Semester 2 breadth

[seretide]

Heard a lot of bad things about physics

You shall hear even more now from me. Physics is a nightmare. The tutes are completely pointless; they throw you a question sheet that simply cannot be completed in an hour and give you a tutor who's most likely a PhD student with no teaching experience (At least in my case; he would stumble to explain things and leave mid-way through explaining something to help the other 10 people with their hand up). The lectures and lecturers are unhelpful, even with 2 different lecturers to cover each half of the semester. And, there is a lot of content. A lot of boring content. Surprisingly I learned more in labs than tutes and lectures combined. Terrible, terrible subject.

Okay, now I don't feel as though I am at that much of disadvantage with not doing physics for the gamsat. I will teach myself.

According to a friend of mine who just completed the GAMSAT this year said there was a minimal amount of physics - not worth doing a semester for it. Just grab a physics textbook from year 12 and give it a read. But, I wouldn't worry at all for it

[jasrulz63]

Really? I thought there was more physics in this GAMSAT than my previous two tries. Though I think you can learn it by yourself, and you don't really need a semester of uni for it.

[seretide]

I really don't know - just relaying what he said

[mu-q]

Ok, thanks everyone! I was thinking of doing Body, Mind and Medicine: a Dissection. Any ideas on what the subject's like?

[claireb]

Heard a lot of bad things about physics

You shall hear even more now from me. Physics is a nightmare. The tutes are completely pointless; they throw you a question sheet that simply cannot be completed in an hour and give you a tutor who's most likely a PhD student with no teaching experience (At least in my case; he would stumble to explain things and leave mid-way through explaining something to help the other 10 people with their hand up). The lectures and lecturers are unhelpful, even with 2 different lecturers to cover each half of the semester. And, there is a lot of content. A lot of boring content. Surprisingly I learned more in labs than tutes and lectures combined. Terrible, terrible subject.

Is this fundamentals? If anyone who did this can be bothered writing a review/rant that would be great. I am planning to do it next year for the gamsat.

[86]

Heard a lot of bad things about physics

You shall hear even more now from me. Physics is a nightmare. The tutes are completely pointless; they throw you a question sheet that simply cannot be completed in an hour and give you a tutor who's most likely a PhD student with no teaching experience (At least in my case; he would stumble to explain things and leave mid-way through explaining something to help the other 10 people with their hand up). The lectures and lecturers are unhelpful, even with 2 different lecturers to cover each half of the semester. And, there is a lot of content. A lot of boring content. Surprisingly I learned more in labs than tutes and lectures combined. Terrible, terrible subject.

Is this fundamentals? If anyone who did this can be bothered writing a review/rant that would be great. I am planning to do it next year for the gamsat.

No, this is for Physics 1. I've heard bad things about Fundamentals also, however.

[John President]

Heard a lot of bad things about physics

You shall hear even more now from me. Physics is a nightmare. The tutes are completely pointless; they throw you a question sheet that simply cannot be completed in an hour and give you a tutor who's most likely a PhD student with no teaching experience (At least in my case; he would stumble to explain things and leave mid-way through explaining something to help the other 10 people with their hand up). The lectures and lecturers are unhelpful, even with 2 different lecturers to cover each half of the semester. And, there is a lot of content. A lot of boring content. Surprisingly I learned more in labs than tutes and lectures combined. Terrible, terrible subject.

I'm surprised that you actually learnt something in the labs during Physics 1, because all I learnt was that lab reports can be bullshitted easily! Still I agree, the quality of teaching is pitiful.