Are you only doing physics to get into engineering? (1 Viewer)

[Cookie182]

I know that UNSW requires 3 unit for Mechanical Engineering. No way you'll pass if you only did general. Infact you won't pass Physics 1A if you can't handle HSC maths.

Hence my point that they shouldn't let kids that do general math in high school and do reasonably well in HSC Physics live under the false impression that they are any good at it. Seriously, flogging the shit out of HSC Physics requires year 10 maths at best (basic algebra). If u did general, and have a good memory and basic algebra skills u can easily get a band 6 in Physics. This may lead u into choosing it at uni thinking it's an area of strength. But in the end, u havnt really studied physics at all. The HSC is completely watered down and hence pointless. Bring back the 1980's I say!

On that note (since i do commerce at uni), the HSC Economics course also fails in this category. It should go beyond what it already teaches and bring in harder algebra, basic calculus and optimisation! Many kids don't even know it (even after studing eco at HSC level), Economics is a highly mathematical discipline.

 

[lionking1191]

physics doesnt scale well!! i think its possibly the worst scaling out of physics, chem and bio! (if i remeber correctly - dont hurt me!! )

chem>phys>bio

 

[Riet]

The problem with chem is unless you do it at a fairly high level (read like, really fucking high) its just "remember this convetion, like valency, except its not always true, we can't tell you why, just remember it."

 

[Captain Gh3y]

more like

"we can't tell u why coz we don't rly know - only the quantum physicists do"

 

[Forbidden.]

3 hour physics labs are my fav

*sigh* ... 3 hour labs are way better than 2 hour ones ...

Rock On

 

[cheney31]

Hence my point that they shouldn't let kids that do general math in high school and do reasonably well in HSC Physics live under the false impression that they are any good at it. Seriously, flogging the shit out of HSC Physics requires year 10 maths at best (basic algebra). If u did general, and have a good memory and basic algebra skills u can easily get a band 6 in Physics. This may lead u into choosing it at uni thinking it's an area of strength. But in the end, u havnt really studied physics at all. The HSC is completely watered down and hence pointless. Bring back the 1980's I say!

On that note (since i do commerce at uni), the HSC Economics course also fails in this category. It should go beyond what it already teaches and bring in harder algebra, basic calculus and optimisation! Many kids don't even know it (even after studing eco at HSC level), Economics is a highly mathematical discipline.

oh is it...i know the shit about HSC physics but i thought economics and commerce are fully essay-based? LOL thanks for mentioning that..i think im gonna re-consider my uni option then....

 

[cutemouse]

Would HSC Physics even help with University engineering courses? I mean, I think doing Extension 1 Mathematics would be more helpful/relevant than Physics.

 

[Forbidden.]

Would HSC Physics even help with University engineering courses? I mean, I think doing Extension 1 Mathematics would be more helpful/relevant than Physics.

I must agree with this person.

Rock On