How to Find Answers to Physics Questions

If hard physics questions are getting you down, check out this useful guide for finding the best tools and resources to answer your physics problems.

How to Find Answers to Physics Questions
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Physics is the study of the interaction between matter and energy. The matter that is studied ranges from subatomic particles to entire galaxies. A student must grasp the fundamentals of physics theory in order to advance our understanding of our world and beyond. Certainly, physics is a fascinating subject that has captured the analytical minds of humans since the beginning of the Roman Empire. Those seeking answers to problems in physics range from teachers seeking to challenge students to tutors wishing to assist a student in gaining a better conception of physics. 

But there’s no way around the fact that physics, and physics questions, can be particularly difficult to grasp and answer. This difficulty is due in part to the breadth of subjects that physics covers and also in part to the heavy math aspect of physics. For example, when answering biology questions, much of it is a matter of memorizing terms, topics, and concepts. When it comes to answering physics questions, on the other hand, you’ll need to memorize as well as break down problems through mathematical calculations.

Therefore, BrokeScholar has put together a guide to help you with your physics questions, where to find the most useful and comprehendible answers, and other resources to tackle hard physics questions.

The Physics Classroom

URL: www.physicsclassroom.com

The site is designed to assist high-school students in understanding basic physics concepts. The tutorials are designed to help students comprehend and test their physics skills. Teachers may find the physics classroom to be a good resource to assign homework and modules to increase understanding of physics and prepare students for further learning or study in the field. The resources for both students and teachers are provided at no cost. 

The website is broken down into several useful categories, including:

  • Physics Tutorial: This section covers common physics classroom topics and physics questions. Topics range from the basics like Newton’s Three Laws of Motion to Work, Energy, and Power, to Sound Waves and Music.
  • Physics Interactives: This section features a collection of interactive pages that allow users to explore a variety of physics concepts. Several Interactives are simulations that enable users to manipulate an environment and observe the effect of changes in variables upon the simulation —which is definitely one of the better ways to engage students in learning physics and tackling hard physics questions. Most of the Interactives are supplemented by an activity sheet that suggests ways to use the Interactive.
  • Physics Video Tutorial: As you might assume by the title, this section is a collection of video tutorials that flesh out in detail all kinds of key physics concepts. 
  • Multimedia Studios: This is an especially cool section of the website. The physics Multimedia Studios section uses animations to put forward physics questions for you to answer as well as help explain concepts. 
  • Concept Builders: These are interactive questioning modules that focus on student understanding of distinct topics. There are more than 180 Concept Builders spread across 15 topic areas on the website, including 66 Chemistry Concept Builders in addition to Physics Concept Builders.
  • Minds On Physics: This section consists of over 1,300 carefully tailored questions designed to improve student understanding of common physics topics. Minds On Physics includes 151 challenging assignments, each of which addresses one or two student learning outcomes. Each topic in the Minds On Physics section is broken down into modules and organized as “missions” with “objectives”. This is definitely one of the best sections of the site for help in tackling hard physics questions and concepts.
  • Concept Checker: This is an interactive questioning tool constructed to allow students to check their understanding of a concept that has arisen from an online activity such as a Physics simulation.

There are additional sections, such as The Review Session, which is, like it sounds, a review of the units covered in your physics courses; and Physics Help, which provides additional resources and physics problems to solve. Overall, The Physics Classroom is definitely a keeper when it comes to getting help finding answers to physics questions.

Chegg

URL: www.chegg.com/homework-help/science-physics-s2

Chegg offers both free and paid solutions to physics questions. A step-by-step practice manual is available and free to use for seven days. An interactive program is available, which allows students to ask and receive answers via live chat in real time. Chegg provides step-by-step solutions for most physics questions and problems, including algebraic physics, classical Newtonian physics, quantum physics, and much more. Chegg also provides a large glossary of physics definitions and Q&A sections with sample physics questions and the estimated time it should take for an “expert” to be able answer them. Chegg is convenient since it’s been long established in eBook and Chegg eReader format, so everything is laid out very well. You will have to create an account though to access Chegg’s physics help. 

Assignment Expert

URL: www.assignmentexpert.com/homework-answers/physics

On this website, you can submit physics questions and receive a free quote on how much the solution will cost. The question must be concise and clearly presented to receive a complete answer. You’ll choose a subject area, in our case physics; a specific category within physics, such as quantum mechanics; enter a deadline for receiving the answer; include any special requirements as well as upload files or documents relevant to answering your physics question; then submit all of this to an expert who will respond (ideally) by the deadline you set. 

To use this service, you will need to create an account and you will need to connect a credit or debit card to pay for the service. Thus, Assignment Expert is a means of checking the accuracy of completed homework assignments, but the drawback is that there’s a cost to receiving a solution from an expert. In fact, the site suggests sending examples of questions rather than concise homework questions. In this way, the student receives assistance without the threat of plagiarism. 

Studypool

URL: www.studypool.com/physics-homework-help

Studypool is a cool website that allows you to post physics questions, whether basic or complex; the site then recommends the best tutors to address your physics questions; and, ultimately, tutors get back to you with quality explanations and answers to your hard physics questions. Studypool requires you to set up an account, which comes at no cost. What is particularly intriguing is that, when setting up your account, you enter the university or college you attend. Studypool then generates what’s called The Notebank, filled with documents pertaining specifically to the school you attend. This is a nifty website for finding answers to physics questions but also just in general, since it covers a wide range of subjects beyond physics, and it even includes the ability for you to sell study documents and earn money every time a student views one of them.

The Bottom Line on Finding Answers to Physics Questions

College students nowadays have so many tools and resources at their disposal to help find answers to hard physics questions. In the not-so-recent past, there was nothing like the websites and interactive tools listed above so readily available to the public. With these kinds of resources and tools, choosing a major in physics and actually following through on it is certainly easier than it was in the past.

Andrew DePietro

Author: Andrew DePietro

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Andrew DePietro is a finance writer covering topics such as entrepreneurship, investing, real estate and college for BrokeScholar, Forbes, CreditKarma, and more.