Where can I learn more - Physics and Computers.

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I was just wondering where I could learn more about physics (my science teacher wont tell me any more it's "too complicated" and I really can't work out where all you "computer pepole" get all your knowledge.

Check out some books by Carl Sagan, he makes physics (among other sciences) very accessible and enjoyable to the general audience.

I do admit, however, that I'm a little perturbed by your teacher's attitude.

Carl Sagan is awesome
I also like Michio Kaku

Do you actually want to solve problems or just want a novel to read? What grade are you and what are you interested in?

Isaac Asimov wrote many non-fiction essay collections such as "Asimov on Physics", "View From A Height",
"Space, Time & Other Things" etc...
Also there are many online tutorials for physics, maths, and computer science. Some of my favorite sites:
http://www.tinaja.com/
http://www-maths.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/
http://www.sas.org/

Physics: "Six Easy Pieces" and "Six Not-So-Easy Pieces" by Richard Feynman.

Computers: It depends. Do you just want to program, or get deep into computer science, or computer/electrical engineering? Or are you most interested in system administration/networking? I would recommend learning how to program first (I'm assuming that this is new to you), with a ubiquitous, loosely typed interpreted language like Perl or Python (Perl would be easier to get into, since it's not object-oriented); if that works for you, then you might want to take a look at Java/C#/C/C++ -- which are compiled and strongly typed.

year 8. I mean too complicated like sixth form+ stuff.
On computers, I mean just a bit more than ICT (stuff like [i]how to make a powerpoint presentation[i] is all I get taught really.

year 8 as in 8th grade...?

if you really want to know more about physics... go to the library. If there's nothing in a local library, pm me an address where I can send you one of my physics books. I have a university one that I've already read and so I don't need anymore.

What type of computer stuff are you trying to learn about?

Software languages? Hardware languages? Assembly? etc...

How about this thing called the internet? It's a very useful tool when learning ANY subject. Libraries are cool too. Your teacher seems to not care about your apparent thirst for learning. I find that disturbing.

We are all born with all this knowledge
just kidding, just try picking up a book
and read it, very simple, then after a
few years maybe you will know something

Here are some HTML tutorials:

http://www.case.edu/help/introHTML/toc.html
http://www.case.edu/help/interHTML/toc.html
http://www.case.edu/help/wilbur/


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So middle school? I was going to recommend finding a secondhand copy of University Physics, but that might be a little too advanced at this point. There are plenty of resources on the internet; Yale and MIT post lectures on their websites for anyone to view.

Sign up for some online classes in physics and computer science at a local college.