<p>I did some searching on CC, and while people were mostly discerning the differences between the two AP's, some mentioned more than once that most colleges don't accept credit for Physics B but do accept for C.</p>
<p>Can you guys confirm this assumption? Thanks CC.</p>
<p>(I'm deciding for Physics B or C for my next years schedule,Thanks again CC for saving the day)</p>
<p>Definitely, APC is respected MUCH more than APB. APC is more difficult since it is calculus-based, while APB lacks calculus.
Check your specific colleges for what credits they accept, but in general, APC is better than APB.</p>
<p>Ah ok thanks pascal12.</p>
<p>…but just to reconfirm a little bit more to satisfy my nervous skeptical side, any more opinions on this?</p>
<p>Also, is there any point in taking both Physics B and C for college credit?</p>
<p>Thanks again CC</p>
<p>You can look at the websites of the colleges in which you’re interested and determine for what AP tests they’ll give credit.</p>
<p>That being said, generally speaking a good score on AP C will get credit (if credit is even granted at all), whereas a 5 on AP B does s*** for getting you credit.</p>
<p>Actually, everything I’ve seen so far indicates that B is preferred over C. Maybe I’m just looking at weird schools, but I’ve generally seen 8 credits or so for Physics B and then 4 for either C exam. You’d have to take both C exams in order to get the same amount of credit as Physics B.</p>
<p>Both Physics C courses go more in-depth, but they only look at a very limited number of topics. Physics B is more general, but you cover a broad array of Physics topics, including many topics not on either C exam.</p>
<p>I think AP Physics C (both APs) is generally worth either the same amount or more credit than AP Physics B, never less. Schools like MIT don’t even accept AP Physics B for credit, simply because Physics B doesn’t require calculus. </p>
<p>Physics C is definitely intended to be more demanding and rigorous, but depending on your school and your teacher, you might benefit more in terms of preparedness for physics at a college level if you have, say, a really amazing AP Physics B teacher in lieu of the rather abysmal AP Physics C teacher. The actual quality of the course depends on your school.</p>
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I don’t think that this is an indication that APB is preferred over C because at many high schools, APC is a yearlong course, so just APC Mechanics would be only a semester in high school. It would make sense to offer half the credit for just one section.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback so far guys. Right now I"m leaning towards C, but then anther thing that’s been in my mind…</p>
<p>Does anybody take TWO years of Physics? (Physics B Junior and C Senior). Or is it just redundant and pointless? (Rather just do 1 yr of Physics+another year of APES or AP Bio)</p>
<p>Muchos Gracias</p>