Advice for self-studying physics?

In summary: I'm trying to learn something, I usually spend more time going carefully through the chapter and re-reading proofs and re-deriving things and then I just skim through the problems and move on if I can figure out the general method to do it.It usually takes one semester to complete a textbook like Griffiths.You should probably familiarize yourself with Kleppner and Purcell for mechanics and electromagnetism if you want to self-study effectively. Skimming through the problems is not enough, you should try to solve them. There is a general method to learning, but it takes more time to learn and understand it.
  • #36
yeah thanks for all the help.
Just one more thing I was wondering about.
When you're learning a new topic, obviously you should use a textbook. But when you're reviewing something, should you skim through a textbook and work out problems, or look at lecture notes online?

thanks.
 
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  • #37
Different learning and reviewing strategies work for different people.

I suggest you try each and determine which works best for you.
 
  • #38
Again, I second Zombie Feynman (most likely this will be the case for any further questions).
 

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