ap bio, ap chem, or ap environmental science?

Test Preparation AP Test Preparation
1

<p>i don't know what ap class to take my junior year. i was thinking of ap bio, ap chem or apes. well i had a 98.7% in my biology class my freshmen year. right now as a sophmore i am in chemistry and have a 102% in it. there is something though. my teacher gives chemistry word problems all the time. i am great at math but not good with word problems. so i have 102% in his class because i have to keep asking him for help. in my biology class i barely asked the teacher for help. i had fun in bio to. i heard apes is very easy and i don't know if i should take it. </p>

<p>ps. i have a 98.9% in my algebra 2 class and 89% in my lit class.</p>

2

<p>don't take enviro, it's basically a joke class and an easy A, but something like Bio, Physics, and Chem look much better. I'd take Chemistry since you're good at math...but if you like Bio then take it, it isn't that hard</p>

3

<p>If your good at math, then take AP Chem if you are evil and not willing to take AP Physics.</p>

4

<p>There's not much math in AP chem. The worse thing you'll do is graph logarithms. You could do AP Chem with just Algebra 2.</p>

<p>When they say good at math, they mean do not make errors. You don't have to have a high level math for anything.</p>

<p>I'm taking AP Bio and Chem concurrently now. Bio is definitely harder because of all of the memorization. Chem is one of my easiest classes. It is more analytical than Bio.</p>

<p>The Chem free responses can make or break your AP exam grade, while you can get a 5 on the AP bio exam without even doing the free responses.</p>

<p>The Bio free responses seem tedious because you have to remember as many concepts as possible, while the AP Chem responses are "you either know it or you don't" and are not tedious at all.</p>

<p>Chemistry's equations section is HARD, but you only need 5 out of 8 for 100% on that section. It is nigh impossible to get an 8 out of 8 on that.</p>

<p>Chem concepts stay with you and are applied to new things throughout the course, while Bio concepts need to be reviewed constantly for the exam. For example:</p>

<p>Chem:
-stoichiometry used throughout curriculum
-everything is final value - initial value (except for bond enthalpy)
-many concepts are just common sense (larger molecules tend to be liquids and gases because of larger attractions between molecules)</p>

<p>Bio:
-lots of vocabulary (do you remember what epistatic and allopatric means?)
-depending on the teacher, there is not much relevance between chapters so you have to constantly cram new things.</p>

<p>Our teacher tries to tie concepts together to make it easier (i.e. free response question- "What is the relationship between the endocrine and circulatory system? Respiratory and circulatory? Excretory and circulatory?")</p>

<p>Overall, Chem is more learning key concepts and applying them, while Bio is more hard memorization.</p>

<p>If you're wondering, my Chem grade is 5-6% higher than my Bio grade most of the time, but I'm #1 or #2 out of 60 students in Chem because it's more interesting to me.</p>

<p>@Feez</p>

<p>I totally agree. I don't want to offend anybody, but that class is seriously a joke class that many colleges probably consider it on the same level as an honors class.</p>

<p>@nyjunior</p>

<p>Why not take AP Phys and AP Chem? It's not like one excludes the other. I'm taking AP Phys in my senior (next) year. Oh, and you definitely need strong math for AP Phys.</p>

5

<p>no, no afruff, I'm not saying he shouldn't take both, he just didn't mention physics in his title, so dat B Y I B Lyke "YO, WAZZUP WIT DAT?"</p>

6

<p>Chemistry at the high school level requires only the simplest of mathematics. Fortunately, it makes it easy for those who are adept at solving for unknowns :P</p>

7

<p>people have said env. sci is a joke but yet i have not seen any book escept the sparty pants on for the ap exam
Anybody good book?
Princton? anybody i think both princton and barrons got 1 star?
i actually got princton a while ago but dont know if i should bother?
Anybody?</p>

8

<p>@veyr hard</p>

<p>Your post is very hard to understand and in the wrong place.</p>

9

<p>what book for env. sci?</p>

<p>plain and simple</p>

10

<p>There is a lot of math in AP Chemistry, but there is a lot of theoretical stuff too. Basically, AP Chemistry and AP Physics are laid out the same, and sometimes overlap with theoretical material and math. I would take AP Chemistry; I have an A in that class, and I don't study at all, but math and science are my forte.</p>

11

<p>One thing though:</p>

<p>If you had to choose between AP bio and AP chem for a science major, definitely take AP bio. Even though AP bio may be harder, chem will cause you to have to take harder chem courses in college (sometimes going straight into organic chem) and some colleges strongly recommend/force taking general chem even if you got a 5 on the exam.</p>

12

<p>Okay, I need help. I am going to be a junior next fall, and I need to decide my classes for junior year.
I am taking AP US history.
I’m not not sure whether to take AP Calc AB or BC!
Also, I am not sure whether to take AP Chem or AP Environmental Science.
Would AP Stats be good junior year also?</p>