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The discussion revolves around recommendations for websites and resources that effectively explain various physics concepts and theories, suitable for a high school student. The scope includes both online resources and textbooks, covering topics from Newtonian physics to string theory.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests investing in a good physics textbook and mentions Feynman's lectures, while also considering the user's current math and physics experience.
  • Another participant shares multiple links to physics resources, including Wolfram ScienceWorld, MIT OpenCourseWare, and other educational sites.
  • A suggestion is made to explore an inspiring physicist's blog, although the specific blog is not identified.
  • One participant recommends the Physics Classroom website as a useful resource.
  • Another participant mentions a series of introductory physics lectures available online, with links provided for access in different countries.
  • A book is recommended as an alternative resource, despite the original request for websites.
  • A specific website, Sufog Physics, is proposed as potentially meeting the user's needs.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the value of textbooks and online resources for learning physics, but there is no consensus on a single best resource. Multiple suggestions and viewpoints are presented without resolution on which is most effective.

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Some suggestions depend on the user's current level of mathematics and physics understanding, which remains unspecified for all resources. The effectiveness of the recommended websites may vary based on individual learning preferences.

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This discussion may be useful for high school students interested in physics, educators looking for teaching resources, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of physics concepts through various online platforms.

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Are there any good websites out there that are good at explaining various physics concepts and theories, from Newtonian physics to string theory, in a form that a high school physics student like myself can understand?

I need to know this since I am currently fascinated with physics and thinking pf majoring in it. I've tried Wikipedia but I can't trust everything on there plus some articles are hard to understand due to the author's lack of explaining the subject correctly.

Thank you for any help you can provide!
 
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I would say you're on it... but that might not be the answer you would like to hear.

In general, I would invest in a good physics textbook... if you would like to venture out a little bit more and are comfortable with math, you might want to look into Feynman's lectures on physics... but i would ask what your math and physics experience is before i would tell you to buy it. Other textbooks, say for like a freshman physics series, will explain in great detail all of the concepts I am assuming you want to learn.

Many of these textbooks are also available for free online.

In addition, if you would like parallel explanations to these concepts... utilize the search function in these forums, as well as searching with google for various proofs and such with regards to the concept you are interested in.
 
lstellyl said:
I would say you're on it... but that might not be the answer you would like to hear.

In general, I would invest in a good physics textbook... if you would like to venture out a little bit more and are comfortable with math, you might want to look into Feynman's lectures on physics... but i would ask what your math and physics experience is before i would tell you to buy it. Other textbooks, say for like a freshman physics series, will explain in great detail all of the concepts I am assuming you want to learn.

Many of these textbooks are also available for free online.

In addition, if you would like parallel explanations to these concepts... utilize the search function in these forums, as well as searching with google for various proofs and such with regards to the concept you are interested in.

Thanks for your advice, as of right now my mathematics isn't that high for advance physics, since I am currently enrolled in my high school's pre-calculus class.
 
How about an inspiring physicist's blog? I used to see one, but lost track of it.
 
http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html

This contains introductory physics lectures explaining various physics concepts from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics. The lectures are viewed in the US and Canada. If you are living in other countries, you can access to the lectures via the following link.

http://documentaries-plus.blogspot.com/2010/08/mechanical-universe.html
 
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