<p>So this is my first thread on CC, and i could really use some imput. The course registration forms for my school came out this week, and I am really unsure if I should take Physics or not next year. I'll be a junior, so i don't want my GPA to take a down fall from my Physics grade, since i hear that class is really really hard (or at least at my school), i heard one student say it's basically a suicide class for your GPA. I hear that colleges look to see if you've taken hard or difficult classes, one of them being physics, and that it looks really good on a college app. Any advice?? I really don't want my GPA to go down next year because of this class.</p>
<p>What kind are we talking? AP physics or just physics?</p>
<p>Missing one of the major three sciences seems like a rather bad decision to make, especially if you’re just doing it to float your GPA. </p>
<p>Is physics your sort of thing? How are you in math classes?</p>
<p>I think if you are talking about honors physics, you should take the class because it’s not too hard but will definitely require you to think more. AP physics is more challenging so don’t take the class if you can’t handle it. You should consider how well you understand math because physics involves several math concepts.</p>
<p>you should definately not pick subjects for higher gpa…!!
that’s really bad…!!
TAKE PHYSICS, IT’LL CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD…</p>
<p>definitely take physics</p>
<p>I do ok in math and science at the moment. I have solid B’s in both classes. One of the biggest concerns though is that I’ll be taking honor pre-calc next year, but i heard physics uses a lot of calc, so i feel that i might do bad in the math part of it.</p>
<p>I’ll most likely take honors physics rather than AP physics. If i’m already concerned about taking honors physics, i definietly don’t consider taking AP Physics without any background of physics before hand.</p>
<p>If you’re interests tilt themselves to the Sciences, go for it. Otherwise, you are right to be wary of harming your GPA, frankly, that is a major factor, and colleges are well aware that if you’re a Classics major, you’ve got no need to be able to calculate friction, it’s just an entirely useless skill; however, you’ve still got to take a difficult rigor in the sciences, by all means, but you may be better served by say AP Chem and Bio than H Physics and AP Physics.</p>
<p>AP physics b is trig based and uses no calculus. AP physics c is calc based. If that gives you any confidence. I’m getting a solid b maybe an a in physics b. It’s my favorite class, but very challenging.</p>
<p>At my school honors physics is considered a joke (as passed down by fellow IB programers), though I’ve heard AP physics is hard without prior knowledge, since it’s recommended at my school that another physics class be taken beforehand. IB physics is the middle ground, and more theortically based in comparison to AP. However, I would definitely recommend taking physics sometime in high school because it is one of the three major sciences and my counselor said colleges like to see it.</p>
<p>Another concern that i have is the teachers at my school for physics. There is only…i’m pretty sure 3…physics teachers. 2 of which are bad teachers and boring, and those classes are the ones where everyone’s grades are suffering. The other is this really awesome and fun teacher that makes things interesting, but he only teaches AP physics and not honors or regular. Also i’m not exactly sure what you’re talking about with the AP physics A or B or C gdawg2011. On the form the only choices are AP physics, honors or regular, so i’m not sure if AP covers both b and c or only b???</p>
<p>Ask your counselor or the AP teacher. Your school probably only offers one and doesn’t differentiate on the form, and if thats the case I’d put my money on AP Physics B. Its somewhat similar to Calculus being divided into AB and BC.</p>
<p>You DEFINITELY should take Physics in high school. It doesn’t have to be honors or AP, but if you are considering a career in engineering, science, or math, you seriously should consider taking honors or AP Physics. But either way, I STRONGLY encourage that you take Physics.</p>
<p>Regardless of your future career path, courses in all 3 of the major sciences (bio, chem, physics) along with humanities, math, and English classes are all beneficial somehow. Hence why so many colleges require amounts of credits in those subjects to apply. Take it if you can, it does increase your intellectual horizon a fair amount.</p>
<p>I will ask my guidance counselor, but as i said before, i’ll be taking pre-calc next year so i don’t know if i can balance physics or Ap pysics when you use calculus if i haven’t learned calculus yet.</p>
<p>I know some people that are taking precalc this year but still taking IB physics. Therefore, I think honors level would be manageable though talking to the counselor would probably be a safe bet.</p>
<p>Yeah, but if its Physics B, there’s no calculus in the curriculum. Just trigonometry. Which you learn in Geometry, Algebra II and Pre-Cal. Pretty easy math. Mostly triangles and basic algebra. The hardest part about the math is memorizing the formulas you need to know. </p>
<p>Physics C is different, but I’m not in it so I don’t know how much calc you actually need.</p>