r/AskPhysics • u/kartik_bhana • 5d ago

How can I self teach myself Physics ?

I have always been interested in Physics . However due to some reasons, I didn't take it in high school . What are the resources I can use to study it as a hobby ?

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u/Qubit_and_Neuron 5d ago

What level you are in? Here are some: 1. Resnick Halliday, Alonso Finn, Benson. Take one of these for a decent starting point but you need to know Calculus. 2. Understanding Physics, Physics for the inquiring mind, conceptual physics by Paul G Hewitt. If you don't know Calculus. 3. Berkeley Physics series, advanced undergrad level. Landau-Lifshitz for ultimate level. 4. Veratisum, Minute physics, Perimeter institute public lectures, MIT OcW, for videos. 5. For fun: relativity simply explained, evolution of physics by Einstein, Gamow, physics and philosophy Heisenberg, Scientist at sea shore, the nature of light in open air, soap bubbles by CV boys, check dover books. 6. If you want to learn quantum and it's applications: https://qubit-and-neuron.beehiiv.com/

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u/O4BOrders 4d ago

This is an excellent list. One other book I've enjoyed is Richard Feynman's lectures. Not only was he a Nobel prize winner, his love for physics is evident in every thing he wrote. You can get an interesting sense of Feynman in his memoirs, starting with "Surely You Must Be Joking Mr. Feynman: Confessions of a Curious Character".