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hey guys do you know any websites and books to study physics/chemistry/math? im new to physics and chemistry and not super good at math.
if you know any could you leave it with like a beginer to advanced order?

>inb4 why do you want to study physics?
i used to love physics and math when i was younger but i forgot a lot.

I would totally apreciate your help guys.

>> No.9633050

http://coursera.org/
http://edx.org/
http://ocw.mit.edu/

>download any textbook you want
http://gen.lib.rus.ec/

>> No.9633139

>>9633050
are any of those paid? im kinda hurting for money but i can spend some if its not very expensive

>> No.9633289

>>9633139
Most edx courses are free to attend, so you can access lectures and exercises. If you want a certificate that you attended the course, it's 50-200 dollars depending on course, most of them are $50.

>> No.9633302

>>9633289
cool thank you for your help

>> No.9633333

>>9633139
The cheapest way to study mathematics, physics and chemistry is to check out the curriculum of any uni and picking the names of books used in their courses. Then you can buy or download those books and work them through.

For physics and chemistry there are big intro level books that cover many topics. For example:

Young & Freedman: University Physics
Petrucci, Herring, Madura & Bissonnette: General chemistry

For math, refresh your high school level math skills, then pick any books or materials on calculus, linear algebra, set theory, number theory, analytical geometry, analysis, probability and statistics. Calculus and linear algebra will help a lot with physics.

>> No.9633344

>>9633333
Checked
Also seconded for Young & Freedman, that's the book I'm using right now and it's great. If you like astrophysics I'd also recommend Kutner's "Astronomy: A Physical Perspective".
As for math, you can't go wrong with Thomas' Calculus.

>> No.9633365

>>9633043
>>9633333
Nice 3's
>The cheapest way to study mathematics, physics and chemistry is to check out the curriculum of any uni and picking the names of books used in their courses. Then you can buy or download those books and work them through.
This highly depends on university, there are lots of ones where they have shitty textbooks, especially for self-learning.
>Young & Freedman: University Physics
This isn't good. I'd rather recommend Feynmann lectures and Griffiths. But also Kolenkow & Kleppner - An Introduction to Mechanics
>>9633344
>As for math, you can't go wrong with Thomas' Calculus.
Holy fuck, no, while that book might be "easy" it's honestly too easy and when done with it you'll still be lacking some mathematical maturity because the book is so dry, it's good for someone with no interest in math and just wants to pass class, but not someone who wil be doing STEM related studies (plus it has infinitesimals instead of limits). Use something like Spivak or Apostol Calculus.

>> No.9633535

>>9633365
>suggests Spivak and Apostol for a beginner

Don't listen to this man.

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9633560

>>9633043
http://4chan-science.wikia.com/wiki/Mathematics
http://4chan-science.wikia.com/wiki/Physics_Textbook_Recommendations
http://4chan-science.wikia.com/wiki/Chemistry_Textbook_Recommendations

>> No.9633585

>>9633043
Walter Lewin's physics lectures on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliSRiiRVQuDfgxI_QN_Fmw

>> No.9633598

>>9633043
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>> No.9633659

>>9633365
Don't listen to this guy.

Young and Freedman is an excellent book for the complete beginner. The Feynman lectures are something you read AFTER you've learned enough physics to actually understand it. Griffiths is a second/third year textbook, not appropriate for a beginner nor is K&K. Unless you've had experience in proofs and are excellent in your math skills, do not pick up Spivak or Apostol.

Since you said your math sucks, you can't touch any of these books yet. I recommend brushing up first with something like Stitz and Zeager's Pre-calculus or and edX course. After that, pick up a typical calculus book like Thomas or Stewart. For now, you mainly want to cover limits, derivatives, integrals, and a few applications such as optimization. Once you're done with this, pickup Young and Freedman's University Physics and start from the first chapter. This book is massive since it covers a bunch of topics albeit in elementary detail. It will also remind you of the calculus you need.
Young& Freedman alone will probably take several months is you do it correctly (do problems you pleb).

>> No.9633723

>>9633365
>Griffith and Feynman lectures
I would not recommend this. I would recommend you do Halliday General Physics then do the Berkeley physics series. Both are good for self study.

>> No.9635370

Suppose you don't know ANY math at all, or have forgotten almost all of what little you ever learned at school, and wanted to correct your innumeracy, what would be the best strategy?

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9635395

>>9635370
Khan Academy, buy basic books and go on,

>> No.9635596

>>9635395
>posts meme books

>> No.9637120

>>9635370
yeah i was thinking the same thing