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Hello. I have decided to create this thread to ask you how important is the spatial reasoning ability in studying physics.
I am about to finish high school (in Poland to be specific) and in a short amount of time i will be going to have to choose my major. I am interested in particle physics, astrophysics and quantum physics so i think that majoring physics will fit into my interests.
There is only one problem. I am good at solving physics and math problems but I think that I lack spatial intelligence. I don't have problems with visualising 3d shapes, physics concepts about which i read in scientific books but i have trouble imagining for example trajectory of moving objects in various reference frames, motion of objects such as worm gears etc. It's not impossible for me but it takes a lot of time for me to visualise some situations.
Subjects that don't involve a lot of spatial reasoning such as gravity, electromagnetism, electrostatics, electricity in most of cases are not a big deal for me (at least at high school level) but solving e.g. kinematics problems poses a challenge to me.
The question is: should i carry on trying to get a major in theoretical physics or should i stop even dreaming of it and go study something else? I count on responses from people who have some experience in physics.
Thank you in advance for constructive answers :)
I am about to finish high school (in Poland to be specific) and in a short amount of time i will be going to have to choose my major. I am interested in particle physics, astrophysics and quantum physics so i think that majoring physics will fit into my interests.
There is only one problem. I am good at solving physics and math problems but I think that I lack spatial intelligence. I don't have problems with visualising 3d shapes, physics concepts about which i read in scientific books but i have trouble imagining for example trajectory of moving objects in various reference frames, motion of objects such as worm gears etc. It's not impossible for me but it takes a lot of time for me to visualise some situations.
Subjects that don't involve a lot of spatial reasoning such as gravity, electromagnetism, electrostatics, electricity in most of cases are not a big deal for me (at least at high school level) but solving e.g. kinematics problems poses a challenge to me.
The question is: should i carry on trying to get a major in theoretical physics or should i stop even dreaming of it and go study something else? I count on responses from people who have some experience in physics.
Thank you in advance for constructive answers :)