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A user who recently completed A Level Physics and is preparing to study Physics at Exeter is seeking recommendations for textbooks or online courses that include a variety of A Level and slightly advanced physics questions. Suggestions include Goldstein or Marion's Classical Physics, which are suitable for junior/senior college levels and cover topics like Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics as well as Calculus of Variations. The user expresses interest in these resources for problem-solving and deeper learning.
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Hi, I've just finished A Level Physics, and after a gap year I'm headed to do Physics at Exeter. I'm looking for a textbook or online course or something that has lots of A Level and (maybe slightly higher) Physics questions that I can work through over the course of this year.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
 
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You could tackle something like Goldstein or Marion Classical Physics. Its more junior/senior college and maybe higher. I know some of my classmates enjoyed solving the problems and learning Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics and Calculus of Variations.
 
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