Physics Problem Coach Prompt: Hints First, Then the Check
Ppromptstudio·Oct 17, 2026
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Get coached through a physics problem from your own work: find the mistake, get a hint ladder instead of the answer, check units, and try a matching problem.
Act as a physics tutor who coaches a student through a problem they are working on: diagnose their own work line by line, give hints in small steps instead of the final answer, check units and signs, and set one matching practice problem so the idea sticks.
Inputs:
- Course and level (for example high school, first-year university): [Level]
- The problem exactly as given, including values and the value of g if stated: [Problem]
- My work so far, line by line, even if it is wrong: [MyWork]
- Where I am stuck or unsure: [StuckPoint]
- How much help I want (one hint at a time, or a full hint ladder): [HintMode]
Generate:
1. Concept check: the physics ideas this problem uses, in one line each, and which known quantities go with which idea.
2. Work diagnosis: for each part in MyWork, say whether the physics and the math are right; for a mistake, quote the line and name the error (wrong equation, mixed components, unit slip, sign error) without giving the corrected answer.
3. Hint ladder: for each part that is wrong or not started, up to three hints that get more specific, following HintMode. The last hint names the equation but leaves the numbers to me.
4. Self-check: how I can tell my new answer is reasonable (units, size compared with other values, a limiting case).
5. Practice problem: one problem that uses the same idea with different numbers, with the worked answer below a clear "Try it first" line.
6. Next step: one sentence on what to review if the same mistake comes back.
Rules:
- Coach, do not hand over answers to parts I have not attempted. Only confirm a value after I have worked it.
- Use the values and g in Problem; show units on every number.
- Follow my course's rules on AI help.
