Should I take Physics next year?

<p>I'm a high school junior right now, and I'm currently enrolled in Honors Chemistry. I've been advised that Physics looks very good when applying to college. I was originally going to take Honors Organic Chemistry next year, but now I'm not sure. My problem is that math is not my strongest subject, specifically geometry. I'm perfectly fine at Algebra, I understand it very well. I took Honors Algebra I freshman year and got a B+ final grade, and I'm currently getting As and A-s in Honors Algebra II. I was able to pull off a B final grade in Honors Geometry last year, but I definitely struggled. I just couldn't grasp the concepts no matter how hard I worked at it. I know that all different kinds of math are used in Physics, but just how much geometry is there? I don't want to end up feeling lost and not understand concepts like when I took geometry. I don't mind a challenge, I just don't want to feel stupid and lost. Also if I do wind up taking Physics, should I stick with the Honors level class or just take the CP class?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Also, I'll be taking Honors Pre-Calc next year as far as math goes, if that matters.</p>

<p>It depends if your physics class is calc-based or algebra-based. From the sound of it, it is not AP Physics C or anything, so it’s probably algebra-based. In this case, you should definitely be fine!</p>

<p>Physics is very important to any STEM field and I highly recommend it. Colleges also like to see at least one year of the “major” sciences (chem, bio, physics).</p>

<p>The most “geometry” you have to do in physics is separating vectors into components using right-angle trig, which isn’t that difficult. You might not have learned it yet (some schools include it in geometry, others wait until the trig unit in a precalc class), but if you can figure out the stuff on the following link, you will be just fine. Geometry is not nearly as prominent as algebra in physics. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.rit.edu/~w-asc/documents/services/resources/handouts/14Right%20Angle%20Trigonometry.pdf[/url]”>http://www.rit.edu/~w-asc/documents/services/resources/handouts/14Right%20Angle%20Trigonometry.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I find that you have the opportunity to take Honors Organic Chemistry very interesting. I would take that up if I were you! It’s not a common high school class, usually there’s only CP Chem, Honors Chem, and AP Chem.</p>