My S will take Biology honors, Chemistry honors and Physics honors and then choose 1 of those in AP…which would be most useful and why iyo?
@moscott My best suggestion would be physics, since knowledge of how circuits work is useful when dealing with computer architecture. Also, many well-known CS problems can be stated using circuit logic.
Great thank you. Any other courses you would recommend? He will have AP Computer Science and BC Calculus completed as well by that point.
@moscott In terms of AP’s, I can’t really recommend any others for CS. However scores on certain AP tests may exempt him from having to take general ed classes, which may be nice. For physics, I recommend Physics C since it is calculus-based, and more colleges grant Physics C credit than Physics 1/2 (which is not calculus-based).
Thank you. Unfortunately, looking at the curriculum, the highest course they offer at his school is AP Physics B/Physics II. It’s not offered on Florida virtual either.
I recommend that you take a look at the departmental requirements for likely schools.
Since Physics C is unavailable (which could give appropriate Physics credit for the CS program at just about any Florida university - with a high enough score), you should decide if Chemistry of Biology would better serve your child. Physics B will give a nice basis, but won’t result in “usable” credit for a CS student.
At UF, Chem 2045 is required for the major, and so I would recommend AP Chem if that is the first choice school.
At UCF, the additional science requirements can be satisfied with 1 Chem and 1 Bio, or simply 2 semesters of Bio (you must have at least 1 semester of Bio to satisfy the Gen Ed requirements). So, in this case, I would choose AP Bio.
This can be looked up at any school’s website in fairly short order. Happy hunting!