Courses Mechanics / E&M / Multivariable Calc / Diff EQ Self Study

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A user on Physics Forums is seeking advice on completing four directed-study courses to earn college undergraduate credit. Recommendations include finding the specific textbooks used at the intended school and working through them. Additionally, MIT OpenCourseWare (MITocw) is suggested as a valuable resource, offering video lectures and practice exams. For physics, Walter Lewin's lectures on mechanics are highlighted as a useful resource available on YouTube.
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Hello Physics Forums!

I'm in a little bit of an interesting situation. I've completed the classes offered at my school, but have been told that if I can directed-study these four courses they will provide me with a credit bearing exam for college undergraduate credit. Do you have any recommended resources, pacing, advice for these courses?

Thank you!
 
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Find out the texts used at the school you want to attend, and work through them. That should put you on the right track.
 
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To add to this: MITocw has video lectures for all these courses. And practice exams as well. Although the physics lectures are on youtube under a different channel. Search for "walter lewin 8.01" for mechanics.
 
Hey, I am Andreas from Germany. I am currently 35 years old and I want to relearn math and physics. This is not one of these regular questions when it comes to this matter. So... I am very realistic about it. I know that there are severe contraints when it comes to selfstudy compared to a regular school and/or university (structure, peers, teachers, learning groups, tests, access to papers and so on) . I will never get a job in this field and I will never be taken serious by "real"...
Yesterday, 9/5/2025, when I was surfing, I found an article The Schwarzschild solution contains three problems, which can be easily solved - Journal of King Saud University - Science ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION IN AN ARID ENVIRONMENT https://jksus.org/the-schwarzschild-solution-contains-three-problems-which-can-be-easily-solved/ that has the derivation of a line element as a corrected version of the Schwarzschild solution to Einstein’s field equation. This article's date received is 2022-11-15...

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