<p>Can people really learn a course over the the summer? How much knowledge would you retain?</p>
<p>I skipped honors chem the summer before the rest of my class took it in school. Their teacher sucked major ass and, even though my course was only six weeks long, I learned much more than any of them. I'm in AP Chemistry now (the year after everyone else took chem) and I am able to recall everything learned in my summer course.</p>
<p>I also skipped precalc last summer. I didn't put as much effort into it because it was self-paced. I still retained enough knowledge to do well in AP Calculus AB, and I think I would still be able to pass a precalc final if you gave me one right now.</p>
<p>It actually depends on the way you learn and your motivation. I learn best when I work independently. :</p>
<p>I wanted to skip Intro Physics since I will be in BC Calc next year, and take Physics C (both parts). Any suggestions on how I can be ready?</p>
<p>cram every night.</p>
<p>GVM32 it depends where you are taking it. I know plenty of places that SUCK, but kids just do it to get the credit. But you also have places that can be very good at the same time. So choose carefully.</p>
<p>If you take summer school then yeah you can learn it. But still you won't learn everything that you have to learn. I took Biology at summer school. I learned a lot, but I like Biology so I'm thinking of taking AP Biology to refresh my knowledge. </p>
<p>If you self-study I doubt it because you might not learn everything.</p>
<p>taking the class isnt perfect either.</p>
<p>I hear you GVM. Gen. Physics is terrible...man the teacher gives us hw coupons and everything, and the tests are the easiest questions she can find....also, with other extra credit and stuff you could not do 4 hws (which are never graded, completion only) and still get 100 percent. And we've covered maybe 200 pgs in the book the entire year, and yet some people still manage to fail...badly. I wish I could have gone straight to AP, if your Intro to Physics even remotely resembles this one, I would do all that you can to get out of it. (I'm only in Calc AB right now, btw). I think if you take a CC course or something you will be fine. A lot have online and/or videocassette classes if you perfer to do things on your own a little more.</p>