complete note generated directly from a LaTeX source file.

Cosmology · Complete · undergrad

Complete Cosmology

A standard introductory path through expansion, Friedmann dynamics, distance scales, and the thermal history of the universe.

Electromagnetism · Complete · undergrad

Complete Electromagnetism

A field-first path through electrostatics, induction, and electromagnetic waves.

Optics · Complete · undergrad

Complete Optics

A structured path from rays and lenses to interference, diffraction, polarization, and Gaussian beams.

Particle Physics · Complete · undergrad

Complete Particle Physics

A standard introductory path through relativistic waves, symmetries, the Standard Model, and neutrino mixing.

Quantum · Complete · undergrad

Complete Quantum Mechanics

A structured path through states, operators, evolution, and measurement.

Soft Matter Physics · Complete · undergrad

Complete Soft Matter Physics

A route through Brownian motion, diffusion, polymers, osmotic pressure, and liquid crystals.

Solid State Physics · Complete · undergrad

Complete Solid State Physics

A structured path from crystal symmetry to bands, Fermi surfaces, and phonons.

Relativity · Complete · undergrad

Complete Special Relativity

A structured path through Lorentz symmetry, intervals, and proper time.

Statistical Mechanics · Complete · undergrad

Complete Statistical Mechanics

A structured route from ensembles to response and phase transitions.

Thermodynamics · Complete · undergrad

Complete Thermodynamics

A structured path through entropy, ensembles, and thermodynamic potentials.

Recommended reading order

Mechanics

Complete
  1. 01 Lagrangian Mechanics
  2. 02 Euler-Lagrange Equation
  3. 03 Canonical Momentum
  4. 04 Hamiltonian Mechanics
  5. 05 Poisson Bracket
  6. 06 Noether's Theorem
  7. 07 Central Force Motion
  8. 08 Small Oscillations
  9. 09 Rigid Body Rotation

Electromagnetism

Complete
  1. 01 Gauss's Law
  2. 02 Electric Potential
  3. 03 Faraday's Law
  4. 04 Ampere-Maxwell Law
  5. 05 Maxwell's Equations
  6. 06 Wave Equation
  7. 07 Poynting Vector

Quantum

Complete
  1. 01 Wavefunction Normalization
  2. 02 Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation
  3. 03 Infinite Square Well
  4. 04 Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
  5. 05 Commutator
  6. 06 Time Evolution Operator
  7. 07 Spin One Half
  8. 08 Quantum Angular Momentum

Thermodynamics

Complete
  1. 01 Entropy and the Second Law
  2. 02 First Law of Thermodynamics
  3. 03 Partition Function
  4. 04 Ideal Gas Law
  5. 05 Heat Capacity
  6. 06 Thermodynamic Potentials
  7. 07 Maxwell Relations
  8. 08 Gibbs Free Energy
  9. 09 Chemical Potential
  10. 10 Clausius-Clapeyron Equation
  11. 11 Phase Transition

Statistical Mechanics

Complete
  1. 01 Microcanonical Ensemble
  2. 02 Boltzmann Distribution
  3. 03 Canonical Ensemble
  4. 04 Equipartition Theorem
  5. 05 Grand Canonical Ensemble
  6. 06 Fluctuation-Response Relation
  7. 07 Ising Model

Relativity

Complete
  1. 01 Lorentz Transformation
  2. 02 Minkowski Interval
  3. 03 Proper Time
  4. 04 Four-Vector
  5. 05 Relativistic Energy-Momentum
  6. 06 Rapidity

Cosmology

Complete
  1. 01 Scale Factor and Redshift
  2. 02 Hubble Law
  3. 03 Friedmann Equations
  4. 04 Critical Density
  5. 05 Cosmological Constant
  6. 06 Cosmic Microwave Background
  7. 07 Matter-Radiation Equality
  8. 08 Baryon Acoustic Oscillations

Particle Physics

Complete
  1. 01 Klein-Gordon Equation
  2. 02 Dirac Equation
  3. 03 Feynman Diagrams
  4. 04 Standard Model
  5. 05 Higgs Mechanism
  6. 06 Neutrino Oscillation
  7. 07 QCD and Asymptotic Freedom
  8. 08 Cross Section and Luminosity

Solid State Physics

Complete
  1. 01 Crystal Lattice
  2. 02 Reciprocal Lattice
  3. 03 Brillouin Zone
  4. 04 Bloch Theorem
  5. 05 Band Structure
  6. 06 Fermi Surface
  7. 07 Phonons

Soft Matter Physics

Complete
  1. 01 Brownian Motion
  2. 02 Diffusion Equation
  3. 03 Stokes-Einstein Relation
  4. 04 Polymer Chain Statistics
  5. 05 Osmotic Pressure
  6. 06 Liquid Crystals

Optics

Complete
  1. 01 Geometric Optics
  2. 02 Snell Law
  3. 03 Lens Equation
  4. 04 Interference
  5. 05 Diffraction
  6. 06 Polarization
  7. 07 Gaussian Beam