<p>If I had a textbook, a review book, and an online lesson thing, is it possible to self study- for a 5?</p>
<p>My school doesn't have advanced Physics, but I want to major in Astrophysics, so I thought this would be a good idea. </p>
<p>Definitely not going through C though.</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Bringing this up again. . . thinking of maybe doing C.<br>
But I'm taking Calc AB (self studying BC) next year. Not sure what Physics C is like though. . .</p>
<p>I've looked around the boards a bit- by the number of posts I'm obviously not a new member. </p>
<p>Also has anyone looked at the MIT open courseware for the Monteray Institue websites? The have free online "courses"- will that be enough material when coupled with a text and a review book? What are some good textbooks? </p>
<p>Just hoping for some help! Thanks</p>
<p>In general I'd advise that you go with Physics C and with Calc BC if 5's on them are within reach. Most colleges won't accredit either Physics B or Calc AB, but most do with the harder versions.</p>
<p>And I think that the MIT OCW will definitely adequately prepare you, but there are topics on the OCW that will never be covered on the exam. Like gyroscopes, and the exact specifics of EM waves (I mean actual equation formulations, the general EM wave stuff you'll need to know)- those will never appear on AP. If you can't find anyone to tell you what will and won't appear, message me and I'd be glad to let you know what'll be on the exam (at least what was on it for 2006).</p>
<p>I agree with the above poster, if you already know calc (or you are going to take it) then going with physics C might be a better idea, especially since you will have a bit lesser scope to cover (though in ALOT more detail and calc) as physics C doesnt have Optics, Light, Nuclear Physics, Therodynamics and fluids, etc. And the OCW definetly helps, even though sometimes it goes quickly over things that are emphasized on the AP and sometimes it goes into stuff that will never appear on ap ( alot of times actually but you can just skip those lectures) its good overall.</p>
<p>And physics C doesnt need that much calc anyways just basic derivation and integration (you need a little more calc for E&M then you do for Mechanics though)</p>
<p>Thanks so much- so would I be okay if I learn then concurrently?
Should I do both Mechanics and E&M or pick one? </p>
<p>Hopefully I can get the calc basics down over the summer- in precalc we have sort of "finished" precal and are doing limits, continuty and trig limits- chapters 1/2 of our calc text for next year- are derivitives and integration soon after that? </p>
<p>Thanks so much so far!</p>
<p>If you want to do just one then i suggest doing mechanics (you will have a hard time doing E&M if you dont know mechanics and mechanics is easier/less calculus ) </p>
<p>However if you can, i suggest just doing both, since you are self studying it anyways and i m assuming you've never taken physics before.</p>
<p>not to mention that the curve on E&M is so easy its not even funny (50-55% is a five)</p>
<p>I am in Regents Physics right now, so I guess I know a lot of the basics, which is good.</p>
<p>What about those Monteray Institute lessons? Are they good?
Sorry to bother anyone, but what would be the best OCW course to pick for Physics C, Mechanics and EM? Thanks for the help guys!</p>
<p>Oh, and what about textbooks/review books? I'll buy the one(s) for whatever MIT course I pick, just wondering what the concensus is for these things. I hear PR is good. I think I'd like more than one though.</p>
<p>Oh yeah- I have a teacher to ask about such things but she never taught AP Physics so I don't really know anyone who will know what's on the exam or not. So I'll be posting a lot I suppose!</p>
<p>How many labs are there? Any required? Are they important/helpful/easy to do on your own?</p>
<p>What about a time commitment- if I start in like August perhaps. </p>
<p>I need to convice my GC to order the AP Physics exams for me too- no one's ever done C, and only one girl has ever done B. </p>
<p>So many questions, I know! I've self studies history before, but that was with a non-AP course dealing with the same material generally (one was honors). Even though I've already taken Regents Physics, I'm nervous about learning something from scratch. I just want to make sure I do it right!</p>
<p>Thanks for al the help thus far! I want to get seom kind of plan together soon though. . .</p>
<p>There are no required labs for AP Physics, although some colleges will credit you more if you do have labs. I would recommend my textbook, "Physics, Fifth Edition" by Giancoli. There's a website that goes along with that, <a href="http://cwx.prenhall.com/giancoli/%5B/url%5D">http://cwx.prenhall.com/giancoli/</a></p>
<p>Got a calc text for derivitives and integrals. . . Physics is next!</p>