<p>Hiya guys.</p>
<p>I'm entering my senior year, and am thinking about taking an AP Physics class, especially as I'll be going into arch. and maybe civil eng.. I don't know which one to take! I've looked at the descriptions, and it seems like C will be right for me, but I'm also taking a bunch of other AP courses, and don't want to take a very-physics oriented course, also since I haven't taken calc yet and don't want to learn the two simultaneously, unless that is easier(of course). Plus, I'll be working after school.</p>
<p>Can you guys give me some tips? Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>Take C. It will serve you better in the future, and learning physics and calculus at the same time is not very hard. I'm doing it this year, and I think that taking the classes together is easier. Physics has given me a much better understanding of the integral. Also, many colleges don't give credit for B.</p>
<p>My D and her friends would disagree with weasel and suggest you take AP Physics B instead. Your interest in school work in general will probably decrease as your senior year goes on. Also, if you do really well in B, and are so inclined, it's possible to go ahead and take the Physics C Mechanics test as well. Most colleges that we've looked at that give AP credit give separate credit for AP Physics B, AP Physics C Mechanics, and AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism. If Calculus will be easy for you, then go ahead an jump right into taking both at the same time, but it was much easier for D to have calculus behind her before tackling the tougher stuff in Physics C. Good luck!</p>
<p>the calculus on the ap physics c test is not hard at all. the difficulty of the class depends on how much hw, etc your particular teacher gives.</p>