Re: Non-formal education
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Heres my question, though: is it possible for me to independtly learn physics at high levels? I don't see why i can't, but maybe i'm overly optimistic.
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Most people would run into conceptual brick wall after brick wall and fail. If you learn well from books, you might have a chance to succeed, and the attempt may be satisfying whether you succeed or fail.
Your choice of books has been poor. If you are serious, I recommend that you get the textbooks used by classes for physics majors at elite universities, including the optional texts, and try to work through them. Do the exercises and experiments that you can. Also, you will need a lot more mathematics than calculus and basic linear algebra. For graduate-level physics, you'll need vector calculus, differential equations, differential geometry, modern algebra, real and complex analysis, etc.
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