Studying Good resources to learn physics?

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A first-year college student is struggling with an introductory physics course that is not beginner-friendly, despite having two years of high school physics experience. The course focuses on conceptual understanding rather than calculus, covering topics like kinematics and dynamics. After performing poorly on the first test, the student seeks resources and practice problems to improve their understanding. Other forum members suggest checking out a specific book purchased by the original poster, which aims to help with introductory physics problems. The student expresses gratitude for the recommendations and plans to explore the suggested resources.
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Hi,

I am a first year college student who is currently taking intro to physics course. With the way this course is designed, it is definitely not beginner friendly as I took physics for two years straight in high school and is still a little confused. To add to injury, I also just bombed my first test. I am determined to understand and improve, regardless of marks. This course is more on the conceptual side and is not calculus related. So far we are dealing with Kinematics and dynamics. Do any of you guys have good resources to recommend along with practice problems that I can solve on my own time?

Any advice is appreciated!
 
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Welcome to PF. :smile:

You will get many other suggestions here in your thread, but have a look at this other thread and the book that the Original Poster (OP) ordered to help them get more comfortable with working introductory Physics problems:
freeswordfish said:
I bought this book https://www.amazon.com/dp/1482086921/?tag=pfamazon01-20 off of Amazon, I'm hoping it can help me.
(click the up-arrow in the post to be taken to the actual post)
 
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berkeman said:
Welcome to PF. :smile:

You will get many other suggestions here in your thread, but have a look at this other thread and the book that the Original Poster (OP) ordered to help them get more comfortable with working introductory Physics problems:

(click the up-arrow in the post to be taken to the actual post)
THANK YOU!!! I will most definitely check it out!
 
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