<p>I am a sophomore and I took 3 AP exams this year - Psychology, calculus BC, macro
Next year, I'm planning to take AP Physics B exam so I'm gonna start studying this summer..
However, some people say Physics will be too hard for me because I don't take physics course at school... I can only choose 2 sciences at my school so I chose Biology and Chemistry (IB courses)
I did a little bit of Physics in the 9th grade, but it's very basic... Do you think I can still manage to do Physics B?</p>
<p>BTW, I get the best grades in math and science in my grade.</p>
<p>I think if you think you are up to the challenge, you can pull it off. Honestly, Physics B is not too complicated. You really have to understand the material though and that requires getting a decent textbook or doing work outside of just the AP books. I didn’t self study myself for the test but I did use the Princeton Review AP book in conjunction with my normal class and the AP book isn’t just as in depth as the textbook. Once you understand the concepts in physics, it’s all really easy though. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Can you do it? Sure.</p>
<p>Is there any reason to do it? I doubt it.</p>
<p>What are you hoping to accomplish?</p>
<p>it seems possible! I had an awful APB teacher so the class was almost like a self-study lol. however, if you were able to do well in calculus, you might find APC more manageable, as the scope of the curriculum is less broad.</p>
<p>Yeah, but it’s not useful as far as getting college credits goes for Math related majors.</p>
<p>The uni I want to go to prefers students who do all 3 sciences…
So I decided to try for Physics B…</p>
<p>The concepts of Physics B aren’t all too hard to master, though by the end of the year, there’s just a lot of material such as formulas, constants, etc. to keep in mind for the exam. However, I’m sure if you start cracking now, you’ll be more than prepared for next year’s test, self-study alone.</p>
<p>Seeing as you’ve already taken the Calc test, I’m assuming you’ve an adequate knowledge of math to eventually figure out the relationships between certain formulas: quite a plus when it comes to FRQ’s.</p>
<p>Is there a big difference btw Physics B and Physics C?
Also, what textbook would you prefer for self-studying?</p>
<p>Yes. Physics B deals with trigonometry, and thus more simple math, whereas C deals more with calculus.</p>
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<p>Cutnell and Johnson is good.</p>