Going back to “school” for physics. Now I need the best res…

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Going back to “school” for physics. Now I need the best resources (online or physical books). HMU if you have suggestions.

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https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/find-by-topic/#cat=science&subcat=physics
There you have from MIT all materials, videos of the courses (not all have videos).
You have to search which you need.

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🙇🏼‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️

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savage. MIT OCW is amazing, as suggested. what are you trying to learn? theoretical (string theory etc), applied? or like quantumy stuff?

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Was thinking of starting with classical mechanics, vibrations and waves, particles, then diving into more theoretical classes like quantum stuff.

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this is the book they use at UVa, though i never took a course haha. sounds like you have the right progression though

https://jsnegroup.net/data/GENERALPHYSICS(2)-Book_9thedition-Bookphy1019th-civilianteam.pdf

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(physics is a scam tho)

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Why a scam?

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lots of plot holes that don’t seem like they can be patched together (relativity -> classical mechanics -> quantum mechanics). doesnt mean its not valuable to learn tho

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https://twetch.app/t/9c9bcf44c8e675f16b88af3dde4128fdf2c6666fa691a2950456a66791f2c88e

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"Physics is to be regarded not so much as the study of something a priori given, but rather as the development of methods of ordering and surveying human experience." Niels Bohr #Quotes

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"How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress." Niels Bohr #Quotes
https://twetch.app/t/9422e92a0b16426ce279e695d08cd98911196e09e7dcd71df083591ac5ae5b5c

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Paradox is the root of discovery, as it demonstrates a unity underlying things that are seemingly contradictory, thereby revealing a fundamental misconception in our ordering and surveying of experience. Unify the paradox.
https://twetch.app/t/e0c1107572ff68d8879127bf0e1a53328c78a5c6c71e73572c9334d96fc87178

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https://twetch.app/t/ed797641fcfa75491f7d69b6fe7e39a797980f95e31812147077f416ab9f0f06

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https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

Sadly not much has advanced since Feynman published these amazing books. Still one of the best explanations around

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This was a helpful link for me:
https://www.goodtheorist.science/