chrismgtis 0 #101 August 25, 2008 QuoteHonest Question. Seems he is might angry lately..... I've seen directly through his BS every single time he has spoken. Unfortunately, America is stupid and doesn't have the ability to exercise rational, common sense.Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #102 August 25, 2008 Quote When I have a limited amount of time to take a Physics test, I don't want to waste time doing integrations or messy derivatives by hand. It's not a Maths class. If my calculator gives me the incorrect answer, that's a chance I'm more than willing to take. I'm far more likely to make a stupid (e.g. forget to copy an exponent or coefficient from one step to the next) error working a problem analytically, with pencil and paper (as opposed to analytically with a calculator), than in data entry. YMMV. You're right that you have a limited amount of time in a physics exam to get the right answer. However, you should be able to answer physics exam questions analytically if you had done the work your professors asked you to do. Your calculator would almost certainly have let you down for the more advanced topics anyway and if you hadn't got vanilla calculus thoroughly nailed you might have found it tough going. So if you don't like doing maths, you probably did the right thing by getting out. Good luck with whatever you chose to do instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites