Suggested preparation: Quantum mechanics, relativity and undergraduate physics.
Optional preparation: Nuclear Physics Fundamentals: Free Course.
About this course
Explore the foundations of nuclear and particle physics through quantum fields, interactions, experimental evidence and neutrinos. The short-lecture format separates concepts into focused study units.
Topics and lesson examples
- L0.1 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics: Course Overview
- L2.3 Symmetries: Parity
- L4.10 QED: Noether's Theorem
- L8.1 Neutrino Physics: In the Standard Model
- L10.4 Instrumentation: Accelerators
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Professional — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 67 |
| Video duration | 8h 11m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Quantum mechanics, relativity and undergraduate physics.
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.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Beginner
Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Nuclear and Particle Physics | Professional | L0.1 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics: Course Overview · L2.3 Symmetries: Parity · L4.10 QED: Noether's Theorem | 8h 11m of video; practice time is additional |
| Nuclear Physics Fundamentals: Free Course | Intermediate | Nuclear-physics concepts · Radioactive decay · Half-life reasoning | 1h 17m 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 |
| High School Physics: Free Course | Beginner | Physics models · Motion analysis · Forces and momentum | 7h 39m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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