Physics.

[Emphraim]

I didn't know jack shit about European History, fell asleep every day in class, and somehow managed to score a B in the class and a 3 on the AP test.

I didn't study at all until the week before my AP biology test during my freshmen high school year and I still got a 3.

As long as you apply yourself for tests and stuff you're fine OP. Make sure you know your math though.

 

[A Weary Exile]

I'm taking physics also (Senior) and so far I like it. I'm not that good at math but I'm really good at theorizing and concepts so it's made it easier for me, if you have trouble with concepts just try letting your mind wander.

 

[Hexadecimal]

Knowing Calculus and Trigonometry would be helpful, especially the latter.

I take HL physics in the IB program. It's okay, and I only have trouble with deriving formulas because I'm slow like that. You'll be fine; just make sure to pay attention and practice solving problems when you have the time.

Good luck.

 

[KampfVerein]

Pay attention. Study. Bone up on your higher mathematics.

Also, play Portal. Done! You've now a doctorate!

 

[Borania]

Well, what exactly is the lever of physics. I'm actually in college studying physics and I'm going to assist in a class to help high schoolers make the transition form high school math to college level stuff, so that might help.

my tips:

math is important, there is some stuff that after a while you are expected to know, standard integrals and the like, and sometimes teachers just simply skip those making it very hard to follow if you don't know it.
get to know your classmates, seriously, it helps a lot to do the exercise with someone else. You can work together and solve the problem faster, and usually with a better understanding too.
Do the exercises, can't stress this one enough. this isn't about knowing what to do, it's also about being able to do it. And if you don't do the exercises you might have trouble with the second part.
Guess that's what I have for now, if I think of something else I'll post it here

 

[Borrowed Time]

Well, as a lot of people know.
Us kids still in school are starting to go back to school now. And today was my first day back. And well I signed up for a class, and I'm really excited for it, but scared at the same time.
I signed up for Physics Honors. And well, I know jack shit about physics, I only know it's a more math based science, so I figured it would be funner then the other choices. And I know no one in the class(outta like 15) and I'm the only junior in my class.
So I was wondering, could anyone give me some advice(if you know some physics) and some tips on what to do.

Oh, and any advice on Pre Calc(I'm taking Pre Calc Honors) would be welcomed as well. Considering those are the only tough classes I have this year.
Any advice would help.

Math will make and/or break you in physics. Formulas are your friend. Learn the basics of calculus; mainly the change in x over the change in y, as this will be a huge part of physics. Pay attention to your teacher and do your homework! By doing your homework, you will have plenty of practice with the formulas and a better understanding of the processes. I hope you're good at thinking logically.

From what I remember of Pre-calc, it was actually harder then my actual AP Calc class as it was mainly advanced Algebra. Calc was cake compared to that, for me at least.

 

[No One Jones]

Aside from the fact that anything past basic physics is entirely theoretical, not really.

What physics tries to do is attach math to alot of complicated, as of yet, undiscovered concepts like energy to matter conversion and the like. So it can be figured out. I think. What exactly is part of the physics curriculum in your part of the world?

 

[gdnvs]

Make good notes during classes, most teachers tend to go beyond the book so if you miss something then you won't be able to read up on it later. And as many people have stated learn the formulas, you don't have to know them all by heart, especially if you're handed a sourcebook with all the formulas in them, but it does help a lot if you know how different variables relate to each other because this is basicly the crux of secondary education physics. You will be given a certain amount of data and given the assignment to get new data out of that:

For instance imagine you have been given data A, B and C and the assignment to find data D, where the letters can be anything from velocity to the half-life of a certain radioactive material. You will find that

A/C = E
E*B = D

So in short what you need is a strong grasp of the basics and some mathematical insight.