3 HN users recommended this lecture3 months2017–2021score 3.5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN recommends the series as an entertaining, serious route into physics for self-learners comfortable with basic math.
Leonard Susskind opens Stanford Continuing Studies' Theoretical Minimum series with an introduction to quantum mechanics, a course for people who want real physics rather than popularization. It assumes some calculus and linear algebra.
For physics, I believe you fall in Leonard Susskind's target audience. You can get his book, or even better, watch his large amount of lectures: [this video] Susskind is an eminence - he was Feynman's buddy back in the day. And he's entertaining as hell. Here's also Gerard 't Hooft's (Nobel laureate) list of concepts and books to master. If you finish that -in several years- you will be a qualified theoretical physicist. Whereas Susskind will give you more of an overview. [link]
Entertaining Susskind lectures giving an overview of physics
Do you have a few hundred spare hours? Leonard Susskind did an extensive series of lectures, that assumes some familiarity with Calculus and linear algebra, but almost nothing else. [this video]
Extensive Susskind lecture series needing only calculus and linear algebra
Search youtube for the theoretical minimum [this video] its a whole playlist for quantum mechanics, Wilberger also has videos on hyperbolic geometry and relativity
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