Timeline for What is the point of a lecture when you have a textbook?
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| Sep 7, 2015 at 16:42 | comment | added | math_lover | That is not say that I know quantum mechanics. I'm just pointing out that in principle a good textbook could replace a lecture to learn a topic. To master a topic you probably need the help of a teacher. | |
| Sep 5, 2015 at 21:17 | comment | added | math_lover | Funnily enough I have worked through most of the Feynam Lectures: Volume 3 this summer. It is an introductory text, but it doesn't seem any harder to learn than, say, multivariable calculus... | |
| Sep 3, 2015 at 8:29 | comment | added | Alexandros | If you believe that you can learn quantum physics without a lecture then good luck. | |
| Sep 3, 2015 at 8:08 | comment | added | Dave Clarke | @JoshuaBenabou: You need to work out whether lectures are your thing. If you can get by without them, then try. One thing is that you may not know exactly what material from the book you need to learn, especially if the lectures and textbook diverge. | |
| Sep 3, 2015 at 2:05 | comment | added | math_lover | So I am to conclude that, indeed, except in a few cases like those I mentioned, there really is no point... | |
| Sep 2, 2015 at 23:30 | history | answered | Jouni Sirén | CC BY-SA 3.0 |