Website for self-learning purpose needed

[scilover89]

Your guys physics knowledge is so awesome! I am a secondary student, and I wish to learn more about physic. Can anyone suggest a website to me?

 

[arildno]

If you actually would want to learn physics in-depth, there really is no alternative from using textbooks.

 

[Bladibla]

If you actually would want to learn physics in-depth, there really is no alternative from using textbooks.

Could you suggest any textbooks then?

 

[devious_]

I highly recommend http://ocw.mit.edu" . I believe there are video lectures of MIT's equivalents of Physics 101 and 102, plus there are a lot other useful resources. Check it out!

 

[Edgardo]

Hi scilover89,

I found this website interesting: http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl
It has some java-applets.

Also it may be interesting, how application of physics looks like in our daily life:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

As for books: Don't buy them immediately! If possible, first have a look at them in the library. Books are very expensive
Have a look at Tipler, Halliday Resnick.

If you start studying physics, this article gives you some tips:
http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-57/iss-7/p56.html

 

[phrontist]

Giacoli is a good introductory physics textbook author, and his problem sets have a good range of difficulty.

 

[misogynisticfeminist]

ahhhh a secondary student eh? Just like me, I've just graduated though. But if you want to understand at least stuff in physics, calculus is a must ! the 530 section in the library is a good place to start, especially with popular physics books which are non-mathematical. once you've read and understand a fair bit about the content, its good to go on to something more mathematical.

Then, you can always pursue a field in physics of your interest, preferbly with an introductory text using calc. I won't particularly recommend doing a bulk of your self-study online, only for verifying things and asking questions imo.