How do I maintain interest in physics?

[noneofyourbusiness]

Hi all,

I recently did the SAC on electronics and photonics and didn't go too well. I know I should have done more revision but I left it for revision in other subjects. Does anyone else find this happens? What could I do to enjoy physics study more and improve?

Thank you

[PB]

I personally enjoyed Physics because it is so applicable to everyday life, unlike say Chemistry or Maths. I mean, when was the last time you got to handle sulfuric acid or calculate complex numbers in your daily life?

Especially for motion, having learnt the basic theories of Newtonian motion I tend to observe the world in a different light and it just amazes me.  Like when I am driving a car on cruise control, it just comes to my mind that there is a 0net force acting on the car (which kind of amuses me ). Or when I shoot a basketball, it occurs to me that the reason why the parabolic arc occurs is due to a constant horizontal velocity and a gravitational force accelerating the ball downwards.  Or the fact that there is about 240V AC coursing through the electrical cables outside my window, which probably originated from some kind of really cool generator. etc. etc.

So in short, the theories of physics can be seen in everyday life - ALL the time, which made it so much more fun to learn! Each formula you learn and each concept you understand gives you just that little bit more insight into how the world works. So maybe if you think about physics that way, it wouldn't so much be a drag to learn but something that excites you and draws you back everytime

P.S. if that motivational excerpt didn't work, then maybe you can come to another series of VCE Physics lectures I will be holding next holiday (if enough people are interested!)

[noneofyourbusiness]

I personally enjoyed Physics because it is so applicable to everyday life, unlike say Chemistry or Maths. I mean, when was the last time you got to handle sulfuric acid or calculate complex numbers in your daily life?

Especially for motion, having learnt the basic theories of Newtonian motion I tend to observe the world in a different light and it just amazes me.  Like when I am driving a car on cruise control, it just comes to my mind that there is a 0net force acting on the car (which kind of amuses me ). Or when I shoot a basketball, it occurs to me that the reason why the parabolic arc occurs is due to a constant horizontal velocity and a gravitational force accelerating the ball downwards.  Or the fact that there is about 240V AC coursing through the electrical cables outside my window, which probably originated from some kind of really cool generator. etc. etc.

So in short, the theories of physics can be seen in everyday life - ALL the time, which made it so much more fun to learn! Each formula you learn and each concept you understand gives you just that little bit more insight into how the world works. So maybe if you think about physics that way, it wouldn't so much be a drag to learn but something that excites you and draws you back everytime

P.S. if that motivational excerpt didn't work, then maybe you can come to another series of VCE Physics lectures I will be holding next holiday (if enough people are interested!)

Great motivational excerpt!
I agree, Physics is very interesting in that respect. I guess doing practise questions is a bit of a drag and I became complement with my abilities so didn't practise as much. Oh well, there's always time to improve : )