I understand what NuclearEngineer meant. Although he exaggerated a little bit, he does bring up the point that children are learning higher and higher levels of math and science at earlier ages. I remember taking my first algebra class in sixth grade, but my fourth grade cousin is taking it in...
Yeah, brother, I'm getting myself all worried now as a sophomore in college that I have screwed up my entire future in astrophysics with one bad test grade. From what I have learned in the last week, you just got to let the past go and decide that you are going to fix all your previous...
I would recommend looking for the general problem solving methods you apply to the normal questions that you solve on your homework and on other assigned work. For me, this is the most effective way of learning the material as trying to prepare for each type of problem leads you to trying to...
Speaking from experience, any AP class geared towards the AP test itself will suck all of the fun and desire you have for a subject. AP classes tend to skip the interesting ideas and concepts and substitute them for memorized equations and problem types. Your best bet is to simply research on...
In regards to learning and understanding, I would stick with the book that your professor teaches you from. More than likely the book and he "speak" the same language, so the concepts you read about will fit in with what he teaches you in class. However, I like keeping an extra book around to...
Thanks for the help ya'll. I will definitely do those things you mentioned, K.J. Healey. I never really studied in high school, so I am a little oblivious to even the simplest of study techniques.
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I hate to start a thread before making any posts onto other people's threads first, but I really need some advice and am going to circumvent etiquette. Lately, I have been doubting my ability to ever become a physicist, much less a successful physicist and wanted to know if my fears...