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papajo
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Hello my name is john and I am from Greece unfortunately I am not able to pass into any physics course at any university in my country because we use an exam system here in which high school seniors are tested in a all the fundamental fields together no matter their orientation.
For example: no matter if you like to be a cop a mathematician or a seaman you have to be examed in literature, mathematics, physics, economics etc all together (the total number of fields is 7)the only difference is the minimum average grade that each field and university demands in order to accept you.
Like Police academies have lower minimum average grade than physics.
So because I don’t like some fields (literature, computer engineering, economics) I won’t manage to excel thus I won’t manage to get in a university.
However I want to study physics!
I have a solid knowledge of general mathematics far more than just understand and solve simple functions or limits etc. The same goes for """"physics""" (the general stuff that we learn at high school)
I tried to start study myself but there is such a vast amount of data so many different specialties and I fell I don’t "evolve" my knowledge properly...
for example after all the random readying I’ve done I tried to focus a little on string theory... during this process I steped on some things that could have been characterized as "difficult" or "advanced" but seemed to me very obvious or at least easy to understand .. some others though that might be considered as "fundamental" or "easy" were very hard for me to understand or to relate with the rest of the concept... and I think that's because of "partial lack of knowledge in numerous fields"
And "partial" is the keyword the word that kills me and makes me think I am doing something wrong or less efficient...
So I want you to help me start from scratch my study by give me references or recommend me some books or some methods to accumulate the needed knowledge (not easy stuff like A,B level functions classical physics and all the other highscool stuff) so that I will do solid steps without having question marks popping on my head and gradually reach a point after some years to have a solid knowledge of modern physics.
To cut the long story short I want to become a physicist no matter if I never get a diploma (for me it’s just paper and ink) after all I want to obtain the true and complete knowledge or die trying not to get a job so it doesn’t matter to me if I do this on my own and never get accredited by others for my progress or achievements
I thank you in advance.
For example: no matter if you like to be a cop a mathematician or a seaman you have to be examed in literature, mathematics, physics, economics etc all together (the total number of fields is 7)the only difference is the minimum average grade that each field and university demands in order to accept you.
Like Police academies have lower minimum average grade than physics.
So because I don’t like some fields (literature, computer engineering, economics) I won’t manage to excel thus I won’t manage to get in a university.
However I want to study physics!
I have a solid knowledge of general mathematics far more than just understand and solve simple functions or limits etc. The same goes for """"physics""" (the general stuff that we learn at high school)
I tried to start study myself but there is such a vast amount of data so many different specialties and I fell I don’t "evolve" my knowledge properly...
for example after all the random readying I’ve done I tried to focus a little on string theory... during this process I steped on some things that could have been characterized as "difficult" or "advanced" but seemed to me very obvious or at least easy to understand .. some others though that might be considered as "fundamental" or "easy" were very hard for me to understand or to relate with the rest of the concept... and I think that's because of "partial lack of knowledge in numerous fields"
And "partial" is the keyword the word that kills me and makes me think I am doing something wrong or less efficient...
So I want you to help me start from scratch my study by give me references or recommend me some books or some methods to accumulate the needed knowledge (not easy stuff like A,B level functions classical physics and all the other highscool stuff) so that I will do solid steps without having question marks popping on my head and gradually reach a point after some years to have a solid knowledge of modern physics.
To cut the long story short I want to become a physicist no matter if I never get a diploma (for me it’s just paper and ink) after all I want to obtain the true and complete knowledge or die trying not to get a job so it doesn’t matter to me if I do this on my own and never get accredited by others for my progress or achievements
I thank you in advance.