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Freshman Physics Major Struggles in University Course
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[QUOTE="Kalebh03, post: 6812206, member: 684498"] I'm currently a freshman physics major coming into university from an early college high school, so I was lucky enough to have some experience taking college level physics courses before I came to university. I didn't think that those courses were rigorous enough in comparison to what I've heard is taught in a university level physics course, so I decided to start my physics "career" over by starting in the first physics course, and I was entirely correct. This course is way way way more difficult, and I have struggled more than I ever thought I would. On my first test (kinematics, force, and rotational motion) I scored a 39/76 (51%), and the class average was a 50/76 (66%). Is it normal for a physics major to struggle so much on an introductory course like this because I have never done so horrible in a class, and I'm worried about my ability to continue in physics if I am unable to even pass the first course. Also, I have an issue where I am entirely unable to look a problem and know how to start solving it. In my mind, I can see everything that the problem gives, but I see no way to relate those given values to any sort of process for solving the problem. No matter how many times I practice different problems from each unit, I never know how to start solving, and I don't know if I'll ever develop an "intuition" for solving physics problems seeing as though I have 1 1/2 year experience in the courses, but still struggle. Does anyone have any advice for how to improve? [/QUOTE]
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