Physics vs Chemistry

[Chainsaw1234]

Whats a more difficult subject Physics or Chemistry??

[bud breath420]

Imma say physics is harder that shits all math and numbers .. chemisty is fun though well the practical side anyways you get to mix shit up and blow up your friends and crap... dam making me wanna go to school now.. thats wierd

[JR77]

Physics definitely...studied both in college a little and Physics is definitely harder!!!

[bud breath420]

Hell yeahh !! i was right!!

[benagain]

Physics, not that chemistry is super easy, but the math does seem to be harder in physics. Plenty of math in chemistry, but if you can memorize the table of elements, then half of the basic work is done.

[onefourninezero]

I think Physics is harder overall. I find Chemistry so much easier-it's the best science to study (actually Biology is, but that wasn't part of the question...)

Plus you can't really go wrong with thermite reactions and general explosions...

[bud breath420]

explosions are what make the world go round!!.. but proberly not true it sounds good to me right now..

[Chainsaw1234]

Does anyone have some good revision techniques or tips that would help me along the way?? :)

[FeastonThisSHITT]

It totaly depends on your personality and learning curb. If you are good with numbers and calculations, go with physics.

If you catch on to terms well and can memorize what you read, go with chemistry.

[bhouncy]

Does anyone have some good revision techniques or tips that would help me along the way?? :)

A technique for getting the brain in the right frame of mind before starting to read new information is to spend 5 minutes writing down on paper as much as you know about the subject. This focuses the mind to the job at hand and can make you more curious to what new stuff there is to learn.

example for physics:

Newton
gravity
F=M x a
E=MC squred
elctronics
integrated circuits
transistors
electricity
...

[SomeGuy]

I found physics alot better because it seems more useful and is easier to learn. It may be harder than chemisty but I liked it alot more...It also depends on how far your class or classes go. Im now taking Modern Physics in High School and there is a killer ammount of Calculus in Quantum mechanics and even in some of the simpler physics equation from regular physics which now have Integrals and Derivatives replacing some of the parts from regular physics.

[2600]

It totaly depends on your personality and learning curb. If you are good with numbers and calculations, go with physics.

If you catch on to terms well and can memorize what you read, go with chemistry.

+1 totally apples and oranges, and different people find different subjects to be more or less "difficult". Physics is closer to pure mathematics, chemistry more structures and names to memorize as feast pointed out.

chemistry and physics do intersect though. Where chemistry gets REAL small, it IS physics. In fact, it's funny- some chemists like to think themselves physicists When chemistry gets big, it's biology lol. See, it's kind of a continuum, and it breaks down:

psychologist think they are biologists
biologists think they are chemists
chemists think they are physicists
physicists think they are mathemeticians
mathemeticians think they are GOD lol.

It's kind of a joke, but each field intersects in that order.

[shoi]

ive only taken physics so far

[FeastonThisSHITT]

+1 totally apples and oranges, and different people find different subjects to be more or less "difficult". Physics is closer to pure mathematics, chemistry more structures and names to memorize as feast pointed out.

chemistry and physics do intersect though. Where chemistry gets REAL small, it IS physics. In fact, it's funny- some chemists like to think themselves physicists When chemistry gets big, it's biology lol. See, it's kind of a continuum, and it breaks down:

psychologist think they are biologists
biologists think they are chemists
chemists think they are physicists
physicists think they are mathemeticians
mathemeticians think they are GOD lol.

It's kind of a joke, but each field intersects in that order.



Mathemiticians are as close to God as anyone is I think.

[wordddddd]

id agree with everyone above. but id have to say, being a math person, that physics is much more fun. its more fun in the sense that you can see a situation apply centuries old formulas to it, plug in some numbers, and find out MORE about the situation using only some math skilz. its funny how much of the world can be explained through math.

[birdgirl73]

I have found physics more difficult, but organic chemistry was a killer even so. I'm currently in biochemistry, which would be more fun if I weren't so scared. . . .

[Nylo]

I took Honors Physics in high school. It was alright I guess, but I enjoyed Chemistry a lot more. Chem was more fun because it was applicable by burning stuff. Physics you just kinda kicked a wall and spent the rest of the quarter writing an equation about it.

[bhouncy]

Mathematicians have worked out that the most likely possibility for the existence of life is that we are are actually in a computer program set up for people in the future to experience the past. Sort of like the Matrix...

[buhman200]

After taking both chemistry and physics in high school and then again in college (albeit at a higher level), I can say with absolute certainty that physics is harder, especially if it is calculus based physics. Trigonometry based physics vs. chemistry is a little bit more even, but I still say physics is tougher.

[Lethal G]

Personally, physics was a lot harder for me, but at the same time, more enjoyable than chemistry. I made A's in both subjects in high school. This is why I'm taking physics in college instead of chemistry. I've always been fairly good with numbers though, which can explain why I'm a computer science major (who will possibly be going into 3D Animation.. general knowledge of real world physics can sometimes be needed here).

[LIP]

Well, i hate both.

Altohugh i know a hell of alot about Chemistry as im a marine engineer and you have to have chemistry.

It's all about the sodium and vanadium ratio's in the engine that can cause deposits and corrosion. Danger Zone is concidered to be 0.15 -0.30.

Same with copper in the cooling system..

I guess im the only person who knows what im on about?

Any other Marine Diesel Engineers here?

Someone say yes?... please

[herostyle]

Physics.