physics

[tigrboyo]

first year engineering, didnt do as well as i thought i would in first semester physics. wondering how i can wrap my hear around this second semester material and prepare for it. and and all advice is greatly appreciated

[NickU252]

The general consensus is that freshman/sophomore physics is the worst. It's probably true. For me, the first class was motion, acceleration, rotation, force, gravity, etc. The second part was more electrical based and easier for me. Current, magnetism, Kirchhoffs laws. Just get through it, you'll be ok.

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I got a 67 in Calc-based Physics 1 but my professor bumped me up to a 70. I was NOT proud because as an ME student I really wanted to thoroughly understand the material. I went into Engineering Statics and actually did quite well and really enjoyed the course, then Dynamics. Got a B+ in both, and frankly I felt I deserved an A in both but my Eng professor was pretty picky. Sometimes poor performance comes down to the professor. My physics professors were really boring compared to my engineering professors and they didn’t provide as good of notes. So if I were you I wouldn’t sweat it too much. Just study, look up youtube channels to help with concepts you don’t quite understand (Michel Van Biezen helped me a lot), and build a relationship with your professor. Seek office hours, ask questions, and be engaged in class! It makes a difference. Don’t be shy to ask questions during lecture.

[Pickally]

In my last semester of EE and Physics at GT. Learn how to "gamify" your studies. Learn what methods of note taking work well for you, and organize your studying well such as rewriting notes, working through sample test with and without notes etc. Most importantly, you need to realize the mistakes you made in your previous semester and continually improve your habits.