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SonicMisaki
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18 Jan 2017, 11:33 pm

Hi! I've been wondering, recently, if it's worth it to merely go through the problems in my textbook step by step.

I noticed that I had to withdraw from my first attempt at Physics with Calculus II because I didn't actually get the material that well. I've gotten onto KhanAcademy, but over there I'm only at the practice parts and have yet to explore all of the videos, exams (eventually) and whatnot.

Do I have other better options available, besides KhanAcademy, in terms of understanding this level of physics?


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28 Jan 2017, 10:14 pm

SonicMisaki wrote:
Hi! I've been wondering, recently, if it's worth it to merely go through the problems in my textbook step by step.

I noticed that I had to withdraw from my first attempt at Physics with Calculus II because I didn't actually get the material that well. I've gotten onto KhanAcademy, but over there I'm only at the practice parts and have yet to explore all of the videos, exams (eventually) and whatnot.

Do I have other better options available, besides KhanAcademy, in terms of understanding this level of physics?


If you are going to be serious about physics you need to do lab work along with the theory. Doing the set up, the measurements and the computations will get you mind in the right shape to do physics. One does not do physics by looking up answers in the back of the book. Nature is the book and there are no ready made answers to look up.


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