Where to start in self studying physics?

[iwilllearn]

I am currently teaching physics to myself, however when I start to comprehend one thing, an unknown term or equation finds me and I get stolen from my current reasearch to begin to research that. So my question is, where should I start? Is there any logical starting point to begin to teach yourself a subject as broad as physics?

 

[jtbell]

What materials are you studying from? Standard textbooks usually at least attempt to present things in a logical sequence. However, they usually assume you already know certain prerequisite material. This is usually described in the introduction.

Can you give an example of the kinds of detours you’ve been making?

 

[ZapperZ]

I am currently teaching physics to myself, however when I start to comprehend one thing, an unknown term or equation finds me and I get stolen from my current reasearch to begin to research that. So my question is, where should I start? Is there any logical starting point to begin to teach yourself a subject as broad as physics?

You can't ask that question and expect a reasonable answer if you neglect to let us know what level of understanding or education you already posses. Otherwise, we will be assuming that you already know such-and-such, and will recommend things that might be well beyond what you can comprehend, which is exactly what seems to be happening now.

Zz.

 

[Dr.D]

The place to begin to study physics is in mathematics. Only then can you make any progress.

 

[Marisa5]

When you hit roadblocks you can always ask questions on here to get you back on track.

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[Haorong Wu]

Here is the MIT OpenCourse. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/

I self-learn physics following courses on it.

Especially, the syllabus in every courses include informations about prerequisite courses.

For example, in 8.01 Classical Mechanics, single variable calculus will be requisite.

Hope this would help you.