Physics Test - Page 2

lookout123 · 06-11-2008, 04:05 PM

I gotted 50%. I'd like to believe I'd have done better if I hadn't lost interest about halfway through... but it probably isn't true.

sweetwater · 06-08-2008, 02:34 PM

82.5% - I couldn't concentrate. I kept raising my hand to ask for clarification on some of the questions ("atrociously worded", YES) and nobody stopped by my desk, so my hand emptied of blood and... oh never mind.

Cicero · 06-08-2008, 04:42 PM

65% - I started to fidget. I just started to randomly select bubbles. That's what they get for poorly written questions. Clarity!!

The test writer gets a 40%. That's a fail.

spudcon · 06-08-2008, 05:23 PM

62.5
Whew. At least there are others here who feel they've been hoodwinked either thru semantics, poorly worded questions or the excuse that science books are wrong. I beg to differ, but I never did take physics in school.

Crimson Ghost · 06-08-2008, 06:48 PM

Me got 50%.
Me is stewpid.
Me is go summer skool.
Me make parents sad.

DanaC · 06-09-2008, 06:03 AM

Only reason I managed to scrape a pass in Physics (i mean scrape....as in grade E) is because my best mate at school helped me with my coursework :P The exam itself I failed, but so did many of the class as they gave us the wrong fecking test paper.....the fact that it wouldn't have made the blindest bit of difference had they given me the right paper is neither here nor there :P

Chemistry was even worse! lol. Got a Grade F (which does not stand for fail, it was the lowest possible 'pass').

Thank God for the Humanities, else I'd have come out wi'nowt :P

glatt · 06-09-2008, 07:47 AM

72.5%.

Phage0070 · 06-09-2008, 11:06 AM

95%

6 and 12 got me.

BigV · 06-09-2008, 02:25 PM

80 percent correct.

100 percent irritated at the misleading, entrapping wording of the questions. [/voice of science student]

For those questions that were missed, I followed up on the "explanation". This led to further understanding, including a couple of mea culpas on the test writers' part indicating that terminology was a major sticking point for many people. Full credit for inspiring further discussion. [/voice of science teacher]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Explanation

In common usage the term vapor does not have a precise meaning. Common usage dictionaries often give multiple definitions for the term, some of which are not correct in a scientific context. The situation is similar for terms like force, acceleration, velocity, speed, etc. This is often a major stumbling block for people learning physics.

Shawnee123 · 06-09-2008, 02:29 PM

I got 100%! Oh, sorry, I tried to type the link in and went to the Psychic Test. I knew that would happen.

Seriously, I tied with DanaC. Ugh, I hated physics in HS, hated it in college, and just got through. NOT my forte!

classicman · 06-11-2008, 09:33 AM

Fail

monster · 06-11-2008, 04:27 PM

I got bored. And I have a physics A level. Got a D in it though, I think. Got an A at O Level, though.

06-11-2008, 04:05 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I gotted 50%. I'd like to believe I'd have done better if I hadn't lost interest about halfway through... but it probably isn't true. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

06-08-2008, 02:34 PM	#2
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	82.5% - I couldn't concentrate. I kept raising my hand to ask for clarification on some of the questions ("atrociously worded", YES) and nobody stopped by my desk, so my hand emptied of blood and... oh never mind. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

06-08-2008, 04:42 PM	#3
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	65% - I started to fidget. I just started to randomly select bubbles. That's what they get for poorly written questions. Clarity!! The test writer gets a 40%. That's a fail. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

06-08-2008, 05:23 PM	#4
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	62.5 Whew. At least there are others here who feel they've been hoodwinked either thru semantics, poorly worded questions or the excuse that science books are wrong. I beg to differ, but I never did take physics in school. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

06-08-2008, 06:48 PM	#5
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Me got 50%. Me is stewpid. Me is go summer skool. Me make parents sad. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

06-09-2008, 06:03 AM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Only reason I managed to scrape a pass in Physics (i mean scrape....as in grade E) is because my best mate at school helped me with my coursework :P The exam itself I failed, but so did many of the class as they gave us the wrong fecking test paper.....the fact that it wouldn't have made the blindest bit of difference had they given me the right paper is neither here nor there :P Chemistry was even worse! lol. Got a Grade F (which does not stand for fail, it was the lowest possible 'pass'). Thank God for the Humanities, else I'd have come out wi'nowt :P

06-09-2008, 07:47 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	72.5%.

06-09-2008, 11:06 AM	#8
Phage0070 Snooty Borg Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 81	95% 6 and 12 got me.

06-09-2008, 02:29 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I got 100%! Oh, sorry, I tried to type the link in and went to the Psychic Test. I knew that would happen. Seriously, I tied with DanaC. Ugh, I hated physics in HS, hated it in college, and just got through. NOT my forte! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-11-2008, 09:33 AM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Fail __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-11-2008, 04:27 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I got bored. And I have a physics A level. Got a D in it though, I think. Got an A at O Level, though. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)