<p>10 char and thank you</p>
<p>C involves knowledge of calculus while B does not. Adcoms will find that both AP levels of Physics are difficult but C is more difficult for sure. Both are quite rigorous.</p>
<p>Well, If i already know ap physics b and lets say received a 5 on the exam and 800 on the physics Sat, how easy would physics C be for me? Would i be able to “stroll through it?”</p>
<p>I am going to begin studying for ap physics c or b at the beginning of summer because i am in science bowl and am contemplating a major in the field. I am going to take ap physics c next year and am wondering if I should self study B. Due to my intense course load next year I want to know if self studying B would give me a significant upper hand in C or if I should just study C because the fields are too different.</p>
<p>At my school they require us to take Physics C before B. I took B junior year and C this year. I like that our school does this because it makes half of Physics C feel like review, and then the other half is just going into more depth with some of the topics in B. Overall, B covers more topics and MUCH FASTER whereas C takes more time to go in depth on certain topics and doesn’t cover quite as much (but obviously what it does cover, it covers deeply using calculus like addymithas said.)</p>
<p>They’re both challenging classes but in different ways.</p>
<p>No, you won’t be able to stroll through C. You’ll have a decent intro to many of the topics but you won’t have nearly gone into the depth and mathemetics that C will.</p>
<p>In addition to the B topics, C covers mechanics, electricity and magnetism.</p>
<p>B covers all 3 of those…</p>
<p>So then why do many people self study ap physics b while taking C? I looked through the giancoli textbooks and the first 10 chapters of mechanics in C only had about 2 more sections per chapter than B.</p>
<p>The text for mechanics in B was exactly IDENTICAL to C, but C just added a couple more sections per chapter that delved into calculus.</p>
<p>If you are good at calculus, you may actually find physics easier to understand when explained with calculus.</p>
<p>Anyway, if you intend to do a science or engineering major in university, AP Physics B will likely be useless for subject credit. AP Physics C is more likely to be accepted, although not all schools do, or may accept only mechanics since they teach E&M with multivariable calculus.</p>
<p>If you take Physics C, the Mech, Electricity, and Mag sections of physics B will be cake. People self study the other 2-3 sections of Physics B and take the exam just so they can have another exam under their belt or have a backup exam if they screw up on Physics C.</p>
<p>Look, you’ll be very famillar with the topics in Physics C. That being said, you’ll never have even touched the calculus, which is the meat of the course. Physics B is a great into. Gives you a nice advantage, and much of the course will feel like review. Doesn’t mean you’ll just stroll through it. Still, if you’re good at calculus, it shouldn’t be difficult at all.</p>