I just finished my physics and maths test today I went brilliant in

In summary, the conversation discusses the speaker's performance on a recent physics and maths test. They did well in physics but struggled in maths due to it being focused on statistics and probability. The speaker expresses their love for maths and astrophysics but feels guilty for not doing as well as they wanted. Others reassure them that it's important to learn from mistakes and not strive for perfection.
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I just finished my physics and maths test today.. I went brilliant in my physics, but I went bad in my math. The maths test was on statistics, probability, and a little on quadratic trinomials. (I'm in the top maths class and in year 9)

I enjoy mathematics heaps, but don't enjoy statistics and probability. I was just wondering that since I went bad on my test (I got about a C) and dislike statistics, not so much probability (the teacher who made the test merged it a bit with the stats). I'm not worrying about it so much but is there much statistics and probability you have to do as an astrophysicist? I love astrophysics so much but I feel really guilty since I only got a B on my maths assignment and went bad on my test this term and I was aiming for an A this semester. I feel bad, know any reasons why I shouldn't be?

thanks guys :)

(I went well on my trinomials , I'm good with equations and such just not statistics and probability).
 
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Cbray said:
I feel bad, know any reasons why I shouldn't be?
we all make mistakes, learning from mistakes is what sets us apart
 
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Cbray said:
I love astrophysics so much but I feel really guilty since I only got a B on my maths assignment and went bad on my test this term and I was aiming for an A this semester.

Being able to deal with not being perfect is something extremely important - best to learn it from an early age.
 

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