AP Physics C from no physics last year

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<p>Hi.</p>

<p>So I'm a sophomore right now and of course, its that time again, to choose classes for next year. The AP Physics B teacher in my school is supposedly/apparently really bad [many of my friends have him and even the smartest of them say that they end up teaching themselves every chapter in the end. </p>

<p>I'm wondering if its possible to skip right into Physics C. I'm going right into Calc BC from Pre-Cal. Is it really necessary to have B before Physics C or no? Like, are topics in B that are further covered in C gone over again, or does the curriculum assume that you already know that material and it just begins delving into the details right off?</p>

<p>BTW: I'm not planning to go into any engineering or physics-related major. I just want to take physics because I think its helpful, and honors, IMO, would be too easy for me. </p>

<p>Any Help? [and yes, this was xposted in the high school forum. ]</p>

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<p>Yes, it's definitely possible. I jumped into Physics C without taking physics before. I'd taken calculus, though. There were a couple people in my class who had never taken physics or calculus before, and they did all right too.</p>

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<p>yeah thats the thing I'm worried about if I do skip to Physics C. I'm going straight into Calculus BC at the same time, so I wouldn't have that foundation in calculus.</p>