<p>I absolutely hated AP Physics B, and thought I was going to fail the exam (but this could be attributed to a terrible teacher that ended up getting fired). I honestly just BSed the whole exam and did not know what I was doing. At all. Lol, but somehow, I managed to pull off a 5, so I guess I'm not as bad at it as I thought. I was thinking about taking AP Physics C next year, since I heard it was a useful class and could earn me college credit (supposedly, colleges don't give credit to Physics B?). I'm not sure I necessary want to since its supposed to be a hard class with a heavy work load and I'll be a senior next year, but many people said that it is very calculus heavy, and since I'll be taking Calc BC next year, it might be a good idea to take them together. (my alternative would be AP prob/stat) I'm generally pretty good at math and science though, so considering my circumstances, would it be a good idea to take Physics C? How hard did you think the class was?</p>
<p>dont know how hard the class will be, but the mechanics exam was really easy, coming from someone who self studied C from a B class, and took calculus AB concurrently. Could easily learn the extra material in a week or so, and just be able to apply calculus.</p>
<p>Physics C is just harder because of the Calculus. But some say it’s not the math that’s hard, it’s the concepts and understanding how to tie in the math with the concepts.</p>
<p>you will probably be fine. my friend was only in pre-calculus when she took physics c. she got a 5.</p>
<p>Truly, the calculus in Physics C isn’t that difficult at all, at least on Mechanics. My friend had no calculus schooling, minus the small tidbits that we threw at him from time to time, like the simple power rule and chain rule and simple integration. Sometimes, the calculus can get hairy, such as with FRQ #3 this year in which some more complex calculus, differential equations, was employed. Just knowing simple calculus rules can get you through Mechanics. I would say if you are proficient in math and science, go for Physics C.</p>
<p>If you aren’t going into engineering or physics then it is necessary at all to take physics c unless you simply want a challenge or to learn more about physics.</p>
<p>I didn’t take the class; I self studied mechanics and electricity and magnetism (got a 5 and a 4 respectively) after taking physics b. the exam itself isn’t that hard and it’s pretty easy to get a high score but the class may be much harder. There isn’t much calculus, just derivatives and some basic integration</p>