<p>So I have never taken physics before in my life, but my school is offering AP Physics C as a course next year. Is the test still being offered? I had heard that the new curriculum involved AP Physics I and II, instead of the conventional curriculum. I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I don't know where to go that isn't dead. Also, I know only a little of Calc I; would I be screwed without self-studying over the summer?</p>
<p>AP Physics I and II are replacing AP Physics B. AP Physics C is going to stay the same ([source</a> PDF](<a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/2013advances/Physics_FAQs_June2013.pdf]source”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/2013advances/Physics_FAQs_June2013.pdf)).</p>
<p>Don’t take physics c without taking ap calc </p>
<p>At my school, it’s possible to take AP Physics C with no Calc knowledge. However, I really wouldn’t recommend this xD Try learning some on your own over the summer. If most of the class hasn’t taken any Calc either, you should be fine :)</p>
<p>Yeah I’d avoid taking AP Physics if you haven’t taken any previous physics course. It’d probably be better to take AP bio or AP chem(I’m 50% sure they’re less math based than Physics and pretty much hold equal rigor to Physics unless you’re planning on majoring in engineering/Physics) or if they have it Physics I since it was designed for people who haven’t taken physics yet(but I’m assuming they aren’t offering it based on your post).</p>
<p>I would not recommend taking AP Physics C if you haven’t had any experience with Physics before. Even though people like to hate on AP Physics B for being algebra based Physics still isn’t an easy subject to learn mostly because of the concepts that is already required to be known in AP Physics C. Especially if you haven’t taken much of Calculus, it’s hard to jump into a class like that without any Physics or good Calculus experience.</p>