How good are you with computres, physics, mathematics?

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Thank you for the kind words, KraftieKortie.

I'm good in those area's.

I have a degree in physics so I would hope I was relatively good at it.

I was good enough at maths, not the best. In hindsight it wasn't taught in the way I learn best, and I didn't truly appreciate it until doing my degree.

I'm ok at computers. I know my way around one and can do a little programming and such, but i'm certainly not an IT wiz. I would like to be, but my chronic depression has killed off losing myself in interests.

Maths, physics: Much worse than average
Chemistry can be added to that list as well.

Computers: I would guess maybe somehow less than average, or average? I really don't know what skill level most people have. I certainly only know basic stuff.

None of the above are interests of mine.

I suck.

My visual/spatial IQ is 79, borderline ret*d.

My strengths are in language and the creative arts.

Computers I am pretty good at using most programs, and can code if required. Mainly in HTML, sometimes in Visual Basic.

Math Not really good, but I can handle the basics. I tend to get lost in equations, and mix up operator signs/numbers all the time.

Physics It's practically impossible to really get into physics unless you enjoy mathematics. Nevertheless, I believe I have a pretty good understanding of physics, at least up to the high school level or so.

Chemistry That's my job, so I supposed I have to be good at that, or at least pretend to be. (Just kidding, I am really good at chemistry). The only branch of chemistry I don't do well is physical and computational chemistry, because... math!

Those but minus the mathematics. I'm very into the classical and artistic stuff like history, modern art movements and architecture, etc. Has a fair bit of math usually, especially the fields like architecture. It's logical and fact based imbued with artistic beauty, and that's what attracts me.

I'm probably average with computers but terrible at math and I've never even attempted physics. I get frustrated with myself because I would love to be good at those things, but I have always struggled with math and anything that requires it.

I use a computer but I only know the basics. I've given my computer viruses in the past because of not understanding stuff.

Physics I find interesting, but I'm not very knowledgeable about it.

I am so bad at maths. My social skills are better than my math skills.

I'm good with computers, but mathematics and physics, I'm less than average. Getting through algebra and geometry in school was hard, as the effort I put in to get C's and D's would have earned me an A in just about every other class. The same for physics, as it's basically advanced math.

I excel at computers and IT in general, Defensive/Investigative security is my best field.

Maths, never liked it until someone showed me cryptography and i started getting interested. It's still only a minor hobby though.

Physics, i don't know. I have gotten a good understanding of orbital mechanics after playing lots of KSP, and i know how a Hohmann transfer works, how do do deorbit and land on other planets and with 1000's of earlier simulated flight hours (FSX, Falcon, F18 Interceptor, Chuck Yeagers AFT). My intuition is strong here and i can fly and land anything from the seat of my pants, but if you asked me to calculate it - i'd fail.

Funny. I was like you, but Algebra was the only thing i was good at when i was younger, it was like programming with variables and everyone else in class was scratching their heads. During an oral examination, the teacher asked me how to solve one piece of algebra, i had to turn a few pages back in my book (since i was almost done with the entire algebra class in two hour period) and i told how i solved it. In general i was bad/uninterested in maths, but this i solved like it was nothing

anything multistep challenges me. acquiring algorithmic skills takes me a while.

I think that this is a very important idea that our education systems don't employ enough. I think that many physics concepts can be understood using game play etc., and there is too much emphasis on getting precise answers via maths, which only students who progress to advanced studies will ever need. The mathematical emphasis in physics appears to me to be a convenience for the education system, because it makes it easier to design and grade standardised performance tests, at the expense of students who lose out on a useful grasp of general concepts.

I love computers, Maths, and Physics. I don't really know how 'good' I am with it. I was provided with an 8th Grade Maths textbook in Grade 6 and told to teach myself from it instead of participating in class work. I also did high school with Physic, Chemistry, and higher level maths courses and graduated with very good results. I suppose this makes me above average. Computers, Maths, and Physics just make sense to me.

+1 on that. Same with programming "Oh you have to know algorithms". No - you don't.

Most coding jobs today consists of designing a web frontend and reading/writing values to a database, and in some cases the last part is even automated. "But... but.. what if you gonna create a game, then you need to know maths". No, then i download Unity and start designing game objects and write code that determine how those objects will behave. Maths is an antiquated knowledge for most parts when it comes to programming.

As i mentioned above about algebra - it's like programming. Teachers also didn't inspire or motivate me enough to bother learning math, they just said "If you work as a teller, then you have to do addition/subtraction and multiplication". By that time, automatic cash registers were already being installed and i didn't even bother taking their ancient advice.