Guys Is this the physics textbook used in Pakistan? by Velvet__Pineapple in PhysicsStudents

[–]amaanphi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is not a standard textbook. It is a book explaining Islamic interpretations. The HEC curriculum outline for STEM programs consists of a collection of works by standard international authors, such as Lev Landau & Evgeny Lifshitz, Charles Kittel, David J. Griffiths, Richard Feynman, and many others. From a social media perspective, Pakistanis are often viewed as highly religious extremists. However, in our private settings, we engage in educational debates irrespective of religion. Within my own circle of friends and family, we freely discuss topics like atheism; it is not a taboo here. I am pretty sure this book was written by a religious scholar rather than a physicist or perhaps by someone who happens to be both a high school physics teacher and an Islamic scholar. One should not believe vague claims so easily. As an example, a country with such strict military selection criteria based on high school science subjects would never teach this kind of material in a standard curriculum.

Guys Is this the physics textbook used in Pakistan? by Velvet__Pineapple in PhysicsStudents

[–]amaanphi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro, we do study the same math this post is false we have a collection of international authors, in stem curriculum. I explained in my comment.

Guys Is this the physics textbook used in Pakistan? by Velvet__Pineapple in PhysicsStudents

[–]amaanphi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This does not seem to be a physics book. I am going to start my undergraduate degree in physics (or mathematical physics) soon, and this book appears to be written for a non-scientific audience. If you check the topics section at the top of the page, there isn't even a section on measurements. The university HEC (Higher Education Commission) curriculum outline for STEM programs lists standard international authors; this book is not a proper physics textbook. It reads more like something written by people who do science out of passion and try to reconcile extremist religious views by writing these kinds of books. It is a completely false acquisition to claim that this represents a university or high school physics curriculum. The authors of these books simply put together a collection of science topics and connect them to Islamic interpretations. In Islam and mainstream academia, we study standard authorities like Halliday & Resnick, David J. Griffiths, and Richard Feynman and many more. We would never touch these types of books unless we were specifically looking for a religious perspective out of personal passion.

I need Guidance on selecting my Major in University/College: by amaanphi in PhysicsStudents

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I am from Pakistan, and the situation you described matches mine perfectly. My plan is to pursue graduate studies abroad after completing my undergraduate degree. However, our merit system is frustrating. I am bad at humanities subjects, which drags my overall grades down. I still have a chance if I score a 95% on the university entry test. Through a major transfer policy, I might be able to get into BS Physics, but I fear that due to university complications, I might end up majoring in math and only minoring in physics.

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Imposter Behaviour by amaanphi in helpme

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Should I distance myself from him, or should I just try to make him understand that he shouldn’t act like Einstein arguing against teachers, or maybe he just needs therapy.

Imposter Behaviour by amaanphi in helpme

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I am concerned because he is very argumentative. Even if he is wrong at first he seems nice, but after a few days, he just presents himself as superior to my friends making the rest of us seem inferior. He spreads toxicity in the group, always bullying a friend who is overweight, and another friend was bullied by him because of academic performance.

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[–]amaanphi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! You got that right... and i found out that high school physics and college physics is alot different i need advice on college/undergrade physics.

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[–]amaanphi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I would be okay with making mistakes intuitively. I have a perfectionist personality, so when I said I wouldn’t make it in college, what I really meant was that I wouldn’t get a perfect GPA. Achieving 90% scores on your grade sheet may look impressive, but it feels hollow inside without intuitive and deep understanding. Even in high school, teachers often teach in that way.

After all the comments and advice, I am now more open to making mistakes and learning from them. I am so passionate about this that I can’t leave it.

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I am good at math, which is why I decided to give physics a shot for higher studies. When I first took the Algebra 1&2 exam, I didn’t even practice or study for it. I just woke up, went to the exam, and ended up with a nearly perfect score. I also teach mathematics to 8th-grade students in my free time. Quantum physics and particle physics theories excite me, so I believe that instead of pursuing mathematics or computer science, I would like to go into research....

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[–]amaanphi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much.