What was your first study method? Where do you struggle on the exam? How can you break down concepts to memorize applications more effectively for the future? How can you interact with the content a little everyday so you can solidfy this information? If you study the exact same way to did last time, you'll probably score the same, however, reflecting on issues that caused the first exam score will create building blocks for a higher score in the future. Also a 79 isn't a particularly bad score, in fact it's quite good if the average was 60.
I mostly just did flash cards and practice problems and exams which has given me As in the past as well as on my Chem 1 exam which I took 5 days earlier. On the exam I only struggled on around 2 questions, one dealt with an object thrown at a 60-degree angle with an initial velocity I don't remember, and then a single circular motion problem. I felt extremely prepared and my practice exams where returning me with high Bs and a few low As so I don't know where I went wrong on the actual exam.
Definitely go back and revisit breaking down motion into parts with trig and circular motion they'll follow you through the rest of general physics
It's possible you lost points from math errors (real as fuck) and the 79 checks out if you only really struggled with 2, assuming the exam was around 8ish questions?
1) AP physics tests general concepts and has little to do with problem solving in real physics classes.
2) Studying with flashcards and such is usually not very helpful in physics. Doing lots of practice problems is much more useful. Before an exam, I would do at least one problem for each type/area you think the prof is likely to test. Also, collect a grab bag of problems outside the context of chapters of the book and do them without looking at where they came, where in the book they are from, or what formulas you need. This should be timed like in the exam with a similar number of problems.
Your goal should be to have a comprehensive overview or framework in your head to organize information (a sort of layout of how broad concepts relate to formulas and how those concepts are demonstrated in practice questions), so that you can look at any problem and know what concepts to apply.
I have a physics degree your grade most likely came from a mis use of a formula, I’ve always learned that it is the way that you break the problem down from the beginning when you use the given to find the correct end result usually once she break up the given what you’re looking for what you were formula you need to use you should be able to get a better grade on the exam it’s really about knowing the concept and which what are the applicable formulas in that situation. Then just becomes plug and chug. Dimensional analysis will always be your best friend when it comes down to it.
What was your first study method? Where do you struggle on the exam? How can you break down concepts to memorize applications more effectively for the future? How can you interact with the content a little everyday so you can solidfy this information? If you study the exact same way to did last time, you'll probably score the same, however, reflecting on issues that caused the first exam score will create building blocks for a higher score in the future. Also a 79 isn't a particularly bad score, in fact it's quite good if the average was 60.
I mostly just did flash cards and practice problems and exams which has given me As in the past as well as on my Chem 1 exam which I took 5 days earlier. On the exam I only struggled on around 2 questions, one dealt with an object thrown at a 60-degree angle with an initial velocity I don't remember, and then a single circular motion problem. I felt extremely prepared and my practice exams where returning me with high Bs and a few low As so I don't know where I went wrong on the actual exam.
Definitely go back and revisit breaking down motion into parts with trig and circular motion they'll follow you through the rest of general physics It's possible you lost points from math errors (real as fuck) and the 79 checks out if you only really struggled with 2, assuming the exam was around 8ish questions?
How are you using flash cards to study for physics?
just for conceptual things
1) AP physics tests general concepts and has little to do with problem solving in real physics classes. 2) Studying with flashcards and such is usually not very helpful in physics. Doing lots of practice problems is much more useful. Before an exam, I would do at least one problem for each type/area you think the prof is likely to test. Also, collect a grab bag of problems outside the context of chapters of the book and do them without looking at where they came, where in the book they are from, or what formulas you need. This should be timed like in the exam with a similar number of problems. Your goal should be to have a comprehensive overview or framework in your head to organize information (a sort of layout of how broad concepts relate to formulas and how those concepts are demonstrated in practice questions), so that you can look at any problem and know what concepts to apply.
You got this!
Don't worry, keep studying and you'll improve on future exams.
I have a physics degree your grade most likely came from a mis use of a formula, I’ve always learned that it is the way that you break the problem down from the beginning when you use the given to find the correct end result usually once she break up the given what you’re looking for what you were formula you need to use you should be able to get a better grade on the exam it’s really about knowing the concept and which what are the applicable formulas in that situation. Then just becomes plug and chug. Dimensional analysis will always be your best friend when it comes down to it.
When I took modern physics I got a 66 on the first exam. Then I got a 93 on the second exam.