<p>I’m in Algebra II right now as a sophomore and considering a major in occupational therapy</p>
<p>I suggest taking both… But if i had to choose i would choose ap chem. i was in te same exact situatio u were in last year</p>
<p>I’m currently taking AP Physics B (none other offered) and AP Chem, and I must admit Chem is a much tougher class than Physics. Sure, I started Physics 20 weeks before Chem, but I still did not hate it at the beginning as much as I hate Chem now. Hopefully, I’ll have nothing to do with chemistry ever again.</p>
<p>Finally, another person who can make a fair judgement.</p>
<p>which looks better in your college application? ap chem or physics?</p>
<p>AP Physics :D</p>
<p>Definitely take AP Chem. I took Honors Physics because I thought it wouldn’t be as much work than a college chemistry course, but it is even worse.</p>
<p>AP Chem: Work hard and you’ll get an A</p>
<p>Honors Physics: Your grade depends on how well you apply math and physics concepts into questions. But once you get use to this nature, and you are motivated to work hard, you will find it easier.</p>
<p>AP chem is only easier for people who are bad at physics and problem solving in general. They are both easy classes as long as you know how to think with efficacy.</p>
<p>I would take Physics before AP Chemistry. You would understand the concept better.</p>
<p>Ok seriously michael2, get out. You’re reallllllllllly annoying. I took ap chem and im taking ap physics right now. And IN MY OPINION, ap chem was harder, even after a year of honors chem. Now before you say I’m “dim and can’t understand problem solving” or whatever, I did get an A on the class and a 5 on the exam. I just had to work harder for it.
Physics is super hard as well. It’s just about as hard as chem I think. And once again, I do have an A in the class and I’m not “dim”. It’s just hard to me. Question, have you taken either ap chem or ap physics?
And you said ap chem is easier for people who are had at physics? That literally makes no sense at all bro…
Your posts are dumb and don’t help anybody. If you like physics and you’re good at it great for you but don’t go around bashing other just cuz it’s hard for them.
Little side note, the math in physics goes to algebra 2
Had to get that off my chest…</p>
<p>There’s no point in having a debate over which course is harder because, as we all know, it ultimately depends on the teacher and how tough he or she is. You should take Physics at some point during your high school so unless you can take it senior year, physics is better to take.</p>
<p>There’s no point in having a debate over which course is harder because, as we all know, it ultimately depends on the teacher and how tough he or she is. You should take Physics at some point during your high school so unless you can take it senior year, physics is better to take. </p>
<p>+1</p>
<p>On a side note, it is becoming more acceptable to use they in place of he or she even in formal writing.</p>
<p>Also, the debate was between physics and AP chem, AP physics was not something the OP was considering. In addition, I don’t know why you are not specifying C or B for the AP physics you refereed to.</p>
<p>To answer your question, my school does not offer AP classes. I am going to major in engineering and I have talked to multiple engineers about what information is important to know and what will ensure that one can graduate in four years (there is a fairly low graduation rate for engineers), and the consensus among them is that math is the most important thing to understand well. I’ll learn the science at a much more profound level taking it in college than skipping the first part of the sequence with AP course.</p>
<p>However, as far as mathematics go, I took calculus and then took the AB exam, and this year I am going to independently study for the BC exam, so I can start in Calc 3 instead of Calc 2 my first semester in college. In addition, I am taking statistics and abstract algebra.</p>
<p>I’m in AP Chem now…it is one of the most boring classes I’ve ever taken.</p>
<p>AP Physics B, on the other hand, is very fun and intuitive.</p>
<p>thank you everyone! I am planning on taking 4 years of math and just to clarify, the decision is between AP chem and honors physics. AP physics is offered, but as I mentioned, I’ve heard many reviews about the difficulty of just honors physics. I am pretty good at problem solving and word problems, and chem tends to bore me. Out of all science classes I’ve taken, bio has easily been my favorite. I was thinking if I took honors physics junior year, I could take AP bio senior year.
As a side note, as a sophomore I’m taking Algebra II-- which may/ may not help in physics</p>
<p>I would definitely take Physics. I am in AP Physics B right now, and it is a fun and fairly easy class.</p>
<p>If you’re up to it (and think you can handle it) take both and opt out of an unnecessary elective. I’m a junior now and that’s what I’m doing. Honors Physics is really tough, but I love AP Chem. I’m pretty sure colleges would drool if you end up graduating with 5 science credits instead of 4, especially if you’re going to major in a science related field.</p>
<p>@emdav333 I found honors physics more difficult of the two because there’s a lot of conceptual thinking in honors physics that are based off of fundamental equations, which sometimes hard to see. It’s suggested you take AP Chem right after honors chem, since a lot of the material is buildup from the previous year, so I would take AP chem, but do plan to take honors physics sometime, whether it be next year or the year after. Physics really exposes you to a new way of problem solving that isn’t quite the same as chemistry.</p>