Physics Courses and Certifications

Start with Khan Academy, PhET simulations and OpenStax for intuition, then work through MIT 8.01SC, 8.02 and 8.03SC, and add calculus and linear algebra. Solve many problems, since physics is learned by doing.

No single standard one exists. Credentials are mostly university degrees and courses, entrance tests such as IIT JAM, eligibility tests such as CSIR UGC NET, olympiads, and professional recognition such as chartered status from the Institute of Physics. Check each body's page for details.

Calculus, linear algebra and differential equations, plus probability for quantum and statistical physics. See the Mathematics Courses and Certifications page on this site.

MIT OpenCourseWare 8.04 and 8.05, David Tong's lecture notes and Susskind's Theoretical Minimum are free. IBM Quantum Learning teaches quantum computing with Qiskit.

This guide lists courses, books, simulations, exams and societies for learning. The Physics hub on this site covers the subject areas.

Links were checked on 2 November 2026. Course catalogues and exam details change often, so confirm details on each provider's own page. Descriptions summarise each provider's pages and are not rankings. Sites that block automated checks, such as the Feynman Lectures and the Institute of Physics, are kept and may need a manual click. The CSIR UGC NET site did not respond to automated checks, so confirm it manually.