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.
    License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
    More information at ocw.mit.edu/terms
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  • @zayharper6577
    @zayharper6577 Před 9 měsíci +412

    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 Před 3 měsíci +15

      Penius

    • @alexgg1950
      @alexgg1950 Před 3 měsíci +4

      I also feel like that lol

    • @jaynabp3661
      @jaynabp3661 Před 2 měsíci +12

      That means you watch none of these lectures in their entirety.

    • @zayharper6577
      @zayharper6577 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@jaynabp3661 I can't remember where I said that I did dummy.

    • @jaynabp3661
      @jaynabp3661 Před 2 měsíci

      @@zayharper6577 some things can be inferred even though not said explicitly

  • @jaimemenapadilla
    @jaimemenapadilla Před 8 lety +873

    This guy fucking loves what he knows, and he wants you to love it too, which is incredibly refreshing.

    • @terrymadre9286
      @terrymadre9286 Před 8 lety +7

      +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 Před 8 lety +25

      +boobboomagoo learning quantum mechanics while drinking lemonade sounds like a perfect way to spend a Summer's day.

    • @terrymadre9286
      @terrymadre9286 Před 8 lety +1

      YouShouldRepeatThat i love you :)

    • @YouShouldRepeatThat
      @YouShouldRepeatThat Před 8 lety +5

      +boobboomagoo I love you too kind stranger. :)

    • @115xXzombieXx115
      @115xXzombieXx115 Před 8 lety +2

      o.o gem

  • @ashimr
    @ashimr Před 4 měsíci +211

    Class begins at 10:30.

  • @shahedulislam735
    @shahedulislam735 Před rokem +250

    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 Před rokem +12

      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 Před 6 měsíci +2

    • @JackAndTheBeanstalkr
      @JackAndTheBeanstalkr Před 27 dny

      you're a victim because every university course I ever took all my profs were kind, compassionate, knowledgeable, supportive, and loving....

  • @lecturesbywalterlewin.they9259

    Prof Adams is a great Lecturer! Very enthusiastic, very knowledgeable, with a sense of humor.

    • @fr0iler578
      @fr0iler578 Před 6 lety +90

      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 Před 6 lety +45

      Hello professor! I am big fan of yours

    • @EconAtheist
      @EconAtheist Před 5 lety +25

      Definitely! I wish every physics prof I had had been this good.

    • @epistte
      @epistte Před 5 lety +20

      @@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 Před 5 lety +11

      ...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 Před 4 lety +3556

    Getting that MIT education without life crushing loans

    • @dsaun777
      @dsaun777 Před 3 lety +468

      And without a degree.

    • @SaurabhSingh-fe6lj
      @SaurabhSingh-fe6lj Před 3 lety +40

      @MrComrade but that's true for both sides

    • @geromep5383
      @geromep5383 Před 3 lety +17

      @AetherDivision this is inspiring, thank you! Good luck in future

    • @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261
      @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 Před 3 lety +52

      @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 Před 3 lety +9

      @Electronification I can’t tell if you’re trolling or not

  • @PotatoGod69
    @PotatoGod69 Před rokem +775

    This is an absolutely great professor. I wish I had professors like him.

  • @Oscalishious
    @Oscalishious Před rokem +248

    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 Před rokem +50

      ¨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

    • @Oscalishious
      @Oscalishious Před rokem +13

      @@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 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@serious_filip522yes thank you! ❤

    • @LexiNc8284
      @LexiNc8284 Před 5 měsíci

      @@serious_filip522thank youu!❤

    • @LoremLorem
      @LoremLorem Před 4 měsíci +1

      Hey! Here is some 3D illustrations about the subject:
      czcams.com/play/PLkyBCj4JhHt-80ttR5a_fwtFO4SwDAFld.html&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.

  • @jamiecfthedrummer
    @jamiecfthedrummer Před 7 lety +2432

    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 Před 7 lety +15

      love this haha

    • @GimmeSum
      @GimmeSum Před 7 lety +51

      You are sooooo funny
      I laughed until i stopped

    • @sajateacher
      @sajateacher Před 7 lety +10

      TwinRocketMedia - um... but there's no speed limit on the Autobahn, lol

    • @sherlockholmeslives.1605
      @sherlockholmeslives.1605 Před 7 lety +44

      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 Před 7 lety +226

      You forgot to include Ohm in the backseat...
      Schrodinger and Heisenberg were arrested, Ohm resisted.

