In a rather nostalgic throwback to his college days, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the resurfacing of his physics homework from the University of Pennsylvania, which has gone viral on social media. The images were first shared by X user Dima Zeniuk, who captioned them, “Some of Elon Musk’s physics homework from his days at the University of Pennsylvania.”.
The post quickly gained popularity-not only because of the nostalgic sense but also because of detailed calculations Musk had done as a student. Another user, Minh v Duong added that it “Looks like a computation of inertia tensor,” thereby generating more interest in the notes that Musk had furnished.
Some of Elon Musk's physics homework from his days at the University of Pennsylvania pic.twitter.com/SlNcL8xKuD
— Dima Zeniuk (@DimaZeniuk) November 2, 2024
Reaction from Musk:
He saw the online buzz and commented, “Derivation of moments of inertia from first principles. There is a few pages missing on the post.”
After sending that comment, Zeniuk posted some more pages of the notebook which were sent by Musk to fans and followers.
Derivation of moments of inertia from first principles. There are some pages missing from the post.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2024
Responses over the Internet
By time, as the post goes on, several showed interest and admiration in social media. One noted, “One of the major reasons you succeed is because you learnt the language-math and physics-sufficient to know what it is that you want to do.” The second added, “This subject is rather interesting and I always love learning more about the base principles driving such critical things.” Lighter remarks included that one said, “Good writing, lol”.
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Academic Career of Musk
As remarkable as the entrepreneurial success, Elon Musk’s educational background is even more impressive. His primary education was from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. He moved on to the University of Pennsylvania for dual degrees: one from the Wharton School, economics, and another in physics from the College of Arts and Sciences. Here, his study interest was specifically on energy physics, paving the way to the ongoing development of sustainable energy solutions in the future.
He gets accepted to the PhD program in applied physics at Stanford. He goes there for just two days before quitting for his own venture in the tech world, which turned out to lead him to this fantastic entrepreneurial path.