<p>Hey, I'm in AP Physics C and also in Calculus. And Calculus just REALLY isn't working out.</p>
<p>Anyway, my question is, although Physics C is physics with Calculus, could I still do reasonable well in AP Physics C without taking Calculus, and just learning the Calculus I need for Physics separately?</p>
<p>Thannks!</p>
<p>Ask your teacher! Each class is different (even though they are preparing for the same test) so your instructor will know what options are best for you.</p>
<p>I highly doubt he will allow it. There is no proof that you will know the material and in physics, it is applied, not the straightforward problems. There was probably a prerequisite saying either concurrent enrollment in calculus or if you've taken calculus.</p>
<p>There is always AP Physics B.</p>
<p>Already have taken Physics B.</p>
<p>You can ask to learn the Calculus needed for AP Physics C. My teacher gave a crash course for those who hadn't taken it (90% of the class) before the board of ed. randomly changed it to AP Physics B. Just ask your teacher for help in the calculus based area if you don't know it. You don't have to get the concepts, just the mechanics.</p>
<p>Yeah, my physics teacher said he'd teach all the calculus we'd need.
About half our class is in Calc BC, the other half is in other classes (non-calc).
Basically he said we need to know derivatives and some other stuff like integrals.</p>
<p>You will need to know calculus. Got to know rectilinear (1-D) motion. Got to know how to use separation of variables to solve differential equations. Got to know how to integrate using u-substitution and basic integral rules.</p>
<p>Applications: position/velocity/acceleration, resistive forces, work as the integral of force with respect to distance.</p>
<p>That's as far as we've studied.</p>
<p>Usually in Physics a crash course will work. My science department is far inferior by CC standards, but in my Physics class there were a few students who hadn't completed Chemistry yet, so the teacher gave us a crash course on significant figures and conversions and the like. That wasn't hard to pick up at all, though it did take a little extra effort. I'm sure if you've had PreCalc you should be able to pick up the Calculus needed for Physics quickly enough. </p>
<p>I always admire students in Physics C. I was going to take an equivalent at my community college since my high school doesn't have it, and the community college doesn't have a physics course that high.</p>