General Learning Resources

A perfect starting place for learning any new intermediate or advanced topic in theoretical physics, these notes will also likely encapsulate any subject you may need a refresher on. Browse type-set lecture notes on classical mechanics, relativity, quantum mechanics, particle physics, quantum information, fluid mechanics, condensed matter, string theory, and much more. There's even an introductory course in vector calculus for undergraduates looking to study E&M. Beautifully organized, beautifully written.

Contributor: Amelia Binau on behalf of Prof. Herb Fertig, Indiana University - Bloomington

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The MIT Lecture Series for the typical second half of quantum mechanics (i.e. the back half of Griffiths). Includes videos, lecture notes, and problem sets. Topics include Time Independent and Dependent Perturbation Theory, Hydrogen Atom Fine Structure, Scattering, Identical Particles, Semi-Classical Approximations, and Adiabatic Approximations. Very useful for those wanting another lecturing resource for undergraduate/graduate quantum mechanics.

Contributor: Melody Shimba, Brown University

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Prof. Shoshany is a theoretical physicist at Brock University who publishes detailed lecture notes for many of his courses on his website, including Foundations of Modern Scientific Programming, Faster-Than-Light Travel and Time Travel, Faster-Than-Light Travel and Time Travel, and Quantum Theory.

Amelia Binau, Indiana University - Bloomington

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"PyaR is a free online Python programming tutorial that is derived from the data analysis software tools used in an 2015 scientific astronomy journal article led by Claire Dorman who is a former PhD student of Raja GuhaThakurta at the University of California Santa Cruz. Claire and Raja, with the help from UCSC PhD students Emily Cunningham and Amanda Quirk, developed this tutorial via a series of 6 Jupyter notebooks and zoom sessions in order to give participants a way to work alongside the tutorials given at their own pace." Additionally, there content is available through ReComBio: "R and Research in Computational Biology (ReComBio): This is similar to the PyaR tutorial described above, except that it teaches the R, programming language (not Python) and it is set within the framework of research in computational biology (not astronomy). ReComBio mentoring sessions are offered by Gepoliano Chaves (U. of Chicago/UCSC)."

Contributor: Amelia Binau on behalf of Brandon Radzom, Indiana University - Bloomington

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A set of bare-bones ROOT programming tutorials for absolute beginners, organized by the year the workshops were given.

Contributor: Amelia Binau, Indiana University - Bloomington

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A go-to hub for tutorials on almost every basic computationl skill you may need to analyze particle physics data or run simulations. Featuring tutorials on basic skills, such as navigating UNIX Shells in terminal, SSH, Python, etc., as well as advanced topics like pyhf, machine learning, and software engineering.

Contributor: Amelia Binau, Indiana University - Bloomington

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Code/Astro is a one week astronomy software development workshop. it teaches participants fundamental computer science skills and practices for building sustainiable open source packages for astronomy applications. The program is offered in in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats, typically hosted in the summer (registration required). The course materials can also always be viewed on GitHub with lectures on YouTube, if you want to access and learn the course materials at any time.

Contributor: Neil Ghugare, University of FLorida

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A blog by professor and author David D. Nolte based on his book Galileo Unbound which elegantly explores famous physical concepts/equations and the history behind them. Covering a variety of topics spanning dynamics, chaos, machine learning, and quantum phenomena, Professor Nolte explores the circumstances and thought experiments that led to some of the most revolutionary ideas of modern physics.

Contributor: Amelia Binau, Indiana University - Bloomington

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Astrobites! A famous digest for those looking to broaden their knowledge of modern astronomy research or keep up on current publications in an easily readable, approachable form. Written by graduate students and designed such that articles are written at the undegraduate level, Astrobites takes new publications fresh from arXiv.org and retells their story and key findings for a more general audience.

Contributor: Amelia Binau, Indiana University - Bloomington

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Instructional and informational videos on topics in electrical engineering, computer engineering, networking, and more.

Contributor: Amelia Binau, Indiana University - Bloomington

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