Where to Start?

[Comma]

I'm planning on learning the unit 3 physics course over the summer holidays, however, I seem to be a bit lost...  

I'm not quite sure where to start or how to go about doing this. Should I just go through the text book and then do questions from there or...? Help?
And because I've learned all the theory, should I just leave it there and follow my teacher's timeline, or should I then revise constantly through the semester?

Any help would be much appreciated  

[xZero]

Read through the text book and do all the exercises so during the semister u can start doing checkpoints and practice exams

[dptjandra]

I didn't do that with physics, but I did a similar thing with methods.

I just went though the book bit by bit and did all relevant questions in the book which I could be bothered doing.

Then I followed my teacher's timeline entirely during the semester.

[Comma]

Yeah, that's kind of what I'm wondering.

Is it more beneficial to go over the course once and do a heap of practice exams or is it better to go over it twice (once over the holidays and then again in class) and have the concepts really cemented in my head?

[onur369]

If I were you, Id start to study by re-doing all of the Motion questions from your Unit 1&2 textbook. If not just go over the chapter review questions from the book. Or just try and do some trial exams which have some motion involved.

[dptjandra]

I would save practise exams until the end.  It is actually good to still have a few gaps in your knowledge by the beginning of the year, but a firm foundation.  It forces you to actually listen in class instead of wasting time.

[pi]

I would save practise exams until the end.  It is actually good to still have a few gaps in your knowledge by the beginning of the year, but a firm foundation.  It forces you to actually listen in class instead of wasting time.

+1

[onur369]

Im finishing Unit 3 on the holidays so Ive got heaps of time to go over again at school and do trials for mid year.

[bblovee]

don't give yourself too much of a workload
start by reading your textbook and just familiarising yourself with the concept and maths aspect of the course
theres no hurry to cram an entire unit during the holidays
relax and enjoy it while you can!

[golden]

I didn't do Unit 1 or 2 Physics, so I haven't at all done Physics (besides year 10 which was one term where we learnt material quite different from Unit 3 and 4).

Sometimes when I see a Physics motion question, i'm not sure whether if I should use what rule, especially if the question doesn't use the particular word. Eg. momentum, KE, PE etc. What should I do to overcome this?

If I had done Physics Unit 1 and 2, i'm quite sure this might come more quickly, but as I have not done it, does anyone have any tips to quickly develop the skills?

Thanks.

[Bozo]

Simply read the theory and familiarise yourself with the required formulas and units, as an example KE meaning Kinetic energy has the formula 1/2mv^2 and you automatically know that because its ENERGY, the final answer will be in Joules. So its all about linking what its asking you with what you need.

[taiga]

I recommend getting "A+ notes" rewriting everything there in your own words, then do the questions. Eaach question you get wrong, note it down, and if it is a recurring problem, put it on a preliminary cheat sheet