I have forgotten physics in which I have done my Masters.Can anyone help how to start again?Any Online course?

Question

I have done physics ( masters) but then my track changed and since last 18 years Iam into social sector where physics is of no use. How should I begin. Is there any online guide in Physics wher I refreash myself. I wish to continue and do PhD.

Can ony one help.

Answer 1

Check out this website:

http://www.OnlineStudyInfo.com

There are several pages that should help.

Answer 2

If you especially want an online course, I don't know if there are any actual revision courses for people who've previously done physics to that level and are just looking to re-acquaint themselves with the material.

There are heaps of online High School level courses available from the cyber-schools but I'm guessing you'd probably get very bored, very quickly if you were to return to that level of simplicity.

There are universities that offer their programmes online that might suit your level of previous knowledge better but anything like that would probably be expensive!

I do know though that ACS (Australian Correspondence School) allows people to buy everything they need to complete any of their courses at half price - providing they don't want any of their assignments marked by ACS;  don't want to take the tests, exams; aren't looking for a formal qualification at the end of it etc. I don't know if they have physics courses or if you could find another distance education provider who does offer physics and would be willing to just sell you the course materials, study programme etc at a reduced cost.

You could also check with your local college/uni to see if they offer any bespoke courses in physics.

Maybe better than you looking online though, there is a series of books called 'X de-mystified'. They are written especially for people, like yourself, who have studied a subject in the past but not for many years and now want to re-visit that subject. Yes, there is a 'Physics De-mystified' book in the series. You don't say where you are but they are definitely available here in Australia. I have no idea if the books are available wherever you are (assuming you're not a fellow Aussie!) but, with the web etc, I'd imagine it'd be possible for you/your local library to get hold of a copy. Or maybe if you poked around a bit, you could find something similar which is freely available in your locale.  

Or you could just try getting hold of a couple of physics texts (my personal starting points would be a copy of the Physics Course Companion for the IB [International Baccalaureate], a copy of the text: 'Physics for the IB' and maybe an undergraduate level text [or two] offering a general overview of physics. Go and have a chat with your local Educational Librarian if you don't know what are the best books currently available locally to you.

You might also want to see if you can join the library at your local university (if you're not already a member!) because obviously they'll have a wider range of texts than your local council library. I belong to our state university's library, it was literally as easy as calling them and asking if membership of their library is available to members of the community. You might want to try calling your local uni library and asking a similar question!

Answer 3

I know there are free hs/college level classes online through MIT...they're not for college credit unless you test, but I imagine the'd be a great refresher.  http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/...

Answer 4

To refresh (no qualifications)

http://www.mcasco.com/p1outln.html

https://oli.web.cmu.edu/jcourse/webui/gu...

http://www.rwc.uc.edu/koehler/biophys/te...

http://www.freewebs.com/physicssjaus/

That should get you started :D