First Steps to Learning Basic Physics

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Studiot said:
Books and theory are OK, but Physics is an intensely practical subject.

You can do a huge amount of Physics with almost no mathematics - just the four basic operations add, subtract, multiply and divide along with an understanding of simple geometric concepts like area and volume and some simple shapes.

A basic understanding of what happens when we apply a stimulus to something

Heat it
Shine a light on it
Connect it to a battery
Hit it
Push it
Place it in water
etc

Along with noticing that our something has properties of its own such as colour, physical form (solid/liquid/gas), transparancy, fleibility, light emission, ...

Look around you and get a good hold on these ideas, they will stand you in good stead in the future.

go well

Thanks for your reply.
 
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