How is chemistry in highschool?
so im gonna ask about chemistry and whats the funnest/easiest science category for highschool (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
April 25, 2012
How is chemistry in highschool?
so im gonna ask about chemistry and whats the funnest/easiest science category for highschool (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
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@BasicBreed: Yes, I should have been more specific and said earth's gravity was 9.8m/s^2. (Since of course, the moon's gravity is different and so forth.)
But you don't really need to sarcastically make that point when you realize I'm not good with physics.
Nor do I define the intelligence of basil.
But I can put this "Show's how smart basil is" to you as well.
Indeed, I learned physics on earth.
Why, where am I?
Mars? lol.
But seriously, I'm just making a point here. Don't try to be mean about it, please. I'm sorry I'm not a physics person. And if you didn't mean it in a "mean" way, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. Just correct me if I'm wrong and not try to be sarcastic about it.
Chemistry > Biology > Physics, at least for me xP in terms of how easy it is.
Physics is the basis for Chemistry, which is the basis for Biology.
...Which is amusing, since I find their level of difficulty to be in the reverse order.
I think that bio isn't difficult at all. Physics was alright... I found chem to be really easy
Biology was easiest and funnest. Chemistry pissed me off. Physics was boring.
I don't really like bio. So much memorization, but I thought it was interesting.
Chemistry has a bit of math into it, the atom of molecules unit was boring as anything; after that it should be good.
I kind of enjoy chemistry.
Physics is like another math class that I can't wait to take next year. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Biology > Physics > Chemistry
Chemistry is full of annoying formulas and idk, physics isn't any better though.
Physics was the best.
PHYSICS CLASS WAS THE DEVIL IN HIGH SCHOOL!
I liked bio the most.. then chem.
If they had the show Breaking Bad when I was in high school, I might not have hated Chemistry so much.
Can't say which one is easiest, it depends on which one you like the most. Physics was my personal best subject, but you could very well end up hating it and love cooking meth in Chemistry instead.
basic physics is really easy, if you're good at math you're bad at physics.
biology is hard as hell, lots of memorizing.
chemistry is just stupid i hate it.
i hate science
Make sure you understand dimensional analysis when it's taught to you.
Physics>bio/chem <- both teachers more than content.Our physics teacher was pretty awesome.
It's easy. I like the critical thinking.
But me being a bad student, I didn't do my work and ended with a C.
So do your work. lol.
But chemistry isn't common sense, though. You really need to think about it.
Physics, however, is100x harder and I had no idea nor do I have any idea of what I learned except R, I, V, f=ma, and gravity is 9.8 m/s^2.
Bio is easy. I love bio though.
For me, Biology was super easy.
I had a bad teacher for chem so right now I'm not liking college chem much.
The only type of physics in my school was conceptual physics so I didn't even want to get into it. Didn't seem worth my time and I took Physio/Biotech in place of it for my last 2 years of high school.
biology = memorization
chemistry = math + concepts
physics = concepts + applied math
that's why i hated bio, loved chem, and i'm loving physics
I dropped physics.
I loved my chem labs, and once you get the basic concept of moles, and ionization energy down you should do well.
Bio is mostly memorization.
bio was easiest, chem was hard for me, physics was fun
Chem is a good subject, but my current teacher makes class boring...
[quote=LowWillpower]Chem isn't mixing chemicals for the most part. You learn about reactions, and how to solve out math and answer questions about them, but there usually isn't that much focus towards the lab side of things, or at least not in my experience. It's more mathy then bio, but for the most part, not overly. Chemistry shows up in bio quite a bit too.[/quote]
exactly this
stoichiometry was actually fun in my experience
After almost finishing both Physics and Biology this semester, (had chem last semester)
I'd have to say that Biology is probably the easiest and most boring. Tons of memory work involved.
Chemistry was alright. I managed to get through and I raised my mark on the exam which was good. The concept was somewhat abstract since our teacher wouldn't let us use methods she didn't want us to. We mostly did organic chemistry.
Physics...I'm normally good at math and figuring things out and logic and all that baloney but it's like hell! I can figure stuff out without the formulas but that won't get me anywhere.
[quote=Dega]what kinds of things do you have to memorize in bio?
and which would you prefer for an mathish person, (i like to do fun things so i thought chemistry is mixing chemicals lol)[/quote]
Bio ends up being memorizing words, and meanings of those words. Later courses it becomes cycles and stuff you also have to memorize. I find some of it interesting, but the fact that you need to know so many names is annoying. I'm a pretty mathish person, bio is probably my least preferred out of the 3.
