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    Self-Taught Physics for High School Sophomore

    if you are serious about physics, you should acquire a reasonable proficiency in mathematics, especially calculus. I'd recommend Thomas Calculus (Third Ed.). Young's university calculus is a good introductory book. Intermediate: Mechanics: Goldstein Classical Mechanics (2nd edition...
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    Self-Taught Physics: Recommendations for Intermediate Classical Physics

    Also, forget about enrolling in a physics course in the university. Great minds learn best by self-teaching. Universities serve little purpose beyond granting degrees and PhDs.
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    Self-Taught Physics: Recommendations for Intermediate Classical Physics

    Mechanics: Goldstein Classical Mechanics (2nd edition or less), then Lanczos' Variational Principles. Thermodynamics: Zemansky Thermodynamics (4th ed) and Howard Reiss' Methods of Thermodynamics Statistical mechanics: Hill's introductory book Electrodynamics: Arthur Kip's electricity...