Failing Physics? :/

AGB_Ghost

Many courses I look at and have applied for say I need to get C3 or higher in two Higher level subjects and a D3 or higher in 4 Ordinary level subjects. To be honest my Mock results weren't the best and I found I have improved in majority of areas. Sadly I think I am going to fail physics, I'm nearly 100% sure I will. Many tell me to learn off the experiments and graphs and the basic Knowledge of the course. But it's near enough to impossible to pass the exam (in my experience) without doing majority of the maths, which is where I fall down entirely, the logical part of physics like explaining the laws and explaining how an experiment works is easy enough, but I can't pass with it alone. I'm honestly stumped on what to do, many people still say I have time but to be honest 2-3 isn't enough to learn the ways around the mathematical part of physics on top of learning History, Geography and English Essays and to be honest I think Physics is possibly going to shut the gate to third level on me.

fizzyorange

Are you doing higher or ordinary level?

If you are doing higher I'd suggest you drop. I do ordinary and it is fairly easy to pass once you know your course well enough. I'm not too great at the ol' maths either but they give you the formula for each question so it's pretty okay.

finality

Even writing down the relevant formula(s) will get you marks, subbing in values will get you more marks. For a lot of the definitions, writing down the formula will get you marks. Just try to make sure you know what all the letters in the formulas stand for.

An0n

Attempt marks alone will pass you. Trust me :P

Just do it and put out as much as you can.
They can't take marks off your for irrelevence, but they can give you attempt marks for ANYTHING relevant. All they want to do it make you pass

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bscm

Go through past papers and write out answers to every experiment question asked, the same questions come up again and again. Look at the marking schemes and learn what you need to write. Trust me it will help You get serious deja vu after a few papers.

Write out correct formula(e) for the question, with the corresponding variables (m=mass, g=...). Even if you don't know how to tackle the problem at the beginning, sometimes seeing the formula(e) and a couple of values in the question will jog your memory. Also, attempt marks

Read through your book. There's a good few small questions which require tidbits of information which your teacher might have skimmed over. Not hard to learn off, but you might not have covered them in class (Eg: who gave the name to the electron, where did the name 'quark' come from...). A few marks here and there from non-"mathsy" questions will bump you up to a pass easily, with attempt marks of course