Shoot! Has all of my studying for Phyiscs been a complete waste of time!?

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<p>Holy crap!!</p>

<p>I've been trying to review cram for the past couple days for Physics B tomorrow as I NEED to get a 5 or else I don't get out of Physics 7A at Berkeley EECS (and thus I've been worrying and freaking out a lot; I can EASILY get a 3, and I project a mid 4 or so, but I'll have to work a bit more for a 5). So, in the middle of my study session, I went to make sure to see if I get any partial credit at all for scoring below a 5 or not, and I see this:</p>

<p>Physics AP (Mechanics C Exam)</p>

<p>Score: 5. Units: 2.7. Satisfies Physics 7A.</p>

<p>I'm signed up for and have been studying for the Physics B exam! I guess that means that my performance tomorrow has no bearing on whether I will have to take Physics 7A or not, and thus means I HAVE to take Physics 7A at Berkeley? Will I get no credit at all tomorrow for passing the exam, or will I get the same credit if I get a 3, 4, or 5? </p>

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<p>Please respond ASAP! <--- Nervous, confused, and anxious O_O</p>

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<p>Yeah... it says Physics C. Take it anyways obviously though. Some colleges will give you some credit even if it's not listed. I have no idea whether Berkeley will or not though.</p>

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<p>Even if they don't accept the credits its not really a waste of time. For one you're gaining knowlege =) but, maybe more importantly to you, you are a few small steps away from the ap c material. Its much easier to go from phys b to a phys c (calculus based) course than it is to go from a highschool physics course to a calculus based course. Who knows, they might have a course thats introductory without calculus too (you would probably get credit for that - most likely with a 5). Oh and btw, phys b covers a little more (nuclear, optics, thermodyn, fluid dyn) than phys c, phys c is just more in depth and calculus based.</p>

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<p>i think at ucb u get credit for university tho u may not get for physics b at a specific dept</p>

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<p>Ouch. Depends on whether or not you feel comfortable with calculus, really, since that's one of the big differences between B and C.</p>

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<p>PrescitedEntity - I've never used Calculus when doing Physics my entire life O_O</p>

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<p>...Ah. BAD. Physics C involves some of calculus manipulations, and you'd have to know a bit about the derivations of the formulas for standard conditions that B just asks you to take for true.</p>

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<p>Pretty much all of the fundamental E&M formulas are expressed using calculus, so if you haven't done calculus based physics before, you're pretty much screwed. The mechanics sections is not as calc-heavy though.</p>