Online Biology Master Degree, Is Online Physics Course Or Degree Advisable?
Q: Has anyone taken an Online Physics course here? What's the
best online university offering such? I've graduated
college more than a decade ago but deciding to take up
physics course and wondering if taking it online is a good
idea since I can't go back to local schools. Also in the
country where I live, they don't offer things like
Relativistic Quantum Field Theory.. or the like...
Normal physics graduate here only learned about the
basics and don't have enough details to say challenge
Heymann, Bjoerns, etc. That's why I plan to take up
college physics course and PhD online that is US based
so I can learn their language and someday nail them for
good.
In case there is no online courses and degrees being
offered. I wonder what orders of books I need to
understand them all in a rough manner since I know only
courses can do it. Browsing amazon.com I came across
this book "Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell" by Zee.
I wonder what other books out there that deal with
Quantum Mechanics which have quite good conceptual
foundation that explain the mathematics and their
conceptual basis or relationship to the core idea of
the theories. I'd like to learn if some mathematics
are just tricks with no basis in reality. And use it
to enhance or modify the foundation of physics which
I don't like because it doesn't explain things I've
experienced. Has anyone read other books as good as
"QFT in a Nutshell" that deal with QM, etc. like "QM
in a Nutshell" or so that is not exactly so layman in
scope but more like college textbook that explains it
in a clear fashion with good conceptual foundation like
"QFT in a Nutshell"??
A:No legitimate university is going to offer an "Online Physics Course"
worth anything, although many places will offer you garbage and
convince you that it is caviar, then mail you a worthless sheet of
paper.
Realize that you will need several years study in the fundamentals of
physics and mathematics (mechanics, sound, heat, light, electricity and
magnetism, calculus, differential equations, etc.) prior to your being
intellectually qualified to tackle the advanced topics that you've
mentioned in your post.
This is why it requires 6-10 years of resident study in the subject at
a university to acquire a mastery of the subject and/or earn a
doctorate.
I'll see what I can do in my local university. When
I read how Mr. Smart Model or Ken Seto or others keep on
repeating the same mistakes year after year (for 10 years now)
not understanding proper physics enough to debunk it. I realize
that 6 years is not a long time. By 2012 I don't want to be
like them struggling to take apart physics yet not well
acquainted with the language of physics to do it. I know
something is wrong with physics because it can't explain
most of what I've experienced. Had Smart or Seto or even
Y.Porat taken physics back in 1999. They are now graduating
and qualified to challenge the foundation of physics. So 6-10
is not a long time considering it all (I hope cranks would
consider taking such serious study). Anyway. If you or others
happen to know a division of MIT or Caltech offering online
course. Do let me know.
5 years is normal for physics undergraduate course. But I
have graduated college more than a decade ago. So if I'd
omit all the subjects like social arts, biology and all
those not related to physics. How many years can pure
physics course be compressed (meaning if all will study
about them from day 1)? What subjects is covered in
basic undergraduate physics? How many years is masters
degree after