  • @michaeldavis812
    @michaeldavis812 Před 8 lety +2664

    MIT, thank you for having courses such as "Quantum Physics" uploaded to CZcams 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 Před 6 lety +85

      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 Před 6 lety +10

      awesome

    • @neloka4313
      @neloka4313 Před 6 lety +6

      Asperger Autism?

    • @neon_necromunda
      @neon_necromunda Před 6 lety +12

      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 Před 6 lety +40

      Dude I have ADHD and I was thinking the EXACT same thing! Before CZcams 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 CZcams and the educators that choose to share their work! :)

  • @kkolxasram
    @kkolxasram Před rokem +75

    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.

  • @granand
    @granand Před rokem +76

    Prof Adams passion is what kept the students and audience glued

    • @TheDiamond2009
      @TheDiamond2009 Před 9 měsíci +1

      That and the Higgs particle.

    • @AkitoLite
      @AkitoLite Před 9 měsíci +1

      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 Před 5 měsíci

      What a boson! @@TheDiamond2009

  • @LoldemortII
    @LoldemortII Před 3 lety +827

    When he turns to the crowd and asks „Questions?“
    Me: Yes, why am I here at 2am?

  • @Majoen1998
    @Majoen1998 Před 7 lety +543

    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 Před 4 lety +9

      ​@@fartreview1739 Nice dude, your statement is exactly what I thought of your comment. A completely empty statement that has no meaning.

    • @Joe11Blue
      @Joe11Blue Před 4 lety +1

      You just figured that out? He's an ass.

    • @goofycker
      @goofycker Před 3 lety +2

      'm lookin for a Superposition at MIT. Anybody know some vacant ones?

    • @Elaba_
      @Elaba_ Před 3 lety +2

      There might be some holes in that cheese, euh theory.

    • @lah5598
      @lah5598 Před 3 lety +5

      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?

  • @mttlsa686
    @mttlsa686 Před 4 měsíci +8

    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.

  • @chickenliver66660
    @chickenliver66660 Před 9 měsíci +59

    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 Před 9 měsíci +1

      you were there 50% 🤪

    • @chickenliver66660
      @chickenliver66660 Před 9 měsíci

      @@777philgood wdym

    • @ayyewalkdaplank
      @ayyewalkdaplank Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@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 Před 7 měsíci +1

      ohh right noow i get it tyty@@ayyewalkdaplank

    • @ayyewalkdaplank
      @ayyewalkdaplank Před 7 měsíci

      @@chickenliver66660 You're Welcome.

  • @mercster
    @mercster Před 6 lety +1353

    I'm almost as amazed at MIT's complex blackboard system than the quantum superposition of subatomic molecules.

  • @firstnamelastname6926
    @firstnamelastname6926 Před 5 lety +690

    Damn these students are lucky to have such a passionate professor

    • @SjarMenace
      @SjarMenace Před 3 lety +10

      And i hot one too!! 😍

    • @udoyxyz
      @udoyxyz Před 3 lety +5

      We also have him. So we are lucky too.

    • @frankchris07
      @frankchris07 Před 2 lety +3

      they pay for that but MIT professor are amazing. Watch Eric Lander on DNA OMG so good.

    • @dirkscholten9995
      @dirkscholten9995 Před 2 lety +1

      No kidding...i loved profs like this back in my university days...direct, encouraging, simplified...i wonder where he is teaching now?

    • @milenabaycheva1627
      @milenabaycheva1627 Před 2 lety +2

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  • @davidvella7690
    @davidvella7690 Před rokem +9

    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.

  • @xle3blx
    @xle3blx Před 8 měsíci +16

    I don't know what the hell Prof. Adams is trying to teach me, but I'm here for it.

