<p>When I was talking to my sister about high school she said what was the hardest class you've taken so far, I said AB Physics. She said "EWWW" Lol. Then she asked about it, and I explained simple things like velocity and et cetera. Then it hit me! I started to understand physics a whole lot more. I looked back at my old AB Physics freshman year stuff and then it started to fall into place. I got excited over physics. Weird right? So Senior year, I decided to take AP Physics C. I think I can get it right this time, and actually try. The physics teacher doesn't teach AP Physics B unfortunately. </p>
<p>If anyone here has taken AP Physics C, is it REALLY, REALLY hard from what I hear? Also should I prepare early? Thanks so much.</p>
<p>From a physics point of view, it’s not much harder. It’s the math that’s harder. Physics B involves using mostly Algebra II and some basic trig to solve physics problems, whereas Physics C involves using actual calculus to solve those same problems. You can look up the syllabus on collegeboard and some practice problems to get a feel for what it’s like. I’d also recommend watching kahnacademy physics lectures to get a head start or just because you like physics.</p>
<p>You need some basic calculus. If you took atleast calc AB you should be fine.</p>
<p>Yeah, I plan on taking AP Calculus AB/BC also.</p>
<p>I took Physics C: Mech without ever taking physics before. It really wasn’t too bad, but I’m a strong math student. It is really dependent on your calculus abilities.</p>
<p>AP Physics C isn’t too hard when you get past the “I don’t understand anything phase”. Our school breaks C into 2 years, expanding the Mechanics and E&M into full courses each to get the most understanding. It wasn’t too much work for us but 5s were expected on the AP exam. Just do the work, do the math, and anyone excited over physics will be fine. Just try and get past the phase mentioned above as quickly as possible and get to the real learning.</p>