Teaching Physics

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<p>Hey guys, I am getting ready to graduate with an Associates of Arts in Teaching from my local college and plan on transferring to a 4 year university next semester. At the moment, I am planning on becoming a secondary teacher. The reason I chose teaching is because I love learning and teaching science. I know that science/math is subject I want to teach. I have always been fascinated with physics and astronomy. I would love to study this at the university that I am transferring to, but I am afraid that I will not be successful in my classes and that I will fail. I'm good at math and very disciplined when it comes to homework and studying. </p>

<p>At the college I am attending, University of Missouri St. Louis, the teaching program works like this: I will leave with a bachelors degree in physics and a bachelors degree in education. </p>

<p>So I guess my question is, how hard will it be to obtain a bachelors in physics? I can put in the time for studying, but I am still nervous to fail. </p>

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<p>If you are good at mathematics and you enjoy physics, you should be OK. Just make sure that you read the textbooks and take notes in class (it sounds anachronistic but taking notes is the first step in internalizing the material), go over the derivations on your own and don’t take shortcuts on doing the homework. Also, go see the professors during office hours, it helps. I say this from 30 years of experience in teaching physics at the university level.</p>