Most people's experience with learning physics is through a textbook. This can be a good thing since textbooks provide for a concise, coherent framework that seems to be conducive for learning a rigorous subject like physics. This can be a bad thing, too, however, because it then seems that physics has been codified, digested, and completed by some mysterious smart people from the past. On the contrary, physics is a living subject that changes on a day to day basis, through the creativity and hard work of people newly arriving on the scene, including undergraduate and graduate students. So, while a large part of what you have to learn in a physics may be best taught through a textbook, it's important to understand that you are a part of its ongoing evolution if you choose to be. You have to acquire tools, but as soon as you have a few, you can start hammering away. For this reason, learning physics has to take place in multiple locations: in class, in classroom lab, in a research lab, and at home.
PHYS 111: Essentials of Physics--Non-calculus physics aimed primarily at pre-med
students
(Course documents are on CourseVU)
PHYS 111 Laboratory