why did i do physics?

electriks

anyone else totally screwed when it comes to that subject?

MrPirate

Lol, I did it last year but I dropped it and took up Business Studies at the beginning of this year. Luckily there was a repeat class I was thrown into.. ^^
Best of luck anyway man!

Cheeky monkey

Drop down to pass they give you half the answers is rediculasly easy!

Fince

if you gave an evening to doing the experiments you might feel more positive about it. worked for me anyway.

kevogy

its easy to pass if you can put your mind to in in the next few days

learn a max of around 14 expiriments (leave out the electricity ones too hard and the ones that came up last year)

do 3-4 per night get help of the internet, learn them formula, learn 1-2 precautions, write them out on card, do small diagrams, do sample graphs, do past questions on them,

then will probly get 25% out of 30%.
surly you can scrape up 10-15 percent within Q5-12
and get a pass

i did this for the mocks and ended up with 58%, greatest achievement ever
doing the same for the leavin

errlloyd

Electricity come up question 4 every year...

Only do sound, electricity and mechanics and you're covered with no choice

KokaNoodles

look at Q5 from 2008. They will be in 2009 somewhere

Gavin "shels"

Not screwed anymore 'cause I dropped, main problem was not one formula would stay in my head.

coffey-16

I'm absolutley screwed!:(

english4490

Screwed for it!

Jeebus

Having to remember all those formulae is a bit pointless really, innit ?

If you think about it, 50% or more of the physics course is a bit pointless, with the silly graphs and such.

This coming from someone seriously considering doing physics in third-level ! (Teetering between computer science and physics....I love computers, but physicists are paid so much more !)

Edit ; Screwed also, btw.

Jeebus

Jeebus wrote: »

I love computers, but physicists are paid so much more !)

Ha!

Jack Bracken

http://www.thephysicsteacher.ie/

mawk

Jeebus wrote: »

Having to remember all those formulae is a bit pointless really, innit ?

If you think about it, 50% or more of the physics course is a bit pointless, with the silly graphs and such.

This coming from someone seriously considering doing physics in third-level ! (Teetering between computer science and physics....I love computers, but physicists are paid so much more !)

Edit ; Screwed also, btw.

You think graphs are silly and want to be a physicist? That doesnt bode well. If you cant transform everything you observe into graph form in your head.. Dont do physics. Or engineering.

Delphi91

Jeebus wrote: »

...If you think about it, 50% or more of the physics course is a bit pointless, with the silly graphs and such...

This coming from someone seriously considering doing physics in third-level ! ...

Oh dear god.....

yummy91

Jack Bracken wrote: »

http://www.thephysicsteacher.ie/

thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou:)

Im terrified of physics,!!!!!!!! I'm good in class and class tests but my mock was TERRIBLE!!!!!:eek:
A little less scard now dou coz that link's class.

www.mathsphysics.com

Good for experiments.

Michaelrsh

Hey guys, looks like I'm gonna be a physicist, got into ucd. But anyone know of the salaries that a typical physicist gets?

wireless101

Michaelrsh wrote: »

Hey guys, looks like I'm gonna be a physicist, got into ucd. But anyone know of the salaries that a typical physicist gets?

Sweet **** all as far as I know.

No LHC in Ireland, unfortunately.

english4490

OP i know how oyu feel! i hated physics and spent 5th yr telling myself i would manage! half way through 6th i decided id drop it and take up geography!

But i struggled on...i.e.i just ignored it and only revised the experiments! i knew 2 formulae going into the exam! checked my script last night, 42.5%!

My advice OP would be drop physics if your only going into 6th year, a year is plenty of time for many subjescts such as economics, business and geography!

english4490

oh i just looked at the date the op posted! oh well might be some advice for someone else!

Michaelrsh

Michaelrsh wrote: »

Hey guys, looks like I'm gonna be a physicist, got into ucd. But anyone know of the salaries that a typical physicist gets?

It's like asking how long is a piece of string, really.

It's such a broad and varying field that there is no set salary, it really depends on what you do with your degree.

celtic723

Physics is in simpleton terms.....frustrating.

If you don't listen in class you're f*****. I'd know from experience. I studied for the L.C as i really wanted to do well in it and came out with a B3.

Best way to learn is to study marking schemes. By familiarising yourself with what they take as answers to specific questions, you'll be sorted WHEN the pop up again.

LISTEN IN CLASS, STUDY OFTEN, AND PRACTISE FORMULA BASED Q's.

You'll thank me next august.

Michaelrsh

celtic723 wrote: »

Physics is in simpleton terms.....frustrating.

If you don't listen in class you're f*****. I'd know from experience. I studied for the L.C as i really wanted to do well in it and came out with a B3.

Best way to learn is to study marking schemes. By familiarising yourself with what they take as answers to specific questions, you'll be sorted WHEN the pop up again.

LISTEN IN CLASS, STUDY OFTEN, AND PRACTISE FORMULA BASED Q's.

You'll thank me next august.

Very true I second that! Listen!! I was looking at my physics exam paper and realised that some of the stuff I didn't answer, or didn't get correct, my teacher had already told us but very very briefly because the physics course was very boards and large amounts of time couldn't be spend doing one section. I guess the same could be said for some other subjects too.

Healium

Phew,looks like we get it handy. I study physics/chemistry as a combined subject. No experiments,one exam paper. Handy out

JSK 252

My friends who did physics and got an A1 thought it was easier than chemistry in which they got a1s.

Denzillacey

Cheeky monkey wrote: »

Drop down to pass they give you half the answers is rediculasly easy!

I agree with this....lol...

There is actually a reading comprehension on the paper and the answers are in the text....look at the past papers...easy subject at ordinary!

overmantle

The original poster has asked the same question that people have been asking for years. You are not alone.