Suggested preparation: Classical physics, calculus and complex numbers.
About this course
Develop the foundations of quantum mechanics through wavefunctions, time evolution and one-dimensional systems. Focused lessons introduce the mathematical framework behind uncertainty, bound states and scattering.
Topics and lesson examples
- Quantum mechanics as a framework. Defining linearity
- Three dimensional current and conservation
- Correspondence principle: amplitude as a function of position
- Phase shift for a potential well
- Eigenstates of the Hamiltonian
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 115 |
| Video duration | 28h 18m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Classical physics, calculus and complex numbers.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Quantum Physics I: Wave Mechanics and Uncertainty | Intermediate | Quantum mechanics as a framework. Defining linearity · Three dimensional current and conservation · Correspondence principle: amplitude as a function of position | 28h 18m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Quantum Physics II: States, Spin and Perturbation Theory | Professional | 1. Wave Mechanics · 7. Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators (continued) · 13. Quantum Dynamics (continued) | Heisenberg Picture | 36h 11m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Quantum Physics III: Advanced Quantum Mechanics | Professional | L1.1 General problem. Non-degenerate perturbation theory · L6.4 Strong-field Zeeman · L12.4 Einstein's argument: B and A coefficients | 29h 49m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Yale Course: Fundamentals of Physics II | Intermediate | Electromagnetism · Circuit reasoning · Optics | 29h 48m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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