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To just choose another career that doesn't require physics for a pre-req. It is honestly depressing how much I can't stand it....help, save me from this physics hell
I hate physics enough.....
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I also hate physics, and it is freaking hard at UT. On the other hand, it made MCAT physics pretty easy for me, but in the classes, I worked my ass off for a B and a C.
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Physics is just horrid. I have to kill myself to do average. However, I do have a good trend in it ... Physics 6A: C (might retake), 6B: B, 6C: A. So i guess the moral of the story is that anyone can get better at it (because trust me, I suckeddddddddd) ... don't give up yet!!
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I definitely agree, especially when it comes to Physics I. I'm actually fairly decent at Physics II topics. I think anything having to do with the first semester is my downfall, especially on the MCAT. I still don't "get" it.
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Physics is phun. Now Bio, that's one boring subject.
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A comfortable relationship with physics requires unwieldy hair, poor hygiene, and no direct experience with the genitals of the opposite sex.
Don't worry. The future doctors of the world aren't physicists. Just try your best and get through it.
Don't worry. The future doctors of the world aren't physicists. Just try your best and get through it.
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somehow I've always done well in physics (A-,A,A+)
best advice is to do as many relevant problems as possible, don't waste your time with useless crap that would never show up on a test
best advice is to do as many relevant problems as possible, don't waste your time with useless crap that would never show up on a test
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Haha...one of my former QM TAs got a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry before heading off to Harvard med-school. She did her Physics undergrad at MIT. Quite a looker too! She was the only reason why many guys in the class bothered to attend class regularly aside from going to her office hours
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an attractive teacher is always a plusHaha...one of my former QM TAs got a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry before heading off to Harvard med-school. She did her Physics undergrad at MIT. Quite a looker too! She was the only reason why many guys in the class bothered to attend class regularly aside from going to her office hours
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physics stinks. bottom line. (and i was a math major...)
my first semester prof was from romania originally and she had very little grasp of the english language. on one of our exams, a question was "skier go right off top of hill. what is speed to fly?" with a few numbers thrown in. let's just say that class had a ridiculous curve to it after so many of us complained to the head of the department.
but as far as help goes, i recommend checking out some of the mcat prep books, a lot of concepts made a whole lot more sense when i was studying for the mcat this summer (in particular, i used examkrackers and kaplan). also my friend had "physics demystified" which came in handy during the year.
my first semester prof was from romania originally and she had very little grasp of the english language. on one of our exams, a question was "skier go right off top of hill. what is speed to fly?" with a few numbers thrown in. let's just say that class had a ridiculous curve to it after so many of us complained to the head of the department.
but as far as help goes, i recommend checking out some of the mcat prep books, a lot of concepts made a whole lot more sense when i was studying for the mcat this summer (in particular, i used examkrackers and kaplan). also my friend had "physics demystified" which came in handy during the year.
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Physics is hard because people want to memorize things, and you cannot memorize to learn physics.
But, in medical school you will take Physiology, which you could think of as physics of biology. So while it may suck, learn it, not just memorize the equations or regurgitating the theories, but understanding the physics.
It will make your life a lot easier in physiology, which is hard enough for people who like and did well with physics.
Keep studying hard, trust me its worth it, at least in my opinion.
But, in medical school you will take Physiology, which you could think of as physics of biology. So while it may suck, learn it, not just memorize the equations or regurgitating the theories, but understanding the physics.
It will make your life a lot easier in physiology, which is hard enough for people who like and did well with physics.
Keep studying hard, trust me its worth it, at least in my opinion.
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I took 3 physics courses (one was an elective since I was a bio major).
I liked 2 of the courses(mechanical physics & space science) and hated the third (electrical/magnetics). I found that I have a high need to be able to visualize the concepts, and I had a hard time doing that with the latter.
I liked 2 of the courses(mechanical physics & space science) and hated the third (electrical/magnetics). I found that I have a high need to be able to visualize the concepts, and I had a hard time doing that with the latter.
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Parallel universes exist - study
Sep 23 11:33 PM US/Eastern
Parallel universes really do exist, according to a mathematical discovery by Oxford scientists described by one expert as "one of the most important developments in the history of science".
The parallel universe theory, first proposed in 1950 by the US physicist Hugh Everett, helps explain mysteries of quantum mechanics that have baffled scientists for decades, it is claimed.
In Everett's "many worlds" universe, every time a new physical possibility is explored, the universe splits. Given a number of possible alternative outcomes, each one is played out - in its own universe.
