How to Do Well in Physics?

Koalass
Sat, 19 Oct 2013 03:55:56 +0000

I do feel like I’m not having enough time. I agree that quality is preferable to quantity. My friend, who consistently does well in the physics tests, usually only does maybe 10 practice problems per each midterm exam. Those 10 problems are some of the hardest in the book, and they are usually similar in rigor to the test problems.

I feel like in order to do those harder problems, I need to do get the fundamental easier problems right, but then I run out of time for those more difficult exercises. :(

And my physics professor’s office hours usually compose of him giving out the same problem-solving advice I’ve heard way too many times before from my other physics teachers. I also have the solutions guide to virtually every problem assigned though; the issue is that there’s too much breadth and depth for me to digest and not enough time.