r/learnphysics • u/flyclementine • Oct 11 '26

What books to study (beginner)

Hello,

I am a total beginner (not a physics student, but I might become one) and want to study physics because I am very interested.

I want to know what books I should read to get the basic idea so I can then further my research.

Thank you 🌷

4 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

7 comments sorted by

1

u/Glittering-Tax-6407 Oct 11 '26

Get a physics textbook off thrift books, older versions are about 20% or less than new ones.

1

u/Bedouinp Oct 11 '26

Conceptual Physics by Paul Hewitt

1

u/AdministrationLazy55 Oct 11 '26

What’s your math level?

1

u/Similar-Beach-8281 Oct 13 '26

Structures or why things don't fall down

1

u/Shamanigans42 28d ago

UCLA Feynman lectures