Recent content by rstaylor

I think I am still some time until I have the kind of understanding necessary to have a proper discussion. First I need to recapture some of my rapidly fading mathematical knowledge :-) I suppose I just need a little guidance on what to concentrate on...

Working backwards seems like a very nice idea, I think I need to develop a backgrounds in the basics though. I agree that concentrating on three different fields is rather formidable but I don't see it being so different to undergrads studying the basics in several subjects at the same time. I...

I did do a course on mechanics involving the lagrangian and the calculus of variations but this was about 6 years ago now - I can remember so little. All I can really remember is that it was a different way of solving classical mechanics problems but equivalent to Newtons laws - I had no idea...

I am a 25 year old high school teacher who wishes to further his understanding of physics to a point where some recent papers on theoretical physics can be read and understood. I graduated with a mathematics degree around 4 years ago and regards myself as fairly talented and able with...