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Einstein’s Legacy: Modern Physics All around You

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<p>Taught by Professor Chad Orzel of Union College, this course takes an unusual approach to teaching quantum mechanics and relativity. Designed for non-scientists, the 12 lectures focus on how quantum theory and relativity explain the workings of everyday objects—from toaster to computer chips to smoke alarms, and much more. Using no math, the explanations are detailed and often delightful.</p>

Syllabus

01: Toasters, Planck, and Modern Physics
02: Cameras and Einstein’s Photoelectric Effect
03: Modern Clocks and the Bohr Atom
04: GPS and Einstein’s Relativity
05: Elevators Demonstrate General Relativity
06: Lasers, the Internet, and Photon Emission
07: A Sense of Smell Relies on Pauli Exclusion
08: Why Everyday Objects Don’t Implode
09: Computers and Schrödinger’s Cat
10: Magnets Need the Quantum World
11: Smoke Detectors and Quantum Tunneling
12: The Future of Cryptography Is Entanglement
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