Looking for help in Introduction Mechanics(Kleppner) and EM(Purcell)

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An undergraduate physics major is seeking assistance with the "Introduction to Mechanics" by Kleppner and "Electricity and Magnetism" by Purcell, expressing feelings of being overwhelmed despite previous academic success. The individual has excelled in community college physics courses but finds the advanced texts challenging and aims to master them over the summer. They are looking for someone who has successfully navigated these books to provide extensive help and guidance. The post encourages others to engage in discussions for mutual benefit and suggests using specific subforums for targeted questions. The request highlights a desire for mentorship during their academic journey in physics.
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Hello everyone.
Thank you so much for taking your personal time to read my post.
I am a very zealous and passionate undergraduate physics major!
I've changed my major to physics about two years ago in my community college, and I will be now transferring to a university as a physics major.

I've studied very hard in the classes offered at my community college, and to my satisfactory, I was ranked 'one' in all three of my physics classes. However, even with such hard work, when I looked at the "introduction to mechanics book" used at MIT and "E&M" book at Berkeley, I frequently found myself lost. I am very disappointed about myself, and I intend to master these books during the summer.

I would like to humbly ask for help from a person that may have finished or have read one of these books completely and successfully. I want extensive help, since I will be asking lot of questions... If there is someone that wouldn't mind helping me through my exciting physics journey during the summer, I would be extremely delighted!

I am glad to have found this forum with so many passionate fellow physicists. Thank you for taking time to read my post. If you would not mind leaving me a e-mail, or talking with me through msg throughout the summer, I would be extremely glad.

Thank you.
 
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