Fundamentals of Physics II
Ramamurti Shankar continues Yale's introductory physics sequence, moving from mechanics into electricity, magnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. The course is built from twice weekly 75 minute lectures recorded at Yale and made available through Open Yale Courses, covering topics such as electric and magnetic fields, circuits, Maxwell's equations, wave optics, and the basic postulates of quantum theory including the Schrodinger equation. It assumes students already have a solid grounding in physics and calculus from a first course like PHYS 200. The lectures work through derivations on the board rather than slides, so viewers see the mathematics built up step by step. There is an accompanying book series based on Shankar's lectures for readers who want a text version of the material. No enrollment or certificate is offered; the videos and syllabus are free to watch and follow at your own pace.