<p>So I'm taking the Mechanics part of the course at school and I wanted to self study the E+M part of the course and I was wondering how different is E+M compared to mechanics is it harder ? Would you recommend doing this is the calculus the same ? Etc etc</p>
<p>I don’t want this thread to be one of those “is this possible/doable” type threads cause there’s hundreds of those just like a comparison between the two
Please and thank you!</p>
<p>Cough cough anyone ??</p>
<p>Ok last bump
Since apparently no one knows -.-</p>
<p>WOW this is the first post ever I want to comment on :)</p>
<p>I won’t suggest you to take it if you have never taken the Physics B course since you don’t know anything about electricity and magnetism.</p>
<p>If you have taken the Physics B course/exam, it is totally possible to take it.</p>
<p>E&M is much more involved than mechanics (because a lot of calculations involve mechanics). So, relatively, it is much harder. However, it is totally do-able, it just takes a whole bunch of work to understand it. E&M involves stuff that are derived through experiments only (which makes sense through dimensional analysis), so it’s hard to understand it intuitively. However, understanding other concepts around such things will make it easier to understand. E&M is the most difficult exam for a reason, but the high rate of 5s shows that if you put your mind to it, it’s possible.</p>
<p>It’s not true that you can’t take AP Physics C without having taken AP Physics B. Of course, it is very helpful to have taken it, but it’s not necessary. Also, if you know your calculus, you’d only need the materials to self-study it.</p>