<p>Hi,</p>
<p>This year, I'm taking my first year in high school physics. I'm good at math and got AP credits on Calculus BC so I thought physics will be a breeze... It's not because my teacher is absolutely bad, and I have to teach myself everything. Moreover, I noticed that first half of the year of this course is spent on learning only two chapters of Princeton Review's Preparation for AP Physics. </p>
<p>So, I'm thinking, "Wouldn't it be better to just study AP Physics and get credits (self-study, of course)?" But I'm wondering if this is possible to pull off.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>P.S. I got 99 on physics first marking period and I have 97 now.</p>
<p>Physics B is much easier to self study than Physics C and I think you could do it with some effort. </p>
<p>I would get the PR SAT Physics book (yes, SAT book) because it is basically the same thing as the AP book with the Physics C stuff removed - this is the one book where I think PR actually has some depth. Barrons is also good for an in-depth review (I don't actually have this book - but I have tried Barrons for 4 other subjects and it is always the best). A good quick review book for the end of the year would be 5 steps to a 5. Don't get Cliffs - very unorganized.</p>
<p>I'm self-studying physics b.</p>
<p>I was lazy for the first part of the year, then I made a schedule for myself.</p>
<p>I do one section a night during school, and I started that at the beginning of December I think. Sometime around then. During vacation (right now) I do 2 sections a night, with a day planned for each chapter review (also known as when I catch up the work I didn't do). Once school starts again, I'll go back to one section a night, and if all goes according to plan, I should be finished with the book by the end of February, and have two months to review and go over stuff that was hard/I forgot, etc.</p>
<p>There are some pretty hard concepts that would be nice to have explanation for, and I don't know how fast you'd have to work if you started now (considering what you already know). But if you really want to, then it's very possible.</p>
<p>For hard concepts check out the animations that are online (google something like 'internet archive ap physics')... they're pretty helpful</p>