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How do I study Physics???

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  • 22-11-2020 1:07pm
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    tiktoktoegirl
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭


    I do it outside school once a week and none of it makes any sense. I don’t know how to make it make sense. I’ve tried thephysicsteacher.ie and it makes even less sense. What do I do?


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,222 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Why did you choose it?

    Go back to basics. It will not make sense if you do not understand the basic principles.


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    tiktoktoegirl
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭tiktoktoegirl


    spurious wrote: »
    Why did you choose it?

    Go back to basics. It will not make sense if you do not understand the basic principles.

    I need it for college abroad


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    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users Posts: 15,382 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    tiktoktoegirl wrote: »
    I need it for college abroad

    If you can't understand it, then you might need to get grinds. It's a lovely subject, but it suits people who are mathematically/mechanically minded best. If you've only started and you are having difficulty, you should get help, it's a long two years.


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    tiktoktoegirl
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭tiktoktoegirl


    rainbowtrout wrote: »
    If you can't understand it, then you might need to get grinds. It's a lovely subject, but it suits people who are mathematically/mechanically minded best. If you've only started and you are having difficulty, you should get help, it's a long two years.

    I do it as a grind outside school already once a week (I don’t do it in school), I average a H2/3 in maths & a H1 in chemistry so my numeracy skills shouldn’t be the issue..

    My issue isn’t the calculations or formulas, it’s just that it doesn’t “click” in my brain idk

    I’m on mechanics btw


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    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users Posts: 15,382 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    tiktoktoegirl wrote: »
    I do it as a grind outside school already once a week (I don’t do it in school), I average a H2/3 in maths & a H1 in chemistry so my numeracy skills shouldn’t be the issue..

    My issue isn’t the calculations or formulas, it’s just that it doesn’t “click” in my brain idk

    I’m on mechanics btw

    There are some aspects of mechanics that are tricky. I would suggest you make a list of the things that you don't understand as they crop up and ask your grinds teacher to explain those concepts to you.


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    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,402 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    If the issue is with understanding the concepts as opposed to the calculations then I would forget the likes of thephysicsteacher.ie and focus on conceptual videos on YouTube or something like Khan Academy which generally looks at basic problems. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-physics


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