<p>Pre-cal and spanish are definately my hardest classes this year. Pre-cal i need to spend time learning and comprehending the material and i'm just too lazy. w/ spanish... all we do is memorize & get tested on vocab and I just can't remember any of it.<br>
I actually like physics because the way our class works is: learn 3-7 formulas, apply to all problems in chapter. I like this, pretty boring, but simple. Plus, even if we do a problem completely wrong on the test, our teacher only marks off 1/2 pt or at most 1 pt even if the problem is worth 5pts. It's so funny, a lot of times she takes off 1/4pt so i'll end up with a grade of like 28.75/29</p>
<p>i pick up spanish rather easily, but i guess its because i already have 3 other languages under my belt that i can speak fluently.
I agree about physics, except when you start mixing physics with calculus (AP Physics C Mechanics) it can get complicated real fast.</p>
<p>God, I hate English soo much. Too open-ended, find out about what the author meant in this.. who honestly cares?
I don't like history. I liked Economics though.
Math is where it's at. Most times you are either RIGHT or WRONG... but I would die at the USAMO/AIME level.. I could do MAO math though.. heh
Chemistry is much better than Biology. I hate memorization classes. I hope Physics won't kick my butt too badly.</p>
<p>Physics is the one class that is completely useless. Don't take it.
Take a second year of chem or something like that.</p>
<p>Another bad thing about English or History, the teacher can take points off easier just so you don't get a 100. Since it's so open ended, random points off for nothing is easier and you can't fight it like you could fight a math problem that was right and they took off for.</p>
<p>And if we're caught using physics to solve some of our calc problems, he takes off because it's not fair that some people (like me) haven't had calc yet.</p>
<p>It all depends on the teacher to me.. My Pre-Cal teacher was horribe and I had to study by myself or learn from my brother, but my Cal teacher is so good that I comprehend most of the stuff he's teaching</p>
<p>I just started physics a week or two ago. I AM SO FREAKING BAD AT IT. Everyone else in the class gets it eventually and I'm the one with no clue how to even start. This is the easy introductory stuff too! I'm usually a very good student and the other sciences (bio and chem) weren't bad for me. They were tough but manageable, but I literally think I will die in physics. What's the point of it anyway for anyone going into a different field? I want to be a lawyer; will I EVER use it?</p>
<p>Plus we're on the block schedule - 85 minutes of physics hell EVERY DAY!!! (except Wednesday - 65 minutes, thank God!)</p>
<p>No. Drop out, like right now.</p>
<p>Believe me, I want to. Unfortunately, I missed our two-day schedule change period! AAHHHHHHHH!</p>
<p>Break down your guidance counselor's office door. Throw a temper tantrum. Explain to him/her that this is an exceptional circumstance (that you'll most likely fail out of the class anyways and want to save yourself the agony). Hire a lawyer. Obtain a court order. Just get it done. The stupid two-day deadline isn't worth months upon months of pain and suffering. </p>
<p>Most sane guidance counselors will be very accommodating if you ask nicely and tell them that this is a special circumstance and you used to be able to stand the class for the first two days but now you can't stand it and you'll likely flunk out of the class anyways. Either that, or risk ruining your GPA and watch your test grades go from an 85 to a 57 (this has to be a consistent downward trend) and then flunk out of the class. </p>
<p>Most schools will let you withdraw a class even after the deadline. I missed the deadline last year and I changed out of chem honors seven weeks into the first term because it was hurting my other classes and I was doing terribly in that class anyways.</p>
<p>Seriously, I know I'm saying I will die, but I'm trying to convince myself - it's simple physics right now so I SHOULD get it, there are a lot of people who are not as smart as me in the class and I don't hear them complaining, I might just need more practice, etc.....but then I think of the utter agony and physical pain I endure each day in that class........I'll see how I finish out this week and then make a decision. Does anybody have ANY tips on understanding how to apply those damn kinematic equations? Feel free, actually please, dumb it down as much as possible!!!!</p>
<p>Nobody understands physics. It's not dumb-downable. I would say it's harder than calculus. From what I'm hearing, you'll be in utter and complete agony for the rest of the class, get nothing out of that class, and abhor physics and science in general for the rest of your life. Do your sanity a favor and drop out.</p>
<p>one question - why do you hate CA?
I'm looking at schools across the country so I can leave here, but I don't hate it. I really love Palo Alto, in fact. I hate my town (pop. 1500), but that's about it.</p>
<p>Ever heard of Monterey, CA???
All the people are either really rich or really poor. Considering my parents are upper middle class-ish (about $100k combined income), I don't fit in. And I used to live in New York where the nearest large metropolis was your backyard (not really, more of a 40-minute train ride)</p>
<p>We used to go to Monterey sometimes for the aquarium and wharf and tourist-ness. La Honda's about 60 miles or so north. I wouldn't want to live there, but it's nice to visit occasionally. Where in NY were you?</p>
<p>Scarsdale, Westchester County, 25-ish miles north of Manhattan.</p>
<p>I have a few friends in Scarsdale. God I love the city. I should go visit them soon...</p>
<p>My friend told me the first chapter in physics is hard, but then it gets increasingly easier.</p>
<p>I really hope it gets easier! Since we're on the block schedule we have to do the year-long physics book in one semester. The pace is unbelievably fast. However, I was asking my brother for help last night (he's my age and we're in the same class) and found out that he doesn't get it either much of the time and neither does anybody he sits with. Whew, I'm not the only one! I think I might stick it out and if it gets really hard, look for a tutor of some sort.</p>