<p>There sure are a ton of formulas and numbers and names for these classes. For tests, does your teacher expect you to know all of them? I don't think it'd be impossible, considering all of the obscure formulas I have to know for precalculus. Not that I'm advocating for memorization of obscure science facts/formulas..</p>
<p>For example, in honors chemistry, our teacher let us use a personal periodic table. </p>
<p>For physics, we have our own personal sheet of physics equations (and I think only equations are supposed to be on there, but I also have units and diagrams:p)</p>
<p>For physics last year, we got a formula sheet. When I was in honors chem, we weren't allowed formula sheets. When we needed them, she handed out simplified copies of the periodic table (I think.) In AP Chem, we get whatever you're given on the AP exam (a formula sheet with constants and a simplified periodic table).</p>
<p>I don't have AP classes yet but my sister was allowed one page front and back to put any notes she wanted to for AP Biology. But not chapter tests...unit tests only.</p>
<p>In AP Chem, we get reference table. It includes a periodic table and a couple of formulas, symbols, and constants, but it's not everything we ahve to know. IN pre-calc we were told to memorize all the formulas because they would be assests to AP Calc. But honestly, just suck it up and do the work your asked to.</p>
<p>Here's a trick: Don't memorize esoteric formulas. Physics and math aren't designed to be memorization-intensive subjects. Most people who use physics in real life don't have that great of a memory anyway. If people had to memorize every formula in physics only about a hundred people would actually be able to learn it. There are an infinite number of formulas to memorize for an infinite number of physical situations.</p>
<p>What you want to do is use concepts. Instead of memorizing a formula that only works for Atwood's Machine problems, learn how to solve problems involving free-body diagrams. Or if you must use formulas, at least be able to derive the more esoteric formulas from the common ones (like F=ma).</p>
<p>The same applies to chemistry, by the way. Instead of memorizing formulas, understand where they come from. You could even combine the two approaches, memorizing the formulas, and then deriving them when you forget them.</p>
<p>We get reference tables for Chemistry and Physics- both are like three/four page booklets of wonderful science goodies! Also we get them fore tests and final exams (Regents). Gotta love NYS. You can probably print a copy for your studies off the Regents website.</p>
<p>AP Chem has a reference table too, but it is somewhat minimalist. I've noticed that the equations on the sheet are never the ones that I need to recall. . .</p>
<p>In chem, we get an index card that we are allowed to write certain constants/equations on. In precalc, we're allowed to use cards for the trig identities...</p>
<p>For Chem: We are allowed the Periodic table which is given with the State Exam or what not, so it has simple formulas and constants. IF we are doing bond association energies, or enthalpies ECt. we will be give a chart.</p>
<p>I normally just write down all the equations I might need to know at the beginning of the test, it saves time and prevents you from making a stupid mistake</p>
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<p>Sorry, I said that wrong. We do have to memorize the trig identities, but we are allowed to use cards for double-angle, half-angle, and product-sum formulas.</p>