Dropping Physics

[Einstein]

Currently near the end of Unit 1 and seriously thinking of dropping physics, although im a science-y / math person i just find physics so boring and dry.

Does Unit 2 get better, anyone who has also done 3/4 do you regret it, id rather do a unit 2 of another subject that ill continue in year 12 then decide not to do physics by the end of the year and jump into the subject without unit 2 as a minimum.

Any suggestions for my ethical dilemma?

Thanks

[dcc]

Take the blue pill

[Edward Elric]

Currently near the end of Unit 1 and seriously thinking of dropping physics, although im a science-y / math person i just find physics so boring and dry.

Does Unit 2 get better, anyone who has also done 3/4 do you regret it, id rather do a unit 2 of another subject that ill continue in year 12 then decide not to do physics by the end of the year and jump into the subject without unit 2 as a minimum.

Any suggestions for my ethical dilemma?

Thanks

Having Done Physics 1/2 and most of Unit 3 before I dropped it, i found the subject very dry and boring compared to   Chemistry and meth + spesh. I Find that a lot of problems you solve in Physics require you to simply sub the values into a certain formula without much thinking involved. The experiments that we did with the circuits and diodes bored me to death, and don't get me started on the Epi your expected to do in yr 12. Don't get me wrong, I love Physics as a general science such as relativity and astronomy, motion however imo the vce curriculum is overall poorly designed for those  students who don't have a strong maths background and therefore degrades the actual maths involved such as using calculus etc... Which is a Huge part in Physics- the high level maths.

Does it get better you ask? I'm assuming that you have covered or started on the topics of radioactivity and electronics, so in a sense it will get better as you do motion and wave like properties of light in unit 2 to I believe. Which is in my opinion a lot more interesting then the content covered in
Unit 1. I found that motion was very maths oriented whereas the light component of unit 2 was surprisingly quite interesting, with the models of light, and Youngs double slit experiment etc...

As I was doing Physics this year, I regretted it everyday and questioned why I am doing this subject to the point where i wanted to pull my hair out and give up on the subject. I realised I had lost all motivation for the subject and decided to drop it. Have not regretted it and glad that I have one less subject to worry about. Just my two cents, hope I helped.

[alchemy]

I'd continue it, if I was you. I dropped it though...

[Einstein]

Take the blue pill

does this mean drop it?

you've got a point here

I'd continue it, if I was you. I dropped it though...

do you regret dropping it? i thought physics was more mathy and more thinking, however its just using formulas and re arranging it lol. I did read pi's guide on not to do it, however i didnt believe him maybe because he didnt like the subject, but i can see now...

[Crystall97]

I found unit 1/2 physics very dry too. But if I were you I would stick in there! Personally year 12 the electronics and motion aos are.equally dry but hopefully your class will choose a decent module. We're doing Einstein's special relativity which I quite enjoy. Overall when physics is dry and simple it is much easier to ace the subject. It would be more beneficial to stick with physics than switch in unit two, where you would have to catch up a whole unit...

[Einstein]

Not really enjoying the subject either, i will make a decision soom though. Does anyone know any good youtube channels to watch vce physics 1/2 videos?

[alchemy]

do you regret dropping it?

Kinda do. I feel that if I had continued it, and studied hard for it this year, then there might've been some easy marks lying around.