<p>@alzhao as far as I know you can only take 1 in that schoolyear because physics 1 and 2 talk about totally different materials and to get into physics 2 you have to finish physics 1 first.</p>
<p>I’ll be taking AP Physics 1 also the coming school year, I’ll be a Sophomore.</p>
<p>I want to take the subject test but I need to raise my sub par average reasoning scores. I don’t even know what AP physics class i am in. Just told the office I wanted to be enrolled in AP physics</p>
<p>School here in Florida started this past Monday. So far, in AP Physics I, we’ve recorded the mass and diameter of pennies and quarters, covered significant figures, and the SI units. I feel like my teacher is going to move very slowly. He assigned textbook problems (College Physics: Eighth Edition, Serway/Vuille) that are due next Thursday. I’m excited about this class because I’ve never taken a Physics class before! </p>
<p>@scomora it’s only 4 days, you’re completly fine just covering that stuff, i’m pretty sure my teacher covered that stuff in the first few days too. (My school started 2 weeks ago and we’re on speed and velocity and acceleration)</p>
<p>My class is on acceleration and velocity and position etc. and we are doing the area using the graphs and all but I don’t understand anything? I’ve never taken physics before and my teacher isn’t that helpful. I don’t know who to ask for help. Can someone assist me? Physics is already becoming a challenge for me. :(</p>
<p>Already stressing out about this class. 3rd day of school. Spent 2 and a half hours doing a lab tonight. I’m doing vectors right now.</p>
<p>My teacher gave us a pre-test on the material, and it was surprisingly easy…</p>
<p>AP Physics 1 won’t prepare us for the SAT II, right?</p>
<p>no @glasshours because we only learn half of the material that was originally covered and that will be on the sat II.</p>
<p>This class is my most difficult by far. We’re on kinematics right now and nothing makes sense.</p>
<p>@ErenYeager - We’re still learning how to “estimate” length, mass, and time…how long have you been in school for? But darn, I expected AP Physics 1 to be relatively easy. |:</p>
<p>2 weeks. And it sure isn’t… and I’m not taking easy classes either. Could be the fact that the teacher is REALLY bad.</p>
<p>So I am taking an online physics class through my local community college. I know that I should read the text book and I plan too, but I want to know if there are any study suggestion you can give me. thanks guys! </p>
<p>@PhysicsLover16, thank you so much for all of the information. It was very helpful! So overall, PR is definitely the review book you would recommend? Over Barron’s and 5 Steps?</p>
<p>Does anybody have the official practice exam from the College Board? Is it even out yet?</p>
<p>Hey guys! I just have a question for y’all. My school doesn’t offer Physics 1/2, and it never offered B, so we don’t really have textbooks for the algebra-based Physics tests. I’ve decided to study Physics for the fun of it, so I guess it’d be a bit cool to take the Physics 1 test :P… Anyway, here’s my question… The textbook I’m using is called: Physics (for scientists and engineers) - Second Edition - A strategic approach. It’s loaded with calculus material (which I’m decent at already, so it’s not really going to be a comprehension problem), so should I study off of it? I’ll probably read it anyway because it’s insanely beguiling, but would a calculus-based textbook be overkill or mess me up? Thanks :)!</p>
<p>@Newdle
Studying claculus-based physics will teach you everything you need to know for algebra based physics. The thing about calculus based physics is just that you get more intuition as to where the equations come from and you can calculate instantaneous rates easily by taking derivatives. This simplifies the math by only remembering fundamental equations and then deriving the others.</p>
<p>It would probably be considered overkill in the sense you’ll learn a little more in depth about the concepts and equations, but I think it would be a good idea to use the textbook. </p>
<p>P.S. why would you not take AP Physics C if your self-studying anyways.</p>
<p>@jimmyboy23 I don’t think I’ll be able to cover a full year’s worth of C mechanics given how busy I’ll be, especially with USABO studying. I’ll probably be able to pull off a semester’s worth, which is Physics 1, but I guess I’ll see where I end up in a few months. My school offers Physics C mechanics (and possibly e/m…it’s complicated…), so at the moment, my plan is to take them next year. Thanks :)!</p>
<p>@jimmyboy23
Actually, now that I look at the textbook… I only have to read about 430 pages to finish my school’s syllabus. Do you think I should go for Physics C Mechanics? Can you take the Physics 1 and Physics C tests on the same year? </p>
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Yes, although colleges may not give credit for both.</p>