<p>Is it a pretty straight forward class?</p>
<p>Um...im not really sure what you mean...please explain</p>
<p>Yes, you either get the right answer or not.</p>
<p>Compared to other AP Science classes like Chem (I've never taken AP chem) or AP Bio, where does AP Physics stand. I've heard that Chemistry, especially organic chemistry, does not always make sense whereas physics deals with alot more common sense which makes it easier to understand. I just wanted to know what people though of AP Physics who have taken it.</p>
<p>It's more about general reasoning and mathematical ability than anything else. I wouldn't say the questions are straightforward; they require a lot of abstract thinking. Bio and chem deal more with studied concepts than physics, though.</p>
<p>All that being said, I don't know how it is elsewhere, but at my high school Physics C is the hardest class you can take. So take it if like math more than you like studying a text book, but don't expect a cake walk by any means.</p>
<p>[[Compared to other AP Science classes like Chem (I've never taken AP chem) or AP Bio, where does AP Physics stand. I've heard that Chemistry, especially organic chemistry, does not always make sense whereas physics deals with alot more common sense which makes it easier to understand. I just wanted to know what people though of AP Physics who have taken it.]]</p>
<p>Hm...Averin's Hardness Scale goes something like Chem < Fizzzix(!!!) < Bio. (though none of them are really that bad)</p>
<p>Physics places more emphasis on concepts and putting a few facts together and less on memorization (there are VERY few formulas you absolutely have to know, and the rest you can derive), whereas biology is the other way around (lots of memorization, both of processes "how does photosynthesis work?" and tiny details "do sharks fertilize internally?" there are some concepts, though, most of which you've probably grown up knowing already). Chem is closer to physics in this regard but does require you to memorize lists of polyatomic ions and such.</p>
<p>So whether you'd prefer physics to other sorts of sciences really depends on whether you'd be more comfortable with a small number of facts and a large amount of thinking and connecting, or a large number of facts that may or may not be connected but don't require that much effort to internalize. And of course, whether you like physics. Liking it makes it easier.</p>
<p>That was probably a rather long-winded way of getting to a simple point :)</p>
<p>By the way, chemistry usually does make sense if you read the textbook thoroughly, and the AP Chem exam doesn't test organic chem much anyway.</p>