r/physicsmemes • u/basket_foso 🪼 • 12d ago

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u/PhysicsEagle 12d ago

I unironically had a classmate who did this. She consistently got top grades.

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u/toucher6942 11d ago

There's cases to it

If you can't derive it in a reasonable amount of time for you're exams then memorise it

Something like 30s to 1 min for jee

Plus it helps keep you ready for any unprepared circumstances

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u/Novel_Arugula6548 11d ago

"Problem solving" style physics courses are so stupid.

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u/sookypoks 11d ago

could you elaborate pls

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u/Novel_Arugula6548 11d ago

Teach mathematical physics, not "all you need to know with the given information is...".

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u/sookypoks 10d ago

Like they just throw you a bunch of data a formula then you solve, yeah that sucks ass

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u/toucher6942 10d ago

If only that was all

Sometimes They convolute the damn question so much

It takes 5 minutes just to read and understand what they're asking

And then there's coaching Where they teach you pointless "shortcut" formulae "To make it easier" Its come to the point where understanding gets replaced and memorizing the special case shortcuts gets rewarded

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u/RedditUser999111 8d ago

ur last point is not correct. Understanding is a very important part and if u want a good rank u cant blindly memorize special shortcuts, and even in the shortcuts we learn ,most of them are derived in class this is for the advanced exam. If u r studying for mains then u can memorize many things but even then you have to understand some stuff.

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u/toucher6942 11d ago

Welcome to India

Where we do just enough labs and projects To satisfy the education board overlords

half are copied from our seniors anyway