TLDR;
In this video, Shaina shares her journey of improving her physics scores from struggling to achieving a comfortable level. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on question-solving, limiting resources, and finding a teacher you trust. She also discusses strategies for strengthening calculation skills, approaching lectures effectively, practicing questions efficiently, creating formula sheets, and revising the material.
- Focus on question-solving over extensive theory.
- Limit resources and trust your chosen teacher.
- Strengthen calculation skills and basic concepts.
- Create personalized formula sheets for effective revision.
Intro [0:01]
Shaina is making a video to address questions about how she improved her physics marks, particularly for those aiming to score around 150 from a base score under 50. She clarifies that her advice is tailored for individuals who find physics challenging and seek to achieve a decent score rather than those already scoring high. She aims to cover resources, question practice, revision methods, and formula sheet preparation.
Key Principles for Improvement [1:38]
Shaina stresses that the primary goal should be solving questions and finding answers, not getting bogged down in extensive theories. She advises limiting resources and focusing on question-solving. Finding a teacher who suits your learning style and trusting their guidance is crucial. For Shaina, MR Sir played a significant role in her physics improvement because his teaching style was concise and reliable.
Addressing Weaknesses and Strengthening Basics [3:26]
Identifying the reasons behind your weak physics performance is essential for improvement. Shaina shares that her calculation skills were poor due to a weak math foundation. To address this, she memorized tables up to 20 and reviewed geometric formulas and theorems from earlier grades using short YouTube videos. She also highlights the importance of not skipping basic chapters like basic maths, vectors, and units and dimensions, as they are fundamental to understanding physics concepts.
Effective Lecture Strategies [4:58]
Shaina advises against skipping or rushing through basic chapters, as they are used throughout physics. While droppers confident in these areas may skip them, detailed lectures are recommended for mechanics and 11th-grade material. She suggests that 12th-grade physics, being more formula-based, can be approached with one-shot videos and a focus on formulas. Unlike 12th-grade physics, 11th-grade physics is very conceptual and requires thorough understanding to solve problems.
Question Practice and Resource Limitation [7:24]
After trying various books and modules, Shaina concluded that keeping resources limited and concise is more effective. She focuses on questions from MR Sir's notes, DPPs (Daily Practice Problems), and PYQs (Previous Year Questions) for NEET and JEE Mains (past 10 years). Additionally, she plans to incorporate NCERT questions.
Notes, Short Notes and Revision [8:06]
Shaina finds making short notes a waste of time. Instead, she creates formula sheets directly from her notes after revising a chapter multiple times (five to six times) at different intervals. This helps clarify concepts and identify important formulas and areas of difficulty. She recommends creating your own formula sheets tailored to your weaknesses and doubts rather than relying on others' formula sheets. She advises creating formula sheets gradually so they are ready for revision in the last one or two months before the exam.
Revision Techniques and Final Thoughts [10:04]
Shaina doesn't adhere to strict revision schedules. Instead, she revises notes when she feels she is forgetting concepts, listens to audio notes on the go, and revises superficially when free. Formula sheets help speed up the revision process. She shares that she revised both 11th and 12th-grade physics in about 2 hours and 30 minutes using formula sheets just two days before NEET. She encourages viewers to persevere, work hard, and maintain a positive attitude.