<p>My school offers only AP Physics B (no C) or a regular non-honors physics class. The AP class doesn't have the basic class as a pre-req. I'll be taking Honors PreCalc next year. Would AP be too hard without any previous class or any knowledge whatsoever of physics?</p>
<p>Most kids at my school take AP Physics without any Physics background – they learn Physics for the first time as they go, and many find success with it. However, I’ve been told that AP Physics is easier if you’ve already completed Trig/Pre-Cal and are dual enrolled in Calc while taking it. </p>
<p>For Physics B you really only need some rudimentary trig skills which you could probably master in a few days on your own. </p>
<p>Having no physics background won’t put you in a bad spot. At my school, a lot of kids take AP Physics B as their intro to physics and then go on to do C: Mechanics and sometimes E&M. They do just fine on the Physics B exam so I wouldn’t worry too much.</p>
<p>Thanks guys!
I thought about it and I do want to take AP next year, but I just found out that it’s 2 periods per day and that just messed up my schedule. Now I can either take AP and not continue on to Spanish 4, or take regular Physics and Spanish 4. Unfortunately, my school doesn’t offer Honors. What do you guys think?</p>