<p>Has anyone ever taken this class without taking an honors/regular class the year before?</p>
<p>My school requires students to take a year of physics, and I only want to take physics once. Normally it would be physics honors junior year and AP Physics B senior year, but how about AP Physics junior year? I already know a girl (10th grade) who is taking AP Physics this year without having taken prior physics classes, and she seems to be doing fine. Does it really help that much to take physics honors the year before? </p>
<p>I'm not doing so good in chem, but that's because I have classes that are higher priorities, so I don't have much time to study. I'm taking 2 AP's this year (sophomore), so I know what to expect. I'm very good at math when I study. It doesn't take me a long time to grasp concepts. Oh, and I'm in precalc right now; AP Calc next year.</p>
<p>We don't take a year of physics beforehand, but we also tend not to do well...though that's mostly the fault of the teacher, I believe.</p>
<p>Most AP Physics B students at D"s hs do NOT take honors physics first. Very good percentage do well on AP's...the teacher is great. See if you can talk to someone who is in AP Physics B now at your school.</p>
<p>OK thanks. I know the physics teacher, and she's really nice and alot of her students like her.</p>
<p>What is so hard about physics? Is it alot of memorizing formulas? I saw the textbook for it for a short while; I saw trig in it and I love trig.</p>
<p>Theres not much trig imo and if anything its evaulating sine/cosine/tangent and their inverses.</p>
<p>I'm in AP Physics right now and have not had any physics prior to this.</p>
<p>My perception is that how well you'll do is dependent on three things, in this order:</p>
<ol>
<li>Your natural aptitude for the subject.</li>
<li>Your work ethic.</li>
<li>Your teacher/the quality of the class.</li>
</ol>
<p>Some people just look at physics, and it clicks. They could have the worst teacher in the world, but it's common sense to them. I have several friends like that and generally, such a characteristic is coupled with a love of higher math.</p>
<p>For the non-physics inclined, especially if you have no solid foundation in the subject and the teacher is unhelpful, it is going to be tough. I study hard for it, but my grades on individual tests are across the board. I got an A last semester, though, so it's not impossible. You just gotta be willing to put in substantial study time.</p>
<p>I'm in Physics C (Mechanics) this semester, and regular physics (there is no honors physics at my school) is not a prerequisite. AP Calculus (no regular calc) is a prerequisite, but it wouldn't be for Physics B because that's algebra-based, correct?</p>
<p>Yea, Physics B is algebra-based. I haven't taken calc yet. I'll be taking it next year, but my school doesn't offer Physics C anyway.</p>