Here are some other suggestions for how the wording could be changed. The most minimal change would be this: (replacing "work through the problem" with "understand the problem".)

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept and show some effort to understand the problem. We want our questions to be useful to the broader community, and to future users. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Personally, I would prefer to be a bit more explicit about it: (This is the version in my original post)

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept and show some effort to understand the problem. The question must be about understanding the concept; questions that just ask us to check your work are off topic. We want our questions to be useful to the broader community, and to future users. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Manishearth suggested just getting rid of the "work through the question part" entirely, which I'd be happy with:

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept. We want our questions to be useful to the broader community, and to future users. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Or again being more explicit:

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept. Questions that simply quote a homework problem or just ask us to check your working are off topic. We want our questions to be useful to the broader community, and to future users. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Or shorter and not losing much:

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept. Questions that simply quote a homework problem or just ask us to check your working are off topic. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Here are some other suggestions for how the wording could be changed. The most minimal change would be this: (replacing "work through the problem" with "understand the problem".)

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept and show some effort to understand the problem. We want our questions to be useful to the broader community, and to future users. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Personally, I would prefer to be a bit more explicit about it: (This is the version in my original post)

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept and show some effort to understand the problem. The question must be about understanding the concept; questions that just ask us to check your work are off topic. We want our questions to be useful to the broader community, and to future users. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Manishearth suggested just getting rid of the "work through the question part" entirely, which I'd be happy with:

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept. We want our questions to be useful to the broader community, and to future users. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Or again being more explicit:

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept. Questions that simply quote a homework problem or just ask us to check your working are off topic. We want our questions to be useful to the broader community, and to future users. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better

Or shorter and not losing much:

Homework-like questions should ask about a specific physics concept. Questions that simply quote a homework problem or just ask us to check your working are off topic. See our meta site for more guidance on how to edit your question to make it better