<p>I'm think I'm going to take honors physics next year. I'm scared though, because I'm not very good at math. I like a challenge, and haven't taken a science class that wasn't honors. I dont want to be bored, but at the same time I don't want colleges to see that I couldn't handle honors physics and had to drop down a level. My questions are:</p>
<p>1)what type of math do you need for physics?</p>
<p>2)I'm thinking about taking '******* Path B: Preparation for College Level Algebra and Beyond' online to help fix my math problems(it's free) Has anyone heard of that? will it help me?</p>
<p>3)There's also a book I found reduced price cheap online 'Preparing for General Physics: Math Skills Drills and Other Useful Help, Calculus Version' has anyone heard of that?</p>
<p>Anything else you can tell me will be sooo helpful! Thanks, I'd appreciate some advice!</p>
<p>HS physics involves minimal math skills; you should be fine.</p>
<p>You should be fine. Physics invloves little math knowledge.</p>
<p>don’t underestimate the mathematics in physics though. sometimes, you can go a long way in physics if you know a little bit of tensor calculus.</p>
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<li><p>my physics class dealt mostly with trig and algebra</p></li>
<li><p>never heard of it but if its free you might as well give it a shot</p></li>
<li><p>I dont think that book will be necessary, and since this is your first time taking physics you probably wont need the calculus version</p></li>
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<p>Its just honors physics. If you were fine with all the other honors sciences then you should be fine with physics too. If you need help, youtube videos are awesome. I watched PhysicsEH and it helped me get through AP physics. good luck!</p>
<p>My class was extremely easy and boring. We just did a bunch of worksheets.</p>
<p>Honors physics doesn’t contain any calculus, just pre-calculus with trigonometry. From what the physics has told me, the math isn’t the thing that cause the students to fumble, it’s the concepts that stump the students. When you start the class, study and make sure you have the concepts down and understand why you’re doing the math.</p>
<p>1) In high school, Algebra II/Trig. AP Physics C requires basic calculus. I don’t think the math is the hard part.
2) This website censored it, so maybe there’s something wrong with it? 
3) No. </p>
<p>MIT has some physics lectures online (calculus-based) and Khan Academy has some algebra-based ones.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the responses! You all just really lessened my anxiety about it. I think I will take the math skills class, but if you guys think the book is unnecessary then ill trust you! :)</p>
<p>The math itself isn’t difficult. Applying the correct math for the problem is tough. You don’t need path integrals for hs physics, but you do need to know where to apply an equation and what variable to use for the various factors.</p>
<p>Introductory Physics, like in AP Physics B is Algebra based, so I’d recommend Algebra I and II</p>