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I'm having quite a bit of difficulty in my college's intro honors, calc-based physics class. I want to find some good resources, either online or text, to assist with learning the material. The issue I'm having is that most resources I find are either not in depth enough, or they're just as complicated as my prof lectures.
----I'm looking for something that goes very in depth mathematically, as well as goes over the material in a way that elaborates thoroughly and/or is easier to understand.
Any advice on companion books, textbooks, or websites, etc would be amazing!
 
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Check out NPTEL, National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning, an initiative by Govt. of India. The site hosts tons of very good lectures given by professors at Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

Go to the course page, search for your course, and you should get a number of lecture courses. In a rare case, the topic might not be available.

I am myself studying from NPTEL. Quantum physics, nuclear physics, maths, computer science, engineering, chemistry and what not! I truly recommend this site. Check the site. Go through the topics in a course, and see if they suite your needs.

Hope that helps!

Wrichik.
 
astroman707 said:
I'm having quite a bit of difficulty in my college's intro honors, calc-based physics class. I want to find some good resources, either online or text, to assist with learning the material. The issue I'm having is that most resources I find are either not in depth enough, or they're just as complicated as my prof lectures.
----I'm looking for something that goes very in depth mathematically, as well as goes over the material in a way that elaborates thoroughly and/or is easier to understand.
Any advice on companion books, textbooks, or websites, etc would be amazing!

Schaum's outlines are great resources and great sources of solved problems with more bare-bones explanations of the concepts:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0071810900/?tag=pfamazon01-20