Physics

From first steps to doctoral study

Start slowly. Each stage builds on the previous one; later branches have their own prerequisites. The foundation lessons are available now. The remaining curriculum is a plan for future lessons, not a complete course.

1. 1. First steps · FOUNDATION LESSONS AVAILABLE

   Before you start: No prior physics; everyday counting and reading.

   Measurements, models, position, elapsed time, speed, and a first encounter with forces, energy, and waves.

   Ready to continue when you can: Explain what is measured, choose units, and state a model’s assumptions.

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2. 2. School foundations · PLANNED

   Before you start: First-step physics; algebra and introductory graphs.

   Vectors, motion, forces, momentum, energy, thermal phenomena, waves, electricity, circuits, and geometric optics.

   Ready to continue when you can: Draw a physical model, choose a relationship, and check units and limiting cases.

3. 3. Undergraduate core · PLANNED

   Before you start: Algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and vectors.

   Calculus-based mechanics, electromagnetism, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics, modern physics, and experimental methods.

   Ready to continue when you can: Derive a prediction, compare it with data, and propagate measurement uncertainty.

4. 4. Advanced undergraduate study · PLANNED

   Before you start: Calculus-based core; linear algebra and differential equations.

   Analytical mechanics, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, advanced electromagnetism, relativity, and computational physics.

   Ready to continue when you can: Solve problems through more than one representation and explain approximations and boundary conditions.

5. 5. Graduate foundations · PLANNED

   Before you start: Advanced undergraduate theory and mathematical methods.

   Graduate classical mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum theory, statistical physics, and specialist mathematical or experimental methods.

   Ready to continue when you can: Build sustained derivations and evaluate where a theory or approximation applies.

6. 6. Research specialization · PLANNED

   Before you start: Relevant graduate theory and methods.

   Choose a branch such as condensed matter, particle physics, astrophysics, optics, plasma physics, or quantum information; develop its experimental or computational skills.

   Ready to continue when you can: Reproduce a published result, audit uncertainty, and formulate a testable extension.

7. 7. Doctoral research practice · PLANNED

   Before you start: Specialist expertise and suitable research supervision or collaboration.

   Original questions, experimental or theoretical design, inference, reproducibility, research communication, and thesis defence.

   Ready to continue when you can: Produce and defend an original contribution, comparing it with existing evidence and competing explanations.

Doctoral-level work involves specialization, original research, and expert critique. This pathway supports that preparation; completing site lessons does not confer a degree or establish research competence.