<p>You are assuming that a college course meeting just 2 times a week is like a high school course. It typically is not. A typical college course can have 2 times or more the hours of homework for each hour of class that it meets. So a college math class that meets 2 days, probably 3-4 hours total might have 8-10 hours of homework in a week. This is why an AP class tries to “mimic” that of a college course – so an AP class that meets 5 days a week will usually have 8-10 hours of homework in a week.</p>
<p>Without knowing other factors (financial, etc), I tend to think you should go with AP at your own school. You will have the support of your own teachers, you also won’t have to add the extra driving/parking time – and if you should find yourself struggling with one of the college math classes, you would then have to navigate finding appropriate help resources at this college too. I realize you are taking general physics at the university anyway, so maybe this is a moot point. BUt typically, you want to use a nearby college if your own school is not offering a challenging enough course. Your school is not offering AP physics so that one makes sense, but they do offer AP Calc.</p>