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Quantum Physics
Understand what measurement, observation, and entanglement really mean.
02Relativity
Explore how motion, time, light, and gravity reshape our picture of reality.
03Atomic Physics
Look inside matter and make sense of atoms, electrons, and solidity.
04Thermodynamics
Build an intuitive picture of heat, entropy, and the direction of change.
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