Why don't I fall through chairs? [more inside]
posted by bbuda on Dec 5, 2009 - 16 answers

What are some simple experiments that help explain complicated phenomena? [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Jul 6, 2009 - 15 answers

quantum physics. what am I not getting? [more inside]
posted by nihlton on Dec 20, 2007 - 48 answers

I badly need help on formalisms in Quantum Mechanics! I just read this post from 2 years ago, and it did help a little, but not really enough. [more inside]
posted by kureshii on Oct 24, 2007 - 7 answers

What is the most direct way I can learn all about quantum physics? [more inside]
posted by MetaMonkey on Nov 29, 2006 - 34 answers

Quantum Aether -- brilliant or bunk? [more inside]
posted by greatgefilte on Jun 5, 2006 - 10 answers

PhysicsFilter: Some years ago, I heard of an undergraduate curriculum that introduced physics at the quantum level using linear algebra and that did not reach classical mechanics until late in the second semester. From an educational perspective, this method is supposedly more intuitive. What textbooks employ this teaching method?
posted by mischief on Sep 22, 2004 - 9 answers

I'd like to read a readable, yet not dumbed-down account of the current state of quantum physics, addressing the famous paradoxes and directions modern research is taking. Any recommendations? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by evinrude on Dec 18, 2003 - 11 answers