• Question: I really like physics but it can get quite confusing so what would your best tip for understanding physics more?

    Asked by Bee.B to Jarrod on 12 Jun 2016.
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      Jarrod Hart answered on 12 Jun 2016:

      Hi Bee.B – great question – I hate it when people say ‘oh I just can’t do physics’, usually that is just because they have not learned something you clearly already know: you only lose when you stop trying. The secret to success in physics is to keep trying – and I don’t mean just rereading the same complicated sentence until it sinks in, I mean find someone else’s explanation in another book, or on youtube, or chat to your teacher, or chat with another friend who seems to have ‘got it’. Physics is hard, but is made much harder by how hard it often is to communicate sometimes simple concepts – I mean we can’t even describe the colour blue to a colour-blind person, how will we explain why light has a speed limit! So in short, find a good teacher or writer or even better, many of them!

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    Eloise commented on :

    Definitely agreed with Jarrod. Also, I find doing experiments (or watching them on YouTube!) really helps. Physics is all about understanding how the stuff around us works so if you’re trying to learn something in physics, look for examples in real life. For example, if you’re learning about forces, look carefully at how bridges are built, how cranes works, or even playing around with forces by building your own stuff out of cardboard at home.