  • @gamerN77
    @gamerN77 Před 8 lety +999

    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 Před 6 lety +58

      Chitown 773 deep breaths buddy we know you're smart too

    • @souleater5762
      @souleater5762 Před 6 lety +79

      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 Před 6 lety +13

      ur not woke unless you take PE

    • @PhilthyPhilTheOriginal
      @PhilthyPhilTheOriginal Před 6 lety +1

      you mad nerd?

    • @deathtotruthers1
      @deathtotruthers1 Před 6 lety +1

      Don't be an ass Jordan.

  • @jasonchiang251
    @jasonchiang251 Před 7 lety +766

    he's so passionate about the topic. Really a great professor

    • @acershund1
      @acershund1 Před 5 lety +1

      yes yes yes

    • @silasmaurer7835
      @silasmaurer7835 Před 5 lety +1

      absolutely

    • @hongluzhang7771
      @hongluzhang7771 Před 5 lety +4

      u can watch his ted talks, also great.

    • @alejmitra7483
      @alejmitra7483 Před 4 lety +2

      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 Před 3 lety

      @@hongluzhang7771 a mkdjkshjdffgg.;(&&,
      A cg hd😖😢😟cg kjfgjk zsxjfghjj sch
      A sad
      ( go 😭😟😢🍹⚾️🛕🏦🏦🏢🍻🍴♊️💝💓gf n

  • @tmo314
    @tmo314 Před 6 měsíci +8

    MIT has the most chill and exciting professors. I’m so happy this is on the internet 😁

  • @farahfathy3116
    @farahfathy3116 Před 9 měsíci +5

    This is the type of professors we need to heal our academic traumas

  • @Stone2home
    @Stone2home Před 8 lety +722

    the content starts at 10:33.

    • @rabia1180
      @rabia1180 Před 8 lety +21

      +Benjamin Stone now I wish I had read the comments earlier than 33 minutes into the video..

    • @TonyDaveYayo
      @TonyDaveYayo Před 8 lety +4

      +Flowers osdfv LoL, that was exactly the time when I started reading the comments :D

    • @rabia1180
      @rabia1180 Před 8 lety +1

      TonyDaveYayo hahaha we have the best luck

    • @TonyDaveYayo
      @TonyDaveYayo Před 8 lety +1

      Flowers osdfv yeah, but I only watched it because I was bored anyway :D

    • @rabia1180
      @rabia1180 Před 8 lety +1

      TonyDaveYayo haha same here tbh

  • @BudFieldsPPTS
    @BudFieldsPPTS Před 8 lety +297

    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 Před 8 lety

      +Bud Fields (PPTS) I highly agree. I felt more engaged in the lecture because of that.

    • @takashikashiwase3461
      @takashikashiwase3461 Před 8 lety +3

      +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 Před 8 lety +2

      +Bud Fields (PPTS) His passion for the topic and teaching it is overflowing, that is certain.

  • @zachansen8293
    @zachansen8293 Před 4 měsíci +4

    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.

  • @icy_bird5540
    @icy_bird5540 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I love how much passion and energy he has

  • @Remslem
    @Remslem Před 5 lety +305

    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 Před 3 lety +6

      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 Před 2 lety +2

      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 Před 2 lety +3

      He's probably loaded on adderall and caffeine lol.

  • @helloimnisha
    @helloimnisha Před 4 lety +438

    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 Před 2 lety +12

      They behave like CHEESE!

    • @Lmanyakaa
      @Lmanyakaa Před 2 lety +8

      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 Před 2 lety +3

      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 Před 2 lety

      Riguroso y convincente xD

    • @atlasbailly5439
      @atlasbailly5439 Před 2 lety +1

      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

  • @TheSoundConnoisseur
    @TheSoundConnoisseur Před 3 měsíci +2

    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

  • @SV27
    @SV27 Před 5 měsíci +6

    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!

  • @stinkybutt02able
    @stinkybutt02able Před 7 lety +142

    His passion for his job is adorable.

  • @Capt.SumTingWong
    @Capt.SumTingWong Před 2 lety +421

    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 Před 2 lety +12

      Same exact thing. Tried to bore myself to sleep. Ended up staying up watching the entire thing

    • @ashrahman1123
      @ashrahman1123 Před 2 lety +8

      Same here

    • @garethwillmore7105
      @garethwillmore7105 Před 2 lety +19

      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 Před 2 lety +12

      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 Před rokem +3

      😵‍💫 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!

