Yeah, we learned a lot about that stuff in my modern physics class. The math really wasn't that bad, but once we got to wave theory and the shroedinger equation... That's when it started getting insane and confusing for me. I understood the theory, but some of the math was a little out there. Still, very very cool stuff. My professor was a really awesome guy. He worked at fermi lab and helped discover the top quark (I think it was top... not really sure...) and it was so great just to go and listen to him talk. We talked a little bit about quantum, and that was also insane. Really cool, but getting into any of the math was crazy. Didn't do great in the class, but I don't care. The lectures were so great.
sudgy: Take physics in high school. If your class is anything like mine, your teacher will still go over some of the special relativity things and touch on some more modern physics. You'll walk away mind blown sometimes