<p>Should I take it along with AP Physics B? I am currently taking AP Physics B at my school, but I have already taken Calculus at the nearby community college, so should I try to self study C?</p>
<p>Also should I try E+M? </p>
<p>And if you are an expert on self studying.. What was the most amount of AP tests that you took in a year? (class and self studied)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>any advice?</p>
<p>Try talking to your physics teacher. The teacher may be able to provide you with info, such as if self-studying would be possible, and such. And your teacher may also provide you with some resources to use. A friend and I are considering doing the same thing. We've asked our AP Physics B teacher yesterday, and today, we got a Physics C textbook. And we may get some more from a school where AP Physics C is taught.</p>
<p>According to a friend who has taken C last year, the Mechanics portion is possible. First of all, you're learning the same concepts (although you'll need to learn some new stuff, like angular velocity, and all). You then just apply calculus (easier said than done, but since I myself haven't looked at the aforementioned textbook, or haven't decided if I'm actually going to self-study or not...). E&M might be more of a challenge. I think it involves vector calculus?</p>
<p>just get PR-its designed fr homeschooled students etc</p>
<p>PR would be a decent way to self-study for physics C. There is definitely some vector calculus in the E&M, but it is not too advanced and the book explains what you need.</p>
<p>so i should take physics b, c and e+m tests? i mean i might as well right?</p>
<p>if ure in ur junior year- physics c mech and e&m
if ure in ur senior year - all 3</p>
<p>? If you're a senior and plan to go into math/sci/eng. you shouldn't do both B and C tests, that's a waste of time/money, just do the C test if you're a senior. If you're a junior do the B test this year and do the C test next year, that way you can learn physics concepts, and then all you need to do is apply calculus to them next year.</p>
<p>Choose C or B, one or the other. If you're going into engineering / physics / chemistry, take C. If you are going into a different science or medical field take B. There's no point in taking both. </p>
<p>And make your mind up now, get a textbook, not just a review guide. Starting in November makes it really unlikely that you'll finish with enough time to review (that is if you do E and M, which I recommend highly - that's another semester of college down)</p>
<p>In my self-study thus far:
Each week: 25-40 problems, 1 chapter in Fundamentals of Physics. You MUST pore over the sample problems!! Then once a week I meet with a tutor to discuss any hard problems. Right now I have done vectors, Newton's Laws, kinematics, cons of energy / momentum, and am currently working with rotation / torque. I will finish Mechanics by the end of this month.</p>