<p>Is Alegbra II really needed for AP Chem, my teacher said it was a must but I heard other wise from former students. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>No, but if you're not a good enough math student to have taken Algebra 2 by 9th or 10th grade, then AP Chem is not for you.</p>
<p>My school doesn't allow anyone to skip ahead in math or I would have already taken it. So if I have a pretty good grasp on alegbra concepts and have taken physics classes do you think I can do it without Alegbra II.</p>
<p>What classes are you taking if Algebra II in 9th or 10th grade is considered "skipping ahead"?</p>
<p>But, you should be fine. The math in Chem is pretty basic- as long as you've grasped all of the basic math concepts of all of your math classes so far. There really isn't that much correlation between Algebra II and Chem anyway- the math you use is all pretty much basic Algebra and equations (and you don't even have to remeber those!).</p>
<p>Hardest math in AP Chemistry: quadratic equations, logs.</p>
<p>It does help to know calculus to dervive some of the equations. It'll probably help you understand the material a little bit better, but you can still do well without knowing calc.</p>