Lecture 1 | Modern Physics: Classical Mechanics (Stanford)

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends Susskind as a very good explainer who uses real math at an accessible level, and links this lecture series for self-learners.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Stanford

Topic

classical mechanics

Format

lecture

Level

intro

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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• You can also look at some Susskind talks. He is a very good explainer. They don't skim on the math, but it's followable for somebody with a high-school level of math, at least for the basic concepts like spin or bell inequality. [VIDEO]

• Not so much channels but interesting series: Playlist of all Susskind Physics lectures: [VIDEO] Sanderson Writing class (fantasy but applies to all genres): [LINK] Channels: Andreas Spiess aka Guy With the Swiss Accent for embedded / microcontrollers: [LINK] Hoopers Beta for a scienctific/medical POV about …

• Ignoring the moral question in the story, many people are satisfied by saying "haha funny, the cat is both dead and alive" and they just move on. Reading Pratchett for almost 30 years, it has fueled quite an interested in quantum mechanics in me, he …