How hard is it to self study Physics B with no past experience?

Test Preparation AP Sciences
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I want to take AP Physics C next year, but my school requires you to take AP Physics B as a prerequisite. I'm a junior and taking AP Chemistry, and I was wondering how hard it would be to self study for the B exam this May.</p>

<p>I have absolutely no past experience in physics. I am a fairly strong math student. I'm not sure how much help I will be able to get from the physics teachers, and I don't know if I can get a textbook. But I have found a bunch of online sources (including access to our school's physics lecture notes).</p>

<p>Do you think its possible for me to get at least a 3? Ideally, I'd get a 5 but how much studying would it take to pass the AP?</p>

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<p>I don’t know about other people but I’m a type of person who needs a book to do anything lol. If you have the right and accurate resources then you should be fine. You also said that you are strong in math, so I don’t see a big problem. Physics is a lot of problem solving, and it may take time for you to understand a topic or two. To answer you last question, you should study until the material is jammed into your head. In the end it’s all up to you, but if you decide to self-study AP physics B then good luck and I hope you get a score on the exam :)</p>

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<p>Physics B is exceedingly easy. Self-studying should be no problem.</p>

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<p>IMO, it shouldn’t be too hard. Just grab yourself a princeton review book and read over it.
And be sure to do all the practice tests.</p>

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<p>Examples, examples, examples. In my opinion, when I took the course, it was best to see examples of what I was learning in order to grasp the concepts. Just make sure you know the formulas for multiple choice. Good luck on electricity and magnetism.</p>