<p>Hello , I'm in my senior year at school and will take AP tests to decrease my credit hours at the university at my home country. Now I'm new to this whole AP thing so I need help understanding how to study .</p>
<p>I'm planning on majoring in engineering(not sure what specific major yet) Now I'm pretty sure im going to take AP calculus but whats the deal with AB and BC do I have to take both to count as 1 AP exam?</p>
<pre><code>I take Chemistry, Physics ,EU history,Psychology and I don't know whether I should take AP in all of them on May because I dont really like studying that much and the main APs which im planning to take (Calculus,Physics,Chemistry) are already difficult enough .
Now my question is, which is easier EU history or Psychology AP's ? I dropped out of mechanics at my high school because they offer really advanced mathematical physics which is too hard for me( at university it should be easier) so I heard there are two parts of AP physics, the electricity one and the mechanics, If I take the electrecity part will that count as an AP ? If I dont take the full Physics AP should I even bother taking Physics ap ?
How do I study for the AP exam? Should I study from the barrons book for each one, study the material then do the practice tests? or is there an official AP book like for the SAT? My schools curriculum is the same as AP but the thing is when I looked at an old barrons calculus book it had material from last year which I completely forgot should I study from my schools books or from the barrons?
Lastly , Is it enough if I take only 3 APs? Calculus Chemistry Physics , and if its not worth taking physics which should I replace with EU history or psychology ( which is the easiest ) .
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<p>Many of the answers to the questions you asked are here: [Advanced</a> Placement Program ?About AP Exams and Courses](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Get the Most Out of AP – AP Students | College Board)
But I’ll answer them anyways.
AB is one semester of Calc, BC is two. You can only take one in a year.
Psychology is often called the “easiest” AP test, but it can depend. EU History is considered hard, like all the histories.
There are three AP Physics tests: AP Physics B, C: Mechanics, C: Electricity. Which one you take depends on which one of these your school offers. The Electricity one uses concepts from Mechanics.
It doesn’t really matter how many APs you take senior year.</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB and BC - you cannot take both exams during the same year. Both exams usually have the two or three of the same FR questions and a same few MC questions. The difference between those is that AB covers from limits to application of integration. BC - review of AB and then just add new techniques for integration (partial integration), series, and polar and parametric functions.</p>
<p>Chemistry is one of those difficult AP exam. If you want a 5, then I recommend that you study hard. </p>
<p>EU History - another one of those difficult AP exam. Difficulty is that you have to remember the information.</p>
<p>Psychology is known as the easiest AP exam.</p>
<p>If I take either Calc AB or BC will that count as one AP course? if not, will it at least reduce credit hours in university? If I take BC will that count as full AP ?</p>
<pre><code>The same question with Physics but im not taking mechanics, will it count as half a course and will it reduce credit hours.
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<p>I still dont know how hard the AP exam is because I have never taken it before, but is it reasonable to take 5 in one year ( Im not a genius) or should I just stick with 3 and that will be enough? </p>
<pre><code> I dont really have to do APS as the university is low standard, but it will help reduce the time in unvier and the cost.
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<p>Last, should I just buy barrons for each subject and answer the practice tests?</p>
<p>AP Calc AB will count as calculus I (usually 3 or 4 credit hours)
AP Calc BC will count as Calculus I and II (6-8 credit hours)
Some people do more than three, some do less. On CC you’ll find most people do more than 3, but IRL more do less.</p>
<p>The physics depends on which AP physics class you are taking.</p>