Why are you good at physics and hopeless at maths?

Answer 1

Chemistry, Physics and Engineering are not made up of just mathematics, there are a lot of understanding of the physics and chemistry concepts to do well in those courses too. Most people who are bad at math will have difficulty solving physics and chemistry problems (although they may understand the concepts). though they might be quite good at certain kinds of chemistry (synthetic organic chemistry, for example, which is more about memorization and less about mathematical skills). However, being good at math does not automatically mean you'll also be good at chemistry.

"Good at math" is also a somewhat vague term. You can be a whiz at simple arithmetic and still be horrible at analytical-type mathematics ("word problems") which are more similar to the kind of understanding of mathematics that's required in the physical sciences. So if someone doesn't have an understanding of the concepts, then they would have difficulty setting up the math equations (which will model the actual physics, chemistry etc.)

Answer 2

The hypothesis of the question is erroneous. I am good at both Physics and Math.

When you get right down to it, you can't be good at Physics for very long without

some pretty solid Math.

Answer 3

That's quite possible, and easily explained, if one is intensely interested in math

but completely uninterested in physics, chemistry, or engineering.