<p>I’m eligible to take either class at school, but I’m not sure which one I should choose.
If I take Physics C, is there any point in taking Physics B next year?
Also, let’s say I took Physics C… would the information covered in that class be enough to take BOTH tests? (if there’s any point in doing that)
Thank you!</p>
<p>Why not take Physics B then C? Do you know the difference between the two tests?</p>
<p>Physics B is basically all of basic physics. It involves the regular mathematical functions in solving problems and doesn’t go much in depth in any of the subjects. It is a broad overview of physics.</p>
<p>Physics C on the other hand only covers two subjects (there is an exam for each of these subjects): Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism. Now why would this test be “harder”? It goes much more in depth in these two categories. The B exam does encompass these two, but not nearly as in-depth. Also, the biggest difference between the two is that the C exam involves Calculus. So basically you use Calc to solve problems and derive equations. </p>
<p>So, it’s really your choice, but if you haven’t taken Calculus, then I wouldn’t do Physics C. My recommendation either way though is to do Physics B first because it will give you an overview of the C topics. If you just took Physics C, there is no way you could take both tests and do well on the B exam unless you study all of the extra material on the B one. </p>
<p>Why don’t you check out the topic outline on the college-board website? It gives a good summary:
[AP:</a> Physics C:](<a href=“http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/physics_c/topics.html?physicsc]AP:”>AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Exam – AP Students)</p>
<p>So it tells you what is on each exam, and also what extra is on physics C</p>
<p>There is no point at all in taking both physics B and physics C. And no, a physics C class won’t prepare you for both tests; some things, such thermodynamics, optics, and nuclear physics, aren’t covered in physics C.</p>
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<p>This might be the only legitimate reason as to why somebody should take both physics B and physics C.</p>
<p>Understood, thank you.
I’m leaning towards Physics B… since I haven’t completed calculus yet. I’m also interested in the topics covered in Physics B.</p>
<p>and even though it’s kinda unrelated… what happened to Physics A?</p>
<p>I would guess that they kept it as physics B/C in order to possibly show that the C represents calculus.</p>
<p>If we haven’t taken B, will C be considerably harder?</p>