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Kozel
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Hello all,
I recently discovered these forums and I am amazed at how much endless info you have in this joint
This isn't a typical "Help me solve this kinetic energy problem" question, but rather my overall frustration with the subject.
I've always excelled in Math, it has been my best subject since I was a kid, and I've received As in the subject from grade 1 up to this day in college. Up until the point when I took physics in High School, my mind had been molded into thinking that physics was yet just another math course. I was wrong. In the AP Physics class, I'd slack a bit, assuming it would all be cake. Afterall, I never had to do much studying in math. I was wrong again--I finished the semester with a C+. Then when I actually did buckle down and started working, I found myself annoyed not being able to answer all the answers. Sure, I could answer the easy ones, but not the dreaded "RED" questions. I finished the semester with a B+. Sigh
I'm now an undergrad majoring in Math and Economics. Unfortunately( or fortunately) I have to take physics again. If any class, this one has the potential to hurt my perfect GPA. Perfectionist, you may say, but that's how I go about doing things.
Do I take the wrong approach? Is it better to learn this subject for the sake of learning it, as opposed to getting a high grade?
Or maybe I'm too systematic and rely too much on formulas rather than understanding the concept. I don't know
Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks
I recently discovered these forums and I am amazed at how much endless info you have in this joint
This isn't a typical "Help me solve this kinetic energy problem" question, but rather my overall frustration with the subject.
I've always excelled in Math, it has been my best subject since I was a kid, and I've received As in the subject from grade 1 up to this day in college. Up until the point when I took physics in High School, my mind had been molded into thinking that physics was yet just another math course. I was wrong. In the AP Physics class, I'd slack a bit, assuming it would all be cake. Afterall, I never had to do much studying in math. I was wrong again--I finished the semester with a C+. Then when I actually did buckle down and started working, I found myself annoyed not being able to answer all the answers. Sure, I could answer the easy ones, but not the dreaded "RED" questions. I finished the semester with a B+. Sigh
I'm now an undergrad majoring in Math and Economics. Unfortunately( or fortunately) I have to take physics again. If any class, this one has the potential to hurt my perfect GPA. Perfectionist, you may say, but that's how I go about doing things.
Do I take the wrong approach? Is it better to learn this subject for the sake of learning it, as opposed to getting a high grade?
Or maybe I'm too systematic and rely too much on formulas rather than understanding the concept. I don't know
Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks