<p>I received an A in Physics Honors, I received a B in Chemistry Honors and a B in Biology Honors. How hard is AP Physics C? Like is this the hardest class ever? I am not sure if I should take this or just take AP Chemistry instead.</p>
<p>Its not the hardest thing ever, but its pretty hard, especially electricity and magnetism.</p>
<p>do lots of problems and you'll be ok</p>
<p>why not take Physics B first?</p>
<p>because i didnt want to....and it doesnt prepare you for engineering.</p>
<p>AP Physics C will be aggravating for people without strong mathematics skills; chemistry and biology do not comparably weigh towards a student's indication of his or her future performance in AP Physics C. For some, it will definitely push the boundries of the mind's ability to understand new concepts.</p>
<p>Physics Honors...that doesn't tell us much. It really depends on the depth that you went into the Mechanics/Electricity & Magnetism topics while you were studying physics in that class.</p>
<p>I would suggest you test yourself by taking 1-3 past AP Physics B papers on your own and getting someone to grade them for you (maybe a teacher for the MCQs?) and if you do well in those, you shouldn't need to take AP Physics B. However, I would go over the magnetism & electricity + mechanics section especially to prepare for Physics C.</p>
<p>If you know calculus already, it's a breeze. From what I heard from seniors in my average school, they thought the calculus class was HARDER than the physics class that covered calculus lol...our school only does mechanics though..</p>
<p>i'm kinda in the same situation except i haven't taken a prior physics course to AP C... i'm sure ull be fne with w/efoundation you have</p>
<p>You should know calculus , otherwise you might struggle. Mechanics is pretty straightforward and easy, but E&M kicked my butt last year. I had to work so hard to learn everything, and there's just a LOT ot learn. Do as many problems as you possibly can, that helps a lot.</p>
<p>e+m isn't so bad once you figure out that most concepts in e+m have analogous concepts in mechanics.</p>
<p>hey, dont worry about it. american grading system is so flexible that its pretty easy to score the highest grade, 5.. just know the basic stuff of electricity.. and know your calc, and do some of those previous year's fr questions.. and you're on your way to a 5 :) </p>
<p>if you have a full day school like i do, self studying at home at night 3 months for 4 subjects, calc bc, 2 phys C, and chem would be enough.. calc bc and phys C goes hand in hand :)</p>
<p>oksannadog613: im in the same boat you are. my summer work is turning my head..just a tad.</p>
<p>haha wanna know the scary thing?</p>
<p>our school didn't give any summer homework for the physics C class. i guess because they thought phys b the previous year was enough..?</p>
<p>ne ways now i have no summer work and a foreign ap prep book to study alone</p>
<p>If you've already taken AP Calculus your junior year, or you're very mathematically talented, you'll find Physics C to be much easier than everyone else does.</p>
<p>i would be takign ap calc ab with ap physics c.....i think im gonan choose ap chemistry, im not comfortable with the class anyway....chemistry has a higher pass rate at my school....</p>
<p>well actually im same as the guy above me. im gonna be a junior in clac ab and phys c</p>
<p>yep, taking ap calc bc and ap physics c at the same time. no other calculus experience.
blech.</p>
<p>lol i took that junior year (gonna be a senior next year) got a 5 on both exams. it's a b-tch to study for, but it's not impossible, and i got like 1/2 the test wrong on e&m, and 1 free response wrong, and still got a 5, so the curve is good too.</p>