Physics Difficulty (1 Viewer)

[tsswhzl]

I'm just starting out the first term of year 12 and honestly have had a really bad year in terms of my Physics, (we barely had a teacher through prelims, got one for about 9 weeks before the year 11 final), my mark was about 65, top of class. Now we've just finished our Physics exam this term and I wouldn't think I got more than 70 per cent. My marks in my others subjects are; engineering 93, chemistry 94, english 100, math 2U 93, math 3U 76, modern history 93. I'm now doing 4U math and find it not too hard. I was just wondering if there is any point to finishing off this physics course because I feel like there is no hope in getting a good mark for my ATAR. Also, I want to do mechanical or aero engineering at University, but it seems most of the rest of the Physics course is irrelevant to this degree, (astronomy, standard model etc). 4U math sounds more relevant to univerisity Physics anyway. So should I drop this subject and focus on others or ride it out? (I don't like the teacher or the class). Thx

 

[C2H6O]

bruh you're on 14 units so yeah unless theres some specific uni degree which says you need phys, you should drop considering you're not doing that well, theres no teacher and you don't enjoy it. also you dont need this many units cause it looks like your current marks are good enough

 

[tsswhzl]

bruh you're on 14 units so yeah unless theres some specific uni degree which says you need phys, you should drop considering you're not doing that well, theres no teacher and you don't enjoy it. also you dont need this many units cause it looks like your current marks are good enough

yeah, I did drop Modern History so I'm on 12, but still attending 2U maths and doing assessments for it so it's like I'm on 14. Thanks, I'll probably be dropping it but just wanted to make sure I'm not missing out on anything vital for uni.

 

[NoobTransforming]

I would look at the uni your interested in going to. Although your marks are really good some unis, like UTS and i think UNSW would prefer you to do physics. So just do some research on how physics would help you get into uni, and that should give you an educated stance on your dilemma (it helps for early entry too, especially with early unconditional offers if that's what you're after) . Also I really never did physics homework / barely did practice papers, really only studying days before tests/trial and a week before the hsc (because I'm pretty lazy), but I managed to get an 82/100 internals and im predicting an 86 for hsc. So if you have a knack for physics then just stay in the course and do the assessments. The top rank in my physics class hadn't done the physics homework like me but studied more for tests and did 4U math (which hes probably state ranking in), so if your really confident in your mathematical ability (and also your english ability, advanced preferably as you make more complex links of your texts to ideas in that subject), then keep physics but don't do the homework, just study for the tests. I know what I say is pretty farfetched but once you drop theres no going back, so put some thought into it over the holidays.

Also even though year 12 physics dosen't cover what you need in university, Mod 8 and 7 were really interesting to learn, and there is quite alot of history that you learn so your modern history skills would come in handy (I wouldn't know just presuming).

But if you don't like doing physics then just drop it, your academic wellbeing comes first, rather than what universities want.

 

[Eagle Mum]

I'm just starting out the first term of year 12 and honestly have had a really bad year in terms of my Physics, (we barely had a teacher through prelims, got one for about 9 weeks before the year 11 final), my mark was about 65, top of class. Now we've just finished our Physics exam this term and I wouldn't think I got more than 70 per cent. My marks in my others subjects are; engineering 93, chemistry 94, english 100, math 2U 93, math 3U 76, modern history 93. I'm now doing 4U math and find it not too hard. I was just wondering if there is any point to finishing off this physics course because I feel like there is no hope in getting a good mark for my ATAR. Also, I want to do mechanical or aero engineering at University, but it seems most of the rest of the Physics course is irrelevant to this degree, (astronomy, standard model etc). 4U math sounds more relevant to univerisity Physics anyway. So should I drop this subject and focus on others or ride it out? (I don't like the teacher or the class). Thx

If you are still the top student in the physics class, then it’s still worth continuing with physics and getting a tutor to close the gaps because if you are ranked first at the end of Yr 12 and do really well in the HSC exam, you will likely get your external mark as your internal mark as internal marks are calibrated to the HSC marks. I can confirm this because my older two kids went to our local school which is variably ranked from 300th to 400th in the state because most students aren’t interested in Uni or getting high ATARs, but by each topping every subject they took, their external HSC exam marks became their internal assessment marks and both got 99+ ATARs.

Mechanical and aeronautical engineering would include physics at Uni, so even if not a prerequisite for course entry, it would be advantageous. I noticed that someone senior has just advertised himself as a Physics tutor in the BoS Tutoring Classified thread with comprehensive details of what he provides. Otherwise, my son who is now a third year R & D Engineering Uni student also tutors physics. He offers a free trial one hour lesson, so you could use it to cover the exam questions you had difficulties with to close some of your knowledge gaps (obligation free as it’s important to find the best fit).