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For secondary students eager to learn physics, textbooks are essential for in-depth understanding. Recommended resources include MIT's OpenCourseWare, which offers video lectures for introductory courses, and the University of Colorado's physics site featuring interactive Java applets. It's advised to explore library options before purchasing textbooks due to their high cost, with suggestions for titles like Tipler, Halliday Resnick, and Giacoli for problem sets. A solid grasp of calculus is also emphasized as crucial for deeper comprehension in physics. While online resources can supplement learning, they should not replace traditional study methods.
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Your guys physics knowledge is so awesome! I am a secondary student, and I wish to learn more about physic. Can anyone suggest a website to me?
 
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If you actually would want to learn physics in-depth, there really is no alternative from using textbooks.
 
arildno said:
If you actually would want to learn physics in-depth, there really is no alternative from using textbooks.

Could you suggest any textbooks then?

:redface:
 
I highly recommend http://ocw.mit.edu" . I believe there are video lectures of MIT's equivalents of Physics 101 and 102, plus there are a lot other useful resources. Check it out!
 
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Hi scilover89,

I found this website interesting: http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl
It has some java-applets.

Also it may be interesting, how application of physics looks like in our daily life:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

As for books: Don't buy them immediately! If possible, first have a look at them in the library. Books are very expensive :frown:
Have a look at Tipler, Halliday Resnick.

If you start studying physics, this article gives you some tips:
http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-57/iss-7/p56.html
 
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Giacoli is a good introductory physics textbook author, and his problem sets have a good range of difficulty.
 
ahhhh a secondary student eh? Just like me, I've just graduated though. But if you want to understand at least stuff in physics, calculus is a must ! the 530 section in the library is a good place to start, especially with popular physics books which are non-mathematical. once you've read and understand a fair bit about the content, its good to go on to something more mathematical.

Then, you can always pursue a field in physics of your interest, preferbly with an introductory text using calc. I won't particularly recommend doing a bulk of your self-study online, only for verifying things and asking questions imo.
 

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