<p>I was wondering how hard it would be to study physics over the summer. Is it possible for me to build a solid foundation during that time period?</p>
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I’m in the same position.</p>
<p>Yep, just follow the MIT lectures. They go nicely go over the concepts, and once the concept makes sense the math is self explanatory.</p>
<p>I don’t know, because I don’t know you and how well you can grasp physics. Of course, if you’re motivated and dedicated, the summer gives you plenty of time to learn the material and you can get a “solid” background.</p>
<p>First go through the MIT lectures on YouTube, as Philsophydude suggested (Walter Lewin is AMAZING - I now even know how to pronounce ‘Huygens’). If you really, really want to get the stuff, then you should also use the links in the description bar where they have the tests and assignments. After 8.01, 8.02 and 8.03, if you want to go even further, then I’d go with the Stanford lectures, again on YouTube (Quantum Mechanics, Special Relativity, etc - I’ve only watched 4 videos on Quantum Mechanics and 1 on Special Relativity, but to me, Leonard Susskind is really, really, really good).</p>
<p>Just a note though, don’t rely solely on the lectures if you want to actually get through things like AP Phys C - I’ve noticed that, for instance, in the E&M course, there were a few things that would’ve been included the AP C syllabus that weren’t taught in the course (I can’t remember off the top of my head, and I concede that I may have just missed it since I skimmed through lectures where it looked like I knew the stuff - just saying, is all).</p>
<p>I am wondering the same thing. I plan on Self studying Calc BC and Physics - with the help of a physics major at Case Western. I was going to use those lectures and Khan’s youtube channel</p>