<p>I just want to know how Chem and Physics compare to AP Bio, what I am taking right now, in terms of difficulty, and how interesting they are.</p>
<p>chem has been my favorite BY FAR.
physics was okay, and bio sucked. i'm just not into memorizing all of those details.
(i take IB, however.)</p>
<p>frankly, im a huge fan of the underappreciated ap enviro</p>
<p>Bio: rote memorization.
Physics: lots of thinking, no learning. Pretty good, makes you smarter.
Chem: a good mix, very interesting, and fun.</p>
<p>enviro > bio > chem > physucks</p>
<p>Woah, didn't even realize there WAS an AP enviro. Not that my school has AP science courses anyways...haha.</p>
<p>Is there any point in self-studying for a science AP if you are really interested and proficient in it? Or is it just a waste if you haven't taken the actual course with it?</p>
<p>I disagree with people that say that Biology is all memorization. Yes you have to know the facts, but you have to also be able to connect them together, logically manipulate them, make hypotheses and results based on data and apply it to a real life biological problem. So no, it's not a mere regurjitation of facts, then it would be easy.</p>
<p>And I'm comparing it to BC Calc - I can pretty much cruise through that class with very little effort and get a 85 for the term.</p>
<p>dude it depends on ur ap bio class. my ap bio teacher has made us think and extend our ap bio knowledge to different situations and applications in modern day biology, and this definitely isn't covered on the ap. He is incredibly hard, but the best in the class aren't those that just memorize everything from the book (although there is a lot of memorization), but are those that can apply their knowledge of biology.</p>
<p>dude. ap chem is pretty ez if your the "math type guy"</p>
<p>bio is a lot of memorizing and writing :(.</p>
<p>Can someone give me a detailed opinion on Ap ENvironmental Science? I'm considering that or AP bio.</p>
<p>AP Environmental Science is like the general focus of biology -- the "broad scheme of things" if you will. You study things such as the effect of pollution, (intense studying, might I add), energy alternatives, and stuff like that.</p>
<p>Such is good if you can memorize general information but not quite specific...</p>
<p>AP Biology is rich with "specific" material. Like many people have said, it's very intense... you memorize specifics, like the location of certain parts on a cell, the function of these parts, and on tests, you have to know this information in context.</p>
<p>If you don't like specific focus studying... ala you don't like studying the bits and pieces, nooks and crannies of everything, then I suggest you go for Environmental Science. If you, however, plan to go into medicine, and would like to get a very introductory yet fulfilling experience of the biological sciences -- go to AP Biology. APES, IMHO, is much more broader than APB.</p>
<p>I only know because I'm a victim of BOTH classes. :) .. Hardie har har har. Same teacher too, same grade. I got a C for APES, and a 4 on the test. Talk about major grade deflation.</p>
<p>I took biology last year and it wasn't that bad. yes there is a lot of memoprization but the stuff you have to memorize is pretty obvious and makes sense. You can use common sense to figure out what some of the stuff does and is located. And I think the AP test is pretty ez.
Chemistry sucks. The reactions are cool but there are like a million exceptions to each rule of thumb. But then again I have taken like a billion bio classes and just 2 chem so I am a little bias. I'm also not a math person.
But I say bio all the way.</p>
<p>There really isn't application in Bio. It's all memorization. Not just facts, but the way things work. And you have to be able to write essays SPECIFICALLY detailing processes.</p>
<p>Physics is all application and equations. The problems are long and complicated and you need patience to work through them.</p>
<p>physics all the way. very little memeory work and it is almost entirely porblem solving</p>
<p>Chem is almost as fun. I find all the memory work to hinder the learning process though (I think I contradicted myself)</p>
<p>Bio is ok. It's kewl to see all the connectinos andw hy stuf fworks but it can have some seriosu rote memory</p>
<p>physics>chemistry>biology
physics is really fun because i like the thinking involved, it makes me crazy. chemistry is okay, i'm not really that good at chemistry (4 on the ap test). Biology, i dont particularly like, i know adidasty loves the subject though.</p>
<p>Depends on the teacher. In AP chem the labs are pretty cool, but, quite frankly, my teacher sucks and even all the kids who live and breathe for chemistry hate that class. Physics is difficult, but, yes I like it because of all the thinking involved. I'm not sure about bio; I've only heard it's really easy.</p>
<p>im taking ap bio now, its complete memorization and pretty boring. a lot of my friends ar taking ap chem and say its pretty easy if you like chem</p>
<p>chem>bio</p>
<p>Chem is more difficult, but much much more fun. Unless you're into the whole let's-memorize-a-book bit, in which case I'd suggest biology.</p>
<p>At my high school the AP Physics class is basically rated the hardest class in the high school, by the students and teachers. Many kids drop out, my class alone had 6 and there are 3 sections. I enjoy the class. That being said, when the average uncurved grade is a C- or a D+ you really do start to think this is the hardest class. I hated bio, chem was ok, but I just don't remember it at all!</p>