/sci/ - Science & Math

>>7347131
It is bait, but deep down I also believe it. Most Physics exams I've seen from friends, even the seniors, all have textbook-like problems with zero degrees of freedom rather than open problems.

Not that they are easy questions, but if the mathematical manipulations is the most difficult part of the question, then it's a shitty question. Are you testing Physics knowledge or the ability of the student to move symbols around for which we have software anyways? They are all questions that you could work out by hand if you had your textbooks in front of you and adequate time or that you could do in 10 minutes if your exam also allowed you to bring in your laptop with Sage/Mathematica installed.