<p>I'm going to be a sophomore next year. I'm a strong math student with all A's in Algebra 2 honors. I'll be taking precalc honors, as well as AP chemistry next year. I however still have an open spot on my schedule. Should I take Ap Physics 1 next year without honors physics? Also, how should I convince my science teacher of letting me take the Ap class? The physics teacher wants me to talk to my current chemistry teacher for recommendation.</p>
<p>It will be pretty rigorous. Have you done well in previous quantitative math/science courses? 2 AP sciences can be alot in one year, not impossible, but make sure it’s manageable. You’re a sophomore so there’s time to take it in later years if you wanted to. People from my school often jump to AP physics without taking an honors physics course, HOWEVER we do have a “honors intro to physics to chem course” required our freshman year, so we get around a half year’s worth of each.</p>
<p>Of course difficulty varies by school, and it may be worth talking to other students. If you are a strong math student, as you have mentioned, you should have no problem with it, but again taking 2 AP sciences in one year can be tough but doable. Are these the only APs you’re taking? If trying to convince your science teacher, show them your record in science and math classes and show them you’re dedicated to it.</p>
<p>The toughest thing about AP physics is that it jumps around from topics, and you have to connect spatial reasoning with the content of the course. If you can do that, then you will be fine. Good luck</p>
<p>These are the only two ap classes I’m taking. I also got the highest score on the chem EOC in my state. </p>
<p>Then I think you might be able to handle it if you work hard. Is there an add/drop period at your school? You could always drop down to honors if you think it is not manageable. (It looks as if you are saying they will take up the same period) But if so, it’s important to recognize that SOON, so it doesn’t affect your overall gpa. I found the previous physics course to be helpful before the more difficult version, but then again I didn’t get straight A’s in algebra 2. best of luck!</p>
<p>In our school, Precalculus is required before taking AP Physics. Whether this implies that the course requires a lot of math or not, I’ll leave that up for discussion. All I know is, it is a difficult course, and would you really want to take it with AP Chem?</p>
<p>In our school, precalc is a co-req, not a pre-req. I don’t think it will be difficult to take these two together if they are your only AP’s. Lots of kids here take AP Chem and AP Physics C together, so I would think Physics 1 would be more manageable.</p>
<p>Oh my bad, I was talking about C, not 1. </p>
<p>All the freshman taking Alg 2/trig at our school are forced to take it. I’m assuming it’s going to be pretty easy. </p>