"That's because personally, I've never seen anyone who hasn't become a totally boring person after having kids."
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAA!
It's called growing up. Some of us who are childless have discovered that we have still become more "boring" as we age. Less barhopping, less video games; more working, more home maintainance, and more trying to pay the the daily bills of housing and medical care.
It's a sad thing, maybe, but when you realize that it is not simply children that change people you feel a little better about it.
Welcome to being a grownup.:) Failing to have children won't guarantee that you won't change as you age.
Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker is now in its sixth edition.
This is the book that I used when I was a freshman in college (am now a physics grad student) and it is excellent. It covers everything, including basic modern physics in its extended version, and has many cool gee-whiz examples of physics. It costs a pretty penny when new, but you could probably find a used, previous edition for cheap. I'd not buy any lower than the 4th edition.
You will, however, need to know some calculus, as it is designed for a calculus-based university physics course. This is a good thing, I think, since the real meat of physics is based on calculus.
Reading the popular-science type of book will only take you so far, if you want to start learning the real thing, you have to start dealing with books that have math in them.
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"That's because personally, I've never seen anyone who hasn't become a totally boring person after having kids."
:) Failing to have children won't guarantee that you won't change as you age.
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAA!
It's called growing up. Some of us who are childless have discovered that we have still become more "boring" as we age. Less barhopping, less video games; more working, more home maintainance, and more trying to pay the the daily bills of housing and medical care.
It's a sad thing, maybe, but when you realize that it is not simply children that change people you feel a little better about it.
Welcome to being a grownup.
Now, excuse me, I have to go rake the lawn.
Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker is now in its sixth edition.
This is the book that I used when I was a freshman in college (am now a physics grad student) and it is excellent. It covers everything, including basic modern physics in its extended version, and has many cool gee-whiz examples of physics. It costs a pretty penny when new, but you could probably find a used, previous edition for cheap. I'd not buy any lower than the 4th edition.
You will, however, need to know some calculus, as it is designed for a calculus-based university physics course. This is a good thing, I think, since the real meat of physics is based on calculus.
Reading the popular-science type of book will only take you so far, if you want to start learning the real thing, you have to start dealing with books that have math in them.