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Why is it that some people who are good at math are bad at physics?
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∙ 7y ago
There are a lot of differences between people, so it's not surprising that there are some who are good at one subject but bad at another, even if they are closely related. Specifically regarding math and physics, there are some big differences. In high school math classes, you can generally memorize different steps or algorithms to solve problems that you would see on a test or quiz. Physics often times can require more critical thought based approaches when it comes to test and quiz problems. Also, the method of thinking is a little different between the two. Math is about abstract thinking of quantities and relationships. Physics is about describing the physical world, so in a way it is applying math concepts to the physical universe. Sometimes people who really enjoy and excel at the abstract thinking required for math don't perform as well applying those concepts to physical situations.
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IT may depend on how they were taught maths. If that was treated as a set of purely abstract puzzles then it would be hard to link, say, pure algebra or trigonometry to real life. Ideally, maths course exercises would use real formulae - with their uses stated.
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To give a couple of examples: Without knowing the principles of algebra you won't be able to cope with numerical physics problems generally because you won't be able to re-arrange the standard formulae to suit the actual problem. If you find trigonometry hard you won't find electrical, optical or acoustic theory any easier.
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It goes almost without saying of course that a mathematics syllabus needs to be clear and cohesive in the way it links different topics. You can't for example solve more advanced geometrical problems without knowing basic plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, circle formulae - and obviously algebra, by which the rest are all expressed, linked and manipulated. Used in physics or engineering, you can add graph properties, vectors and radians to that mix.
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