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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2013, 06:00:00 pm »
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I'm not sure if I should do VCE Phyiscs in year 12.
I did Unit 1&2 Physics last year and hated it. I blame my lazy and irresponsible Physics teacher for my lack of motivation in this subject.
Anyways, I dropped Physics and picked up Psychology.
Psychology is somewhat okay to me but I'm not sure if I'll regret this decision later down the year.

So should I continue with Physics or stick to Psychology?
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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2013, 06:03:45 pm »
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Based on my own personal experience, Physics doesn't get much better if you didn't like it in the first place. There's a larger emphasis in units 3&4 on the concepts I didn't find very interesting in units 1&2 (electronics, motion).

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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2013, 06:05:11 pm »
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I'm not sure if I should do VCE Phyiscs in year 12.
I did Unit 1&2 Physics last year and hated it. I blame my lazy and irresponsible Physics teacher for my lack of motivation in this subject.
Anyways, I dropped Physics and picked up Psychology.
Psychology is somewhat okay to me but I'm not sure if I'll regret this decision later down the year.

So should I continue with Physics or stick to Psychology?

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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2013, 06:20:39 pm »
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May be VCE Physics course is not fulfilling all the excitements and expectation of a novice but it gives some exposure to very basics that necessary from Engineering perspective. Some of the basics behind the course structure will deepen students understanding in your day to day activities which you never ever pay attention until you study some basics concepts in year 12 Physics. True that there is no up market or trendy topics are involved, but still give a insight on what Physics is...
Good teacher or tutor is always helpful to create a passion on Physics..


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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2013, 06:23:28 pm »
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Haha oops, I did Biology 3/4 last year and LOVED it (changed my signature). :P

I'm not really sure, I hated the subject because of that ONE teacher. I actually enjoyed Motion, when I started to do some questions.
However, stopped trying when I found out she wasn't going to check the homework or even teach us properly lol.
I heard the old teacher is coming back so maybe just maybe I'll start liking the subject again... or hate it again...   
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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2013, 06:32:14 pm »
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I didn't like VCE 3/4 Physics at all. It wasn't the most interesting physics one could get. (Boring and not enough maths to support the concepts learnt) 1st year physics was much better but it was too much work for 2 pointless HD's for me, so I ended up dropping out of physics altogether.

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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2013, 06:43:24 pm »
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I want to do engineering when I finish school... if that might change anyone's opinion. Oh and I chose Psych because I heard from others that if I liked Bio, I would like Psychology.
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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2013, 06:52:49 pm »
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I want to do engineering when I finish school... if that might change anyone's opinion. Oh and I chose Psych because I heard from others that if I liked Bio, I would like Psychology.
Engineering would require physics along the way but you can do a bridging course in Monash.
Make sure you do chem though.
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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2013, 07:06:52 pm »
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Haha awesome! Thanks for the advice, I'll stick to Psych  ;D
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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2013, 07:07:38 pm »
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physics is a dry and boring subject imo. the only reason why i didn't mind it was because i had a chill teacher who let us do whatever we want. i did 2 open book vcaa exams for unit 4 and still managed to get a decent A. says something about the subject :P write formulas down, substitute and hope its right
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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2013, 09:48:25 pm »
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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2013, 09:52:11 pm »
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It's okay, so do I <3 it breaks my heart a little each time I hear physics dissed here.

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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2013, 11:30:56 pm »
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be warned Ochlocracy
your tricked into thinking physics is enjoyable in units 1 and 2, altho i didnt do unit 1 i heard it was very (relatively) interesting. when units 3 and 4 come around, however, it becomes not a test of skills and knowledge but who can be bothered enough to do work for the subject because it is so unbelievably dry having to do questions that involve explaining why you should build some road at some angle
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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2013, 11:33:09 pm »
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I remember doing a radioactivity question at the start of year 11, it seemed reasonable to me and my friends to use logarithms but instead... we were supposed to read off a graph and estimate :\

but physics is alright, the theory is pretty interesting lol

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Re: [Review] VCE Physics 3/4
« Reply #29 on: January 08, 2013, 12:01:52 am »
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While it may not be the best subject, I think that severity of it's 'sucking' is exaggerated in this thread.
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