  • @benp3485
    @benp3485 Před rokem +3

    This is a Boss Professor, his enthusiasm just makes you want to listen and learn.

  • @UnchainedEruption
    @UnchainedEruption Před rokem +2

    Wow this professor is brilliant. I feel privileged to have virtually "sat in" on this course for free.

  • @tdirgins
    @tdirgins Před 2 lety +82

    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 Před 2 lety +1

      What does passion have to do with "As far as we know" lecture ?

    • @arpityadav.832
      @arpityadav.832 Před 8 měsíci +1

      what r u doing now?
      or thinking to do?

  • @DanAtEXIT
    @DanAtEXIT Před 2 lety +158

    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 Před rokem +2

      Knowledge is the only thing you can possibly take away from this. It's all knowledge

    • @nameberry220
      @nameberry220 Před rokem +3

      @@vladv2291 In this instance knowledge was learned through a joyous and attentive experience thanks to the way it was presented.

  • @johnstebbins6262
    @johnstebbins6262 Před 9 měsíci +11

    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.

  • @tpstrat14
    @tpstrat14 Před 7 měsíci +17

    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.

  • @mescalinemonkey8183
    @mescalinemonkey8183 Před 7 lety +509

    I wish stuff like this was aired on public tv.

    • @epistte
      @epistte Před 5 lety +16

      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 Před 5 lety +32

      Nah, most people are too dumb to understand this.

    • @epistte
      @epistte Před 5 lety

      @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 Před 5 lety +1

      that’s free education at the college level america would ever do that

    • @asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792
      @asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792 Před 5 lety

      99.9999999%+ don’t understand any of this

  • @Dom-zy1qy
    @Dom-zy1qy Před 2 lety +322

    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 Před rokem +14

      Teachers like this are unfortunately above most high schools budgets

    • @alecmccay7548
      @alecmccay7548 Před rokem +2

      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 Před 9 měsíci

      😮 1:22 😮 1:23 😢 1:23 😮😮😮😮 2:11 😮 3:21 😅😢 3:22

    • @tjweav1331
      @tjweav1331 Před 9 měsíci

      4:05 😅

    • @tjweav1331
      @tjweav1331 Před 9 měsíci

      😅

  • @fabiorestrepo98
    @fabiorestrepo98 Před 2 měsíci +6

    I just learned Dr. Adams was born in my same city (Bogotá, Colombia). What a pleasant surprise, professor :)

    • @VaIonty
      @VaIonty Před 4 dny

      I think you mean “was born in the same city as me” lol I’m guessing your learning english

  • @astro_penguin_
    @astro_penguin_ Před 3 měsíci +3

    Thank you MIT!! ❤ Love from Hawaii. Lifelong learners around the world appreciate OCW!

  • @wagsman9999
    @wagsman9999 Před 9 lety +91

    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 Před 2 lety +1

      I just graduated from nc state for nuclear engineering!

  • @chadchad6531
    @chadchad6531 Před 3 lety +154

    it's crazy how excited I'm watching a frickin' MIT lecture

  • @jimday6244
    @jimday6244 Před 7 měsíci +4

    This literally blew my mind. Adams is a great teacher.

  • @mattykotz7219
    @mattykotz7219 Před rokem +1

    This is awesome. Very good presentation. It's like someone showing you how a circle can be created by straight lines.

  • @nid7819
    @nid7819 Před 4 lety +145

    conlusion : definition of superposition is "I don't know what's going on"

    • @JohnDavidDunlap
      @JohnDavidDunlap Před 2 lety +1

      Which is a pretty frustrating definition when you're trying to figure out what's going on.

    • @mrlarrybobjr
      @mrlarrybobjr Před 2 lety +1

      What I like is how they act so smart but don’t have a clue how this could be.

  • @ProgrammingRules
    @ProgrammingRules Před 7 lety +146

    Skip to 10:29 to start the actual physics of the lecture

  • @berkeleycodingacademy7015

    This is my favorite first lecture to any class.

