Physics Exam Poses Drone Questions, Kaohsiung Students Lament 'Overall Difficulty'

Students taking the college entrance exam in Kaohsiung expressed frustration with the physics section on the first day of the exam, which was postponed due to a typhoon. Many described the test as generally difficult, with complex question stems and concepts that were challenging to grasp without prior university-level physics knowledge.

While some anticipated questions on recent hot topics like space exploration and crystal circuits, these did not appear. Instead, the exam included questions on drones, testing the physics principles behind their rotor rotation and self-controlled flight. This unexpected focus surprised some test-takers.

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This year, the 'wave path difference' questions were too numerous and the question stems were complicated. If you haven't been exposed to university physics, it's harder for high school students to understand and tackle.

Exam takers noted a higher proportion of questions related to "wave propagation" and complex scenarios, making them difficult to approach. One student, however, felt that with sufficient practice and a good feel for the material, most questions were manageable, except for the final one which proved particularly challenging.

Other students found the overall difficulty to be moderate, with questions that were not excessively long. However, a few felt the exam was indeed difficult, particularly in the mechanics and optics sections. The electricity section, from the fifth volume of the curriculum, appeared to have a greater weight than in previous years. Despite not being lengthy, the questions required careful consideration.

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Compared to past exam papers, this year's mechanics and wave-related questions were fewer, and the electricity content from the fifth volume had a higher proportion. Although the questions were not long, answering them was not easy.