<p>I share your sentiments. Physics is an essential science, but I just want to get through this year without anymore heartache. This class makes me want to cry. My teacher gives really wordy explanations, so I usually lose the thread of it before she finishes. I'm desperately hoping my A- will hold and that I won't have to take the final when the time comes.</p>
<p>Physics is not intuitive for me at all. And I always feel like I'm going through class with the vaguest grasp possible on the information.</p>
<p>Do most of you hate physics because of teachers? In our school, for example, there are two physics teachers, one of them is a funny guy, but he is an okay teacher, but another, people say, is just terrible. People say he doent even know how to solve a problem he assigned.</p>
<p>P.S: I hate stat... I got 4 on AP exam, but the teacher was just horrible. All the stuff we learned started making sense only when I reviewed for the exam.</p>
<p>o_o I have the most awesome physics teacher ever.
Granted,
we did three chapters of E&M last week...just out of the blue.
But hey, I still love it.</p>
<p>Nothing's harder than US 1 and 2 honors and I heard APUSH is even harder because after 2 years us history as prereqs in soph and jr year, they expect a good grasp of US in AP. the mc questions are so vague sometimes (the teacher just makes random pointless questions) and she grades DBQs and essays like a Nazi. its impossible to get a perfect DBQ...the highest grade last time was a 91. and they aren't bad either..I got an 88 and I definitely deserved at least a 93. it's even better when she takes off on essays and dbqs and won't tell you why when you ask her. someone was like, "why did I lose 6 points on this 10 point essay?" she was simply, "I expect good essays from honors kids" The kid said, "what can I do to get more points on my essays" she says, "write them better."</p>
<p>No...my physics teacher is perfectly fine. She goes into great detail and is a very good teacher. I just...have a mental block when it comes to the subject.</p>
<p>physics is tight, it is the simplest, most rigorous logic in all science. i love the subject</p>
<p>but i hate the class. a good physics teachers is a needle in a haystack (is that expression too old?) and that aint helped by the fact that most skools in LA have only one (most likely bad) physics teacher</p>
<p>I think that physics as a subject isn't that bad (hey...at least it isnt AP chem...)</p>
<p>but most of the teachers seriously suck...one of our teachers is so bad that the administration eventually had to bump him down to a Biology B class (one of the lowest level science classes) because almost EVERY parent complained about his teaching...</p>
<p>Physics is hilarious. My teacher is so funny which is the only reason I like that class. Other than that, half the class has no idea what he talks about when he is lecturing but he is really, really smart though. I just learn how to do the problems he gives on the worksheet and similar problmes show up on the test..so its all good.</p>
<p>My theory is that physics is essential for a small group of people - scientists, engineers, etc. Everyone else who works in your average business, law firm, non-profit org., magazine publisher, hair salon, etc is better off getting the most basic overview of physics possible that can be forgotten later with no damage to job status or intelligence. Same goes for trig - all I need is basic sin, cos, and tan and I'm set for life. </p>
<p>I do have a good physics teacher though - the problem is he's too smart and it's hard to follow once in a while. His classes are notoriously hard and he's the science department, not just the teacher.</p>
<p>i think so, too... but physics is cool to understand it and be socially aware of what physics is. i like the course, even though it's hard, because i actually have learned a bunch about space already. things i never thought of, too.</p>
<p>of course it is hard. Nobody ever got very far doing easy stuff. I'm in AP Physics C right now, and really, it is the most logical and thorough of all sciences. There are not many exceptions to memorize at all. Thus, you need to have a very very very good understanding of the concepts. Don't have a great physics teacher? Neither did I last year in AP Phys B. Stop *****ing and go get a prep book. It isn't more than just applied math... unless you have problems in math, in which case you should focus on that.</p>
<p>i think the main reason i can't stand physics is because i can't stand my teacher. he's awful. he's one of those old windbags who has taught physics for over 30 years and doesn't care anymore because he's retiring soon.</p>
<p>yeah, I think it's my teacher... we had a sub come in for one day (he's some retired 70 year old physics teacher) and I learned more from him then I have in the 4 weeks I've had my actual physics teacher... I actually understood what was being discussed for ONE DAY, lol. he actually went over the equations and made clear examples about the concepts in the chapter... </p>
<p>my ACTUAL teacher rambles on about how napoleon was an evil bastard and about the HISTORY of physics (like. time and dates and PEOPLE?) and proceeds in quizzing us on the exact date some law was formed...</p>
<p>Any advice on good prep books to supplement the class? I have the Physics Sparknotes thing, but it's really tiny and doesn't cover half the things we do in class =/</p>
<p>grr, i have to do this packet of AP physics problems that my psycho teacher put together for us, even though he hasn't taught us any of it and will most likely grade it out of something crazy like 200 points.</p>