  • @Kornflayx89
    @Kornflayx89 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I want to find something in my life that I am as passionate about as this teacher is about Quantum Physics

  • @martineli15
    @martineli15 Před 8 lety +73

    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.

  • @user-ik7jz6rk4u
    @user-ik7jz6rk4u Před 4 lety +41

    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 Před 2 lety +15

      2 years later are you still fascinated by this?

  • @geoffreystuart2172
    @geoffreystuart2172 Před rokem

    Thanks to MIT for uploading these lectures. I understood at the beginning that basically it means that electrons have 2 binary properties

  • @alexgg1950
    @alexgg1950 Před 3 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @ProgamerEU
    @ProgamerEU Před 8 lety +25

    he's so passionate just great! I wish every teacher would be like this

    • @takashikashiwase3461
      @takashikashiwase3461 Před 8 lety

      +ProgamerEU I he is actually bit twitchy ,this is real passion sometime(not always)

  • @iamtackler
    @iamtackler Před 5 lety +127

    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.

  • @Jeff-gr1on
    @Jeff-gr1on Před 6 měsíci +1

    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

  • @amyamy8873
    @amyamy8873 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I opened this video as sort of a background noise but became completely engaged. Excellent teacher.

  • @SW-mg7et
    @SW-mg7et Před 2 lety +361

    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 Před rokem +3

      As a uni student of Finland i also can agree with this 100%.

    • @smokykirby6290
      @smokykirby6290 Před rokem

      @@eliashanba757 Iloilo

    • @smolboyi
      @smolboyi Před rokem +1

      God bless Suomi!

    • @syedamarmusa6512
      @syedamarmusa6512 Před rokem +2

      ​@@eliashanba757 isn't finland an ideal nation to study abroad

    • @3v3pirat37
      @3v3pirat37 Před rokem +2

      39 year old physics major in Quantum now. 100% agree.

  • @Marguereth
    @Marguereth Před 9 lety +18

    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.

  • @crazyspace6792
    @crazyspace6792 Před 9 měsíci +4

    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.

  • @benjohnson1190
    @benjohnson1190 Před 3 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @elessar7777
    @elessar7777 Před 7 lety +88

    The lecture starts at 9:42

  • @donsudduth
    @donsudduth Před 10 lety +130

    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_ Před 3 měsíci

      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.

  • @virenderbhardwaj3137
    @virenderbhardwaj3137 Před 9 měsíci

    Never seen such a cool professor, he teaches like a friend

  • @borristhebrave7496
    @borristhebrave7496 Před rokem +11

    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

  • @vinny6935
    @vinny6935 Před 5 lety +28

    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.

  • @kroijfruihgtrghruib
    @kroijfruihgtrghruib Před 5 lety +16

    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.

  • @loveoflyricism2769
    @loveoflyricism2769 Před rokem +3

    What a fantastic professor!!

  • @msmolyneux3169
    @msmolyneux3169 Před rokem

    Thank you for posting this lecture. I've thoroughly enjoyed it. The Professor's humor is superpositionly hilarious.

  • @jaji666
    @jaji666 Před 2 lety +16

    Man I wish I had teachers this passionate about physics and teaching like Prof. Adams.

  • @TomboBrewster
    @TomboBrewster Před 2 lety +17

    I do wish my Quantum Mechanics lectures had been like this. Its a blast learning all over again but with the added enthusiasm.

  • @anderlabaka3287
    @anderlabaka3287 Před 21 dnem

    This is incredible to have for public access. Thank you so much!!

  • @josetavares9573
    @josetavares9573 Před 6 měsíci

    This is the breakthrough in Science, this course and lecture and Professor make MIT the ideal
    undergraduate top School to attend.

  • @richardpoplis6777
    @richardpoplis6777 Před 3 lety +10

    What a professor... i wish i had a professor like this that enjoys his job... great video.. need more

  • @darrenramsingh9334
    @darrenramsingh9334 Před 6 lety +26

    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

  • @user-ft1qo7yq6w
    @user-ft1qo7yq6w Před měsícem

    i love this professor so much , he is such a enthusiastic dude

  • @pwnsl1707
    @pwnsl1707 Před 9 měsíci +4

    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 Před 8 měsíci

      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 Před 8 měsíci

      @@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

  • @bonniejocobb6017
    @bonniejocobb6017 Před 5 lety +6

    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.

