<p>I am planning on taking one of these courses next year, but I am not sure which to take. I have asked my friends in upper classes, and I just wanted to get some feedback from the vast pool of experience that we have on this site. </p>
<p>With AP Chemistry you have to take an Honors Chemistry lab period on the side. This makes the class a double period, allowing the instructor more time to teach.</p>
<p>With AP Physics C you have to take both the Electricity/Magnetism period and the Mechanics period. So these are both 2 period classes.</p>
<p>I am trying to take the easier of the two, as I will have other hard classes with the, but I don't really know which is easier. </p>
<p>Advice?</p>
<p>Well if your trying to take the easier one, I think it would be Ap chem, but it all depends on your ability, do you have a fair knowledge of calculus for ap physics c? Also if you have taken Ap physics B it would help you more with concepts. But as for ap chem, its just straight forward algebra and is pretty easy in my opinion and I think your school makes a mistake making it two periods or your teacher is bad. Lol.
But if you really want to be ambitious, take ap physics c, and self study ap chem. good luck.</p>
<p>Depends on what you want to do. AP chem better for pre-med types, AP physics C better for physical science types. </p>
<p>Overall, AP chem taken more often.</p>
<p>I will be taking AP Calculus BC at the same time as either of these courses. Also, AP Chem has a reputation of being slightly harder due to the teacher, but I have no idea with is harder concept-wise. I have not taken a physics course prior to this, but am currently in Honors Chemistry.</p>
<p>On the other hand, a plus for taking physics would be for my application to a nearby top school, NCSSM, as I will have taken a class in each of the fields of science. (Definitely taking APES next year, taking bio and chem this year)</p>
<p>Don’t take AP Physics C if you haven’t taken a Physics course before.</p>
<p>have you taken honors chem, or honors physics. or better yet, AP physics B? I’ve heard AP physics C is very hard. AP chem is not easy but at least it doesn’t need calc.</p>
<p>Bump
I have taken chem, but have not taken a physics course.</p>
<p>then take AP chem. Don’t just jump into physics C. If you’ll be a senior, then you should take honors physics, or AP physics B.</p>
<p>@shmluza
This will be in my sophomore year, so one of these I will take 10th and the other 11th, just trying to find out in which order.</p>