A motorist who has a near miss, for instance, might feel relieved at his lucky escape. But in a parallel universe, another version of the same driver will have been killed. Yet another universe will see the motorist recover after treatment in hospital. The number of alternative scenarios is endless.
It is a bizarre idea which has been dismissed as fanciful by many experts. But the new research from Oxford shows that it offers a mathematical answer to quantum conundrums that cannot be dismissed lightly - and suggests that Dr Everett, who was a Phd student at Princeton University when he came up with the theory, was on the right track.
Commenting in New Scientist magazine, Dr Andy Albrecht, a physicist at the University of California at Davis, said: "This work will go down as one of the most important developments in the history of science."
According to quantum mechanics, nothing at the subatomic scale can really be said to exist until it is observed. Until then, particles occupy nebulous "superposition" states, in which they can have simultaneous "up" and "down" spins, or appear to be in different places at the same time.
Observation appears to "nail down" a particular state of reality, in the same way as a spinning coin can only be said to be in a "heads" or "tails" state once it is caught.
According to quantum mechanics, unobserved particles are described by "wave functions" representing a set of multiple "probable" states. When an observer makes a measurement, the particle then settles down into one of these multiple options.
The Oxford team, led by Dr David Deutsch, showed mathematically that the bush-like branching structure created by the universe splitting into parallel versions of itself can explain the probabilistic nature of quantum outcomes.
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Sep 23 11:33 PM US/Eastern
Parallel universes really do exist, according to a mathematical discovery by Oxford scientists described by one expert as "one of the most important developments in the history of science".
The parallel universe theory, first proposed in 1950 by the US physicist Hugh Everett, helps explain mysteries of quantum mechanics that have baffled scientists for decades, it is claimed.
In Everett's "many worlds" universe, every time a new physical possibility is explored, the universe splits. Given a number of possible alternative outcomes, each one is played out - in its own universe.
A motorist who has a near miss, for instance, might feel relieved at his lucky escape. But in a parallel universe, another version of the same driver will have been killed. Yet another universe will see the motorist recover after treatment in hospital. The number of alternative scenarios is endless.
It is a bizarre idea which has been dismissed as fanciful by many experts. But the new research from Oxford shows that it offers a mathematical answer to quantum conundrums that cannot be dismissed lightly - and suggests that Dr Everett, who was a Phd student at Princeton University when he came up with the theory, was on the right track.
Commenting in New Scientist magazine, Dr Andy Albrecht, a physicist at the University of California at Davis, said: "This work will go down as one of the most important developments in the history of science."
According to quantum mechanics, nothing at the subatomic scale can really be said to exist until it is observed. Until then, particles occupy nebulous "superposition" states, in which they can have simultaneous "up" and "down" spins, or appear to be in different places at the same time.
Observation appears to "nail down" a particular state of reality, in the same way as a spinning coin can only be said to be in a "heads" or "tails" state once it is caught.
According to quantum mechanics, unobserved particles are described by "wave functions" representing a set of multiple "probable" states. When an observer makes a measurement, the particle then settles down into one of these multiple options.
The Oxford team, led by Dr David Deutsch, showed mathematically that the bush-like branching structure created by the universe splitting into parallel versions of itself can explain the probabilistic nature of quantum outcomes.
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Yeah, I can resonate with your suffering. Physics wasn't my most favorite subject. However, you should know that medical education is full of such unpleasant things, and physics is but one of the entry tickets to a long, difficult journey. Learn to breathe through it:
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I've always been a physics / math nerd, I never had any problems with physics, BUT, I can tell you a few tips that used to help me prepare for the class.
1) Always read and solve the in-chapter problems/examples (not talking about the back of the chapter problems) before a specific chapter is discussed. You'll get a better idea of the topics, so when the professor starts explaining things, you'll underestand him/her better.
2) problems problems problems, you need to solve alot of problems, and trust me, it pays off.
and if all this doesn't encourage you, then remember this, its only 2 classes (physics 1 and 2) get them done and you'll never have to see them again
1) Always read and solve the in-chapter problems/examples (not talking about the back of the chapter problems) before a specific chapter is discussed. You'll get a better idea of the topics, so when the professor starts explaining things, you'll underestand him/her better.
2) problems problems problems, you need to solve alot of problems, and trust me, it pays off.
and if all this doesn't encourage you, then remember this, its only 2 classes (physics 1 and 2) get them done and you'll never have to see them again
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Ah vectors. She knows the direction(medical school), and the force(Perseverance). Ok the latter is more acceleration, but hey it's directly proportional to the force. Lets just keep that negative thinking from becoming too massive.
Good Luck LauraDO
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when you look back a couple years from now, you'll realize how easy it is
