Self-studying Definition and 67 Threads

So I was planning on taking LA for fun next semester but it conflicts with my circuit analysis class. I decided to self study and figure that if I spend real money buying a book then I will guilt myself into actually following through with it. I've been reading through various threads about...

I learned special relativity in my mechanics course, which used the last few chapters of Kleppner and Kolenkow. But I've seen entire textbooks devoted to the subject. Is it worthwhile to pick up one of these books for self-study? My mechanics textbook covered Lorentz transformations...

Hi :) I’m self-studying for my A Level mechanics 2 exam (it’s in 4 days :S) and there’s a problem in my book that I just can’t solve. Any help would be really appreciated. :) Homework Statement Find the sum of the moments about the point P of the forces shown in the diagram...

any good books? Reason for this is because my college highly recommands Linear Algebra for Calc IV, I have Calc III already, but they highly recommend Linear Algebra, so I don't want to take the risk.

Hope this is in the right place. I'm 13 years old and I would like to self-study physics. I've study most of calculus and some differential equations and linear algebra. But due to my eagerness and perhaps lack of guidance I have many gaps in my foundations. As I have little access to books...

What kinds of problems might someone encounter in trying to study Advanced Physics (focusing on Quantum/subatomic physics) by themselves from textbooks? What might be a good path to follow in this? What math and physics topics/books might you be able to recommend and in what order? Is doing...

I am self-studying ap calculus bc. I need someone to recommand me a good prep book. I will also get a tutor. If possible also give me a link with good worksheets and solutions. please give me the link of the picture of the prep book you recommand I hear PR and Barron are pretty bad.

Hello, As the title should have implied, I am looking into the possibility of learning some basic chemistry on my own. My background in the subject is minimal, consisting primarily of the very little I've had in the earlier high school grades -- and frankly, I have not the slightest of ideas...

I want to take SAT II Physics test in November. Problem is that I don't have any prior knowledge of the subject. I'm highly interested in it and have an idea about some topics since I'm also studying Mechanics in Math. I want to know whether it is possible to self-study for the test and score...

Okay so I calmed down from my last post and am ready to actually do something worthwhile. Would I be able to start self studying material for a future class that doesn't rely on the second half of a mechanics course? Specifically I'd like to start studying some Intro E&M stuff on my own, is...

Due to the suggestion by Crosson, I'm making another thread. Basically, I'm curious what I can do to study physics and anything else I might need in high school. Science Courses I've Completed: -Physical Science ( elementary Chemistry + Newtonian Physics basically) -Biology -Chemistry...

He says it is for becoming a theoretical physicist, but it includes lots of stuff that every physicist needs to know. http://www.phys.uu.nl/~thooft/theorist.html

Hi everyone, Ok so I have a small question on the concept of self-teaching. When I just started university this year I was mostly interested in Biology, a bit in chemistry and hardly anything in Physics. Over the year though I have noticed that my interest in certain fields of Chemistry and...

How many sets of four consecutive integers are there such that the product of the four integers is less than 100,000? Set_1=1,2,3,4 Set_2=5,6,7,8 Set_3=9,10,11,12 Set_n=a\cdot b\cdot c\cdot d<100,000 Okay, I know I could continue with my Sets, but there has got to be a more logical approach...

Is self-studying for AP Chemistry even possible?? I'm planning on taking Chemistry honors and they teach AP Chem material. However the teacher doesn't teach so I basically need to self-study for the hard tests, labs, and quizzes he gives frequently. Is it possible to spend only an hour each day...

http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linalg.html/ Something like the above textbook, with plenty of detailed solutions to all of the problems. The thing is, as you go higher in level, you also find fewer solutions manuals and study guides that can make studying higher level subjects far easier. So does...

I am planning on self studyint Discrete Math. What would be a good book for this?