Chem isn't mixing chemicals for the most part. You learn about reactions, and how to solve out math and answer questions about them, but there usually isn't that much focus towards the lab side of things, or at least not in my experience. It's more mathy then bio, but for the most part, not overly. Chemistry shows up in bio quite a bit too.
Chemistry is easy. Concepts are easy to understand, the math is also very easy.
Biology is just pure memorization.
Physics is so hard. Concepts are difficult to understand and put to use in real problems. Labs are annoying.
Well this is how it is for the IB program. I don't know if AP is any different.
Im taking chem over summer and i will be a sophomore after this summer and im kind of stumped as to what i should take after. Ap Bio,AP chem, Physio, Physio honors, or kinesiology, could someone help me by explaining a little of each and how hard they are?
[quote=ClementZ]It depends.
If you like memorizing things, then Bio will be the easiest.
If you like math, Physics will be easiest.
For me, Chemistry is somewhere in the middle.[/quote]
what kinds of things do you have to memorize in bio?
and which would you prefer for an mathish person, (i like to do fun things so i thought chemistry is mixing chemicals lol)
I'm going into Chemistry next year, but I heard that it's one of the hardest classes at our school, especially depending on what teacher you get.
Biology is an easy science to get into if you are interested in the field and you suck at math and conceptualization.
Chemistry will be easy if you are interested in why things happen, and can easily think through problems mathematically and can conceptualize new concepts.
Physics will be easy if you are really good at math and are good at being able to see applications for it.
I personally LOVED Chemistry. Most kids hate it, but it's really damn simple once you master the basic concepts.
I'm kind of pissed I'll never be able to take Physics in high school but oh well, there is always college!
I'm barely getting through AP Chem, with the AP exam looming just ahead. I have no idea how I'm gonna do on that. Bio is the easiest in my opinion. Physics seems the most interesting, and I think it's easier than chem.
Biology is the easiest
Chem is hard, but for me it's fun. Also chem is only hard for me because I have the most difficult teacher out of all the chem teachers in my school.
EDIT: She is also the reason why AP chem is the hardest course in my high school.
I enjoyed chem. bio was sooo boring
Never piss off chemistry teachers; they tend to cook meth on the side.
Biology is probably the most fun, but you can make it hell if you don't keep up.
Chemistry can be really easy if you keep up, but if you fall behind... good luck.
Physics is pretty easy if you're good at math, if you were good at chemistry you should be good at physics.
Bio = English/Science
Chem= Math/Science
Physics=Math/Science
Bio is pretty easy I heard. Takes a lot of memorizing though.
I only took Computer Science and Physics. I had a hard time with Physics =/
Computer Science was really easy. ^^
If you can hold your own against math, chemistry is extremely easy.
Biology is obviously the easiest, but if you're really good at math Chemistry can be even easier.
i felt like chem was more of a mental application, rather than just memorization (bio) so i sucked
i only did bio and chem and imo bio is harder than chem (although i'm having a lot of trouble with organic chemistry, but every other unit is easy)
maybe it's because i'm bad at pure memorization topics (like bio and organic chem)
It really depends. My first highschool chem class was actually pretty hard and annoying, my second one was easy and interesting. Both years of physics were pretty easy to me, but I like math and stuff, so it helped. Bio was all memorization, but I found the content really interesting sometimes.
Chemistry was a lot of fun for me, and though I'm bad in math I breezed through it basically. Chem is now my college major
Biology, is all about memorization, if you're capable of that then this will be your strongest, as it was for me
Second easiest I'd say is Physics, most of the stuff carries on into the next stuff so on, you'll be using old formulas into newer stuff
Chemistry is a biatch, I just despise it.
It depends.
If you like memorizing things, then Bio will be the easiest.
If you like math, Physics will be easiest.
For me, Chemistry is somewhere in the middle.
@Chocorate: Even if there is math in chemistry and physics, it's still mostly science.
I'm just not good at straight-up memorization, which is why I like the practicality of English and the applications of math.
Well I'm in grade 9 and we've covered chemistry and ecology, and I hate ecology, it's easy but boring, and I liked chemistry. I like physics (started today) and astronomy last yaaaaaaaaay
Bio is more memorization and Chem is more math so pick your strongest.
for me bio>chem>physics
then again i took physics in 9th grade and i was really stupid
Awful, since I'm a math/English person.
Physics >> Biology >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mariana Trench goes here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chemistry
Bio is easy, physics is easier and chem is the easiest
For me, physics was the most fun and easiest. Biology was the hardest...
Chemistry for me was terrible. I hated it :[