Recent content by Quantium

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    Can I Learn and Understand Physics Without a Formal Education?

    Read Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynmann. Then, read Six No So Easy Pieces. You can read these books like a novel, and they teach you a great foundation of physics. If you like them, I'll recommend more later.
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    Programs Can I Get Into a PhD Program from a Low-Ranked School?

    Don't underestimate the professors at non-stellar universities. I know a few people who go to Yale and say that their experience with the teachers is miserable; they rarely have time for their students and are more focused on their own research than providing an education. On the flip side, many...