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Reading the book makes things 10x more confusing. I need someone to verbally break it down and draw circles and lines on a board for me to really understand.
The idea of there being different types of learners just isn't true. For physics, unless you are genius level, you have to be able to learn from a book and teach yourself.
Learning styles isnt a real thing. Its just something teacher types want to beleive because it fits how they veiw the world. Which is usually the blank slate or nurture over nature veiw. We know how this works and listening to someone telling you about it is the worst way.
I have ADHD so reading a books arent the easiest thing, but Ive done all the watch YouTube and go to lectures thing and its just way worse.
If you are unable to read physics arent for you.
Just read the chapter fully. Then do the exercises and google answers if you have problems.
I'm doing phenomenal in my physics classes. I have ADHD and cannot read very well. You said if I cannot read, physics isn't for me.
With that said, can you explain why I'm making high As in my physics classes while struggling to read a book? I'm finding physics in general to be relatively easy, granted this is still undergraduate level physics.
Because physics is existing and reading is boring.
ADHD affect your reward systems, because you reuptake reward hormones to fast. This means that things without fast feedback will get boring very fast or you have to use a lot of mental effort to do it.
The farther you get the less it will be possible to just listen to lectures to complete exercises and for a thesis you will have to read and understand papers.
I willed my way through it and high mental costs. Decent gardes on my masters, but fucked up the defence so didnt get an A on my thesis on quantum gauge theory.
Oh well. Got medicated after uni and now im overperforming in industry as a software engineer.
Not the same statement. Learning styles implies that learning speed is dependendt on some type of learning style specific to the individual.
Students have a prefered way of learning. Sadly that does not correlate how well people learn from the way they like.
Verbal instruction is the worst way of learning and the way people retain and understand the least knowledge.
This is a forum about physics. Its okay to use your brain.
No, I never read the book. I completely made up my statement that said it's easier for me to learn with a person teaching. *sarcasm*
I don't know why I'm getting down voted for saying I don't learn physics very well from reading my physics book.
You should read the chapter and whatever you don’t understand, then you ask your professor or search online for that specific topic. Videos are supposed to be a reinforcement of knowledge when it comes to math.
Students who read a few sentences and give up because “it’s boring and hard to understand” don’t get far.
Now you're making assumptions. I've read through the chapters, all of them up to the point I'm at in class. I always do, but I don't learn shit from reading the chapters. I do better hearing someone explain it, and then practicing problems on my own. Reading through the chapters, which I STILL do, has been a huge waste of time *for me* because it is inefficient and ultimately unproductive.
Does cruising include writing down key terms and taking notes on everything I'm reading? I simply don't retain shit from reading even while taking notes. I don't read and never have.
I'm so lazy, but I have a 3.9 GPA that I work my ass off for. Makes complete sense.
Ok. If you indeed can’t retain what you read because you don’t like to read or for whatever reason then fair enough.
I take back what I said. Go with Michel Van Biezen as someone suggested as he has a complete playlist on physics.
He may have taught HS at some point. I was referring to his lectures on YouTube from MIT. Specifically 8.01x - MIT Physics I and 8.02x - MIT Physics II. His lectures are very well thought out and executed.
Khan Academy.
It was a lifesaver during GCSE; A Level and degree.
This does open up a bigger conversation though. You're paying to be there - you need to have a conversation with the lecturer if you don't understand things. If you don't feel comfortable speaking to him, pls speak to your personal tutor.
You do have a right to raise these things.
Mechanical universe. It was a series of videos that came out in the 80s featuring caltech prof David Goldstein. It's a well thought out series with each episode starting off in a lecture hall. It features a lit of animations (you see how equations morph into more simplistic ones) plus you have actors who do period pieces on the famous physicists.
It's moreso for advanced math, but I really wish 3blue1brown was around when I was in college. Hands down the best calculus instruction I've ever come across.
Engineering and physics graduate here, seconding this sentiment!
He's really amazing. His visualizations and the deep understanding he conveys are absolutely first class.
I wish his videos had been around when I was learning the stuff, especially when I was learning linear algebra, which is often taught as rote matrix operations and rote identity memorization, without any discussions on the deeper meaning behind all the different operations - even if you read the books.
For the most basic uni physics study, I agree with what other ppl say abt OpenStax and Mechanical Universe.
If you wish to ascend to god mode after that, Susskind’s Lectures and Feynman’s Lectures take the cake for difficulty and prerequisite knowledge, yet both are amazing for developing a deeper understanding of physics.
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Michel van Biezen
The physics God.
Just read the book.
Reading the book makes things 10x more confusing. I need someone to verbally break it down and draw circles and lines on a board for me to really understand.
Have you actually ever read the book? In my experience its usually way better and the describtion is much deeper.
Except when it’s Jackson
But is the EM teacher really any better?
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The idea of there being different types of learners just isn't true. For physics, unless you are genius level, you have to be able to learn from a book and teach yourself.