  • @nicksundby
    @nicksundby Před 3 lety +14

    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.

  • @ImUpsetThatYouStoleMyUsername

    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.

  • @jasonlizotte4007
    @jasonlizotte4007 Před 2 lety +197

    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 Před 2 lety +31

      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 Před 2 lety +5

      @@AM-bj7yo what kind of math do medicine students learn?

    • @AM-bj7yo
      @AM-bj7yo Před 2 lety +14

      @@davidmartineztorres8731 honestly very little, for most doctors we need to be able to calculate drug doses and concentrations, but nothing beyond basic algebra

    • @hyzerfl1p
      @hyzerfl1p Před 2 lety

      Do you know simon lizotte?

    • @alizain9638
      @alizain9638 Před 2 lety +6

      lol I'm in medicine too. idk what I'm doing here.

  • @melissacairns217
    @melissacairns217 Před 5 lety +12

    I love this guy! Teachers like this inspire me to be a life-long learner.

  • @ipcheng8022
    @ipcheng8022 Před rokem

    The approach of teaching is fascinating

  • @aurlll
    @aurlll Před 8 lety +6

    Allen you are a wonderful communicator/teacher, I always get a kick out of a persons enthusiasm, you are a joy to listen to.

  • @astronau7_lone574
    @astronau7_lone574 Před 5 lety +6

    this guy is the kind of professor every campus needs, a true man of education and enthusiasm kissass or not. thanks man, professor.

  • @tumjeetogeofficial
    @tumjeetogeofficial Před rokem +3

    Thanks a lot Sir I will be highly grateful for you and your all team members...🙏 ..love from INDIA

  • @shikumas
    @shikumas Před 2 měsíci

    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 Před 2 měsíci

      Yeah, but are you learning anything? Probably not. ;-)

  • @williamknifeman69
    @williamknifeman69 Před 2 lety +4

    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

  • @username17234
    @username17234 Před 5 lety +12

    Brutal lecture, can't wait to continue the series. The material on the website is very comprehensive, too.

  • @rickgrech5577
    @rickgrech5577 Před 9 měsíci

    Prof Adams passion is what kept the students and audience glued. Prof Adams passion is what kept the students and audience glued.

  • @anshulgupta9754
    @anshulgupta9754 Před měsícem

    OMG! I have never seen such a passionate and amazing teacher. I had a constant smile throughout and some good laughs during the lecture. Professor Allan Adams, you rock. Every student deserves a teacher like you. That's how to create curiosity and thrill for the subject among students.

    • @saitodosan9377
      @saitodosan9377 Před dnem

      Sadly, a lot of students who DO have professors like him still don't come out with "curiosity and thrill for the subject" because they're just incredibly lazy lol.

  • @MutuallyReclusive
    @MutuallyReclusive Před 10 lety +15

    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!

  • @zxtress2653
    @zxtress2653 Před 2 lety +9

    I'm impressed, thanks MIT for providing such a quality content for free. I love it!

  • @rajanalexander4949
    @rajanalexander4949 Před 4 měsíci

    Hands down one of the best lectures I have ever had the privilege of watching. Just fantastic!

    • @quzo4850
      @quzo4850 Před 4 měsíci

      U know if there is a part 2?

    • @mitocw
      @mitocw  Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@quzo4850 CZcams playlist: czcams.com/play/PLUl4u3cNGP61-9PEhRognw5vryrSEVLPr.html
      Course materials: ocw.mit.edu/8-04S13
      Best wishes on your studies!

  • @sherrilltechnology
    @sherrilltechnology Před 8 měsíci +7

    Man he is an incredible teacher!!

  • @swolegrind1947
    @swolegrind1947 Před 2 lety +16

    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.

  • @nolanwhitley1017
    @nolanwhitley1017 Před rokem +5

    wow... this guy is hands down the best teacher I've ever seen.