PHYS1131/21
- Ask any engineering/science student, this is the biggest pain in the ass subject with huge failure rates.
1. Do the problem sets they give you. Most likely, you'll only get the easy ones right on first go. That's fine.
2. Check the worked solutions that are on moodle. When I got the non-easy questions wrong, the solutions made it much easier to understand. Don't check the solutions until you've given the q a try. (By 'a try' I mean 'something related to physics is written on the page').
3. Everytime you learn something from these solutions, make a note of it in a note book. These will be your 'notes'. (e.g. "Use potential energy equations instead of projectile motion equations when dealing with falling objects for a scenario when...") ("Heat conduction throughout a material is constant throughout the entire material")
4. Don't waste time writing summary notes. Take notes during lectures and refine those. You want to spend minimum 90% of your PHYS study time doing QUESTIONS and learning from them. Not stupid-ass summary notes that take 10hours to note down and are useless in the end. This is not a memorization subject.
5. Go to your lectures and problem solving classes. I could barely keep up with the symbols during lecture, but no one does. Once you review it while doing problems, you'll understand easier than someone who didn't go to the lecture because "i learn nothing from phys lectures".
Also, sit in the 2nd,3rd or 4th row. It makes a difference in how engaged you are in the lecture. 1st row is for losers, but the extra leg room probably makes it worth it.
6. Don't be afraid to ask Wolfe questions, his only flaw is that he doesn't seem to know how hard PHYS is for first years and moves very fast.
7. Make a note of formulae that are not on the formula sheet but are still useful e.g. Most rotational dynamics equations.
8. When you get to the last few weeks of semester repeat steps 1-3 with past papers.
9. Bombard your lab demonstrators with questions. You'll end up learning which ones are 'nice' ones who give you free marks. Abuse this (lol). Seriously, they're very helpful and basically do your lab for you if you ask them the right questions.
10. Join the facebook group, some people post a lot of questions (*cough* 4025808) and you can learn a lot by trying their questions yourself and seeing what other people do. Contribute!
Source: PHYS1131 - 96 (HD)
- Ask any engineering/science student, this is the biggest pain in the ass subject with huge failure rates.
1. Do the problem sets they give you. Most likely, you'll only get the easy ones right on first go. That's fine.
2. Check the worked solutions that are on moodle. When I got the non-easy questions wrong, the solutions made it much easier to understand. Don't check the solutions until you've given the q a try. (By 'a try' I mean 'something related to physics is written on the page').
3. Everytime you learn something from these solutions, make a note of it in a note book. These will be your 'notes'. (e.g. "Use potential energy equations instead of projectile motion equations when dealing with falling objects for a scenario when...") ("Heat conduction throughout a material is constant throughout the entire material")
4. Don't waste time writing summary notes. Take notes during lectures and refine those. You want to spend minimum 90% of your PHYS study time doing QUESTIONS and learning from them. Not stupid-ass summary notes that take 10hours to note down and are useless in the end. This is not a memorization subject.
5. Go to your lectures and problem solving classes. I could barely keep up with the symbols during lecture, but no one does. Once you review it while doing problems, you'll understand easier than someone who didn't go to the lecture because "i learn nothing from phys lectures".
Also, sit in the 2nd,3rd or 4th row. It makes a difference in how engaged you are in the lecture. 1st row is for losers, but the extra leg room probably makes it worth it.
6. Don't be afraid to ask Wolfe questions, his only flaw is that he doesn't seem to know how hard PHYS is for first years and moves very fast.
7. Make a note of formulae that are not on the formula sheet but are still useful e.g. Most rotational dynamics equations.
8. When you get to the last few weeks of semester repeat steps 1-3 with past papers.
9. Bombard your lab demonstrators with questions. You'll end up learning which ones are 'nice' ones who give you free marks. Abuse this (lol). Seriously, they're very helpful and basically do your lab for you if you ask them the right questions.
10. Join the facebook group, some people post a lot of questions (*cough* 4025808) and you can learn a lot by trying their questions yourself and seeing what other people do. Contribute!
Source: PHYS1131 - 96 (HD)
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