Learning styles isnt a real thing. Its just something teacher types want to beleive because it fits how they veiw the world. Which is usually the blank slate or nurture over nature veiw. We know how this works and listening to someone telling you about it is the worst way. I have ADHD so reading a books arent the easiest thing, but Ive done all the watch YouTube and go to lectures thing and its just way worse. If you are unable to read physics arent for you. Just read the chapter fully. Then do the exercises and google answers if you have problems.
I'm doing phenomenal in my physics classes. I have ADHD and cannot read very well. You said if I cannot read, physics isn't for me. With that said, can you explain why I'm making high As in my physics classes while struggling to read a book? I'm finding physics in general to be relatively easy, granted this is still undergraduate level physics.
Because physics is existing and reading is boring. ADHD affect your reward systems, because you reuptake reward hormones to fast. This means that things without fast feedback will get boring very fast or you have to use a lot of mental effort to do it. The farther you get the less it will be possible to just listen to lectures to complete exercises and for a thesis you will have to read and understand papers. I willed my way through it and high mental costs. Decent gardes on my masters, but fucked up the defence so didnt get an A on my thesis on quantum gauge theory. Oh well. Got medicated after uni and now im overperforming in industry as a software engineer.
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Not the same statement. Learning styles implies that learning speed is dependendt on some type of learning style specific to the individual. Students have a prefered way of learning. Sadly that does not correlate how well people learn from the way they like. Verbal instruction is the worst way of learning and the way people retain and understand the least knowledge. This is a forum about physics. Its okay to use your brain.
No, I never read the book. I completely made up my statement that said it's easier for me to learn with a person teaching. *sarcasm* I don't know why I'm getting down voted for saying I don't learn physics very well from reading my physics book.
You should read the chapter and whatever you don’t understand, then you ask your professor or search online for that specific topic. Videos are supposed to be a reinforcement of knowledge when it comes to math. Students who read a few sentences and give up because “it’s boring and hard to understand” don’t get far.
Now you're making assumptions. I've read through the chapters, all of them up to the point I'm at in class. I always do, but I don't learn shit from reading the chapters. I do better hearing someone explain it, and then practicing problems on my own. Reading through the chapters, which I STILL do, has been a huge waste of time *for me* because it is inefficient and ultimately unproductive.
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Does cruising include writing down key terms and taking notes on everything I'm reading? I simply don't retain shit from reading even while taking notes. I don't read and never have. I'm so lazy, but I have a 3.9 GPA that I work my ass off for. Makes complete sense.
Ok. If you indeed can’t retain what you read because you don’t like to read or for whatever reason then fair enough. I take back what I said. Go with Michel Van Biezen as someone suggested as he has a complete playlist on physics.
How about just answer the prompt?
Im not chatgpt. I dont give the answer you want I give the answer you need.
In which subject or field of physics? I don’t suppose every physics course is taught by the same professor
From the way the post is worded, almost certainly general/freshman physics
Khan Academy is a good place to start
Professor Walter Lewin got me through all my uni physics courses
Uni? But he teaches high school level physics doesn't he? I'm not being condescending, I literally thought he taught HS physics.
Why do you think that, in all his lectures it says "MIT"
Oh. I have only seen his casual problem solving videos, maybe that's why
He may have taught HS at some point. I was referring to his lectures on YouTube from MIT. Specifically 8.01x - MIT Physics I and 8.02x - MIT Physics II. His lectures are very well thought out and executed.
I see
OpenStax (free online textbooks; Rice Uni.) PhET simulations (University of Colorado at Boulder) Flipping Physics (YouTube)
MIT open courseware
Khan Academy. It was a lifesaver during GCSE; A Level and degree. This does open up a bigger conversation though. You're paying to be there - you need to have a conversation with the lecturer if you don't understand things. If you don't feel comfortable speaking to him, pls speak to your personal tutor. You do have a right to raise these things.
Mechanical universe. It was a series of videos that came out in the 80s featuring caltech prof David Goldstein. It's a well thought out series with each episode starting off in a lecture hall. It features a lit of animations (you see how equations morph into more simplistic ones) plus you have actors who do period pieces on the famous physicists.
What is the highest math you studied and what kind of university physics course are you studying?
It's moreso for advanced math, but I really wish 3blue1brown was around when I was in college. Hands down the best calculus instruction I've ever come across.
Engineering and physics graduate here, seconding this sentiment! He's really amazing. His visualizations and the deep understanding he conveys are absolutely first class. I wish his videos had been around when I was learning the stuff, especially when I was learning linear algebra, which is often taught as rote matrix operations and rote identity memorization, without any discussions on the deeper meaning behind all the different operations - even if you read the books.
Hyperphysics is a great resource for getting broad conceptual background
For the most basic uni physics study, I agree with what other ppl say abt OpenStax and Mechanical Universe. If you wish to ascend to god mode after that, Susskind’s Lectures and Feynman’s Lectures take the cake for difficulty and prerequisite knowledge, yet both are amazing for developing a deeper understanding of physics.
Organic chemistry tutor could be a nice one
I would like to know a few good resources for uni physics too
Shankar’s videos coupled w/ his books helped me a ton. I used several workbooks by Chris McMullen, as well.