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Sm1l3y:
Well looks like I will have to buy them now... that sucks. Just bought some Neap ones.
Email me if you have any new physics exams, would be greatly appreciated.
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Also, which exams are good, I have some Lisachem, Chemology, Itute and Insight. Any I should throw away?
Also, what has changed from the previous study design, because I have heaps of exams from previous study design, and want to know what parts I can do and can't do?
Thanks.
Lasercookie:
--- Quote from: Rohitpi on November 16, 2011, 09:04:14 pm ---OK, I'll get this thread fixed up over the next week or so for the class of 2012 :)
Post any new links to info/vids/docs that you've found useful and I'll gladly add them up! :)
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Most definitely MIT's Highlights for Highschool: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/
The study design lists some books in the last page. One of these was Paul Hewitt's Conceptual Physics. A lot of the book was irrelevant and doesn't really focus too much on calculations, but the author explains quite well. Initially disliked it, but I grew to like it a bit more over time. The book is quite expensive though, I don't think it'd be worth shelling out for, but local library might have it.
Feynman Lecture's on Physics is probably largely irrelevant for VCE, but it's damn interesting if you want to expose yourself to more physics. I probably would have stayed in my state of having this extreme dissatisfied with VCE Physics (it's as if Unit 3 Motion is designed to kill motivation and interest) if I hadn't of started reading stuff written by Feynman.
If you're doing special relativity (and you don't have access to a copy of the Feynman Lectures), the chapters by Feynman on the topic really helped me get my head around it. I believe a book called "Six Not So Easy Pieces" had the relevant chapters - I've seen it sold for $5 to $10 at a few bookstores, so it's pretty cheap.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/ also has quite a lot of good explanations. I only came across that one recently, the sound section there is quite good.
In terms of threads on ATARNotes, I don't think you can pass by TrueTear's physics thread: TrueTears question thread
The majority of it focuses on Unit 4, but first 10ish pages is Unit 3 stuff from memory. There's some damn interesting discussions that was going on in that thread.
I've got a few more links bookmarked here and there, I'll dig them up again at a later point in time.
nina_rox:
Random question but which is the longest Area of Study? Motion or Electronics and Photonics?
pi:
--- Quote from: nina_rox on December 19, 2011, 12:57:15 pm ---Random question but which is the longest Area of Study? Motion or Electronics and Photonics?
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Motion is longer, although electronics is the most boring imo
b^3:
--- Quote from: Rohitpi on December 19, 2011, 12:59:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: nina_rox on December 19, 2011, 12:57:15 pm ---Random question but which is the longest Area of Study? Motion or Electronics and Photonics?
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Motion is longer, although electronics is the most boring imo
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Yeh electronics drove me around in circles.
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