<p>Anyone who's taken both?</p>
<p>I have. well taking it. AP Physics B without any introductory physics is murder</p>
<p>I have taken both too, but without Honors Chem for AP Chemistry. I took AP Chemistry as a sophomore, and I have no problem because all the basics of chemistry are in the textbook. For AP Physics B, again, all the basics are in the book. However, if the teacher for AP Physics B skips the basics, it would be advisable for you to take AP Chem.</p>
<p>I suggest self studying the basics of AP Physics during the summer if you’re taking AP Physics B. Stuff like doing one or two dimensional motion, drawing force diagrams and analyzing the forces on an object.</p>
<p>I like Physics better because it does not rely on rote memorization (or what I call brute force studying), and it helps you to develop good insight and intuition when doing problem solving, which really helps even with non-physics-y stuff.</p>
<p>In terms of “easier”, I think it depends on your definition of easy. Are you the person who prefers memorizing stuff or you the person who likes stretching your brain a bit instead of just doing straightforward problems?</p>
<p>It really all depends upon your teacher.</p>
<p>Some AP Chem teachers review basic chem stuff while others don’t and the same goes for Physics.</p>
<p>Physics is definitely harder if you have a somewhat competant teacher, because obviously, they will expect you to know all the basics.</p>
<p>The stuff we cover in regular physics (1 entire year) the AP Physics students do in 3 weeks. </p>
<p>The theories required for physics are really hard to understand and if you haven’t already been introduced to them they’ll be tough to grasp.</p>
<p>A lot of CC’ers say that you just have to be good at math to do AP Physics, this isn’t always true, you have to be able to work at a extremely fast pace.</p>
<p>I think it’d be pretty tough, but you should definitely see how students in the AP Physics class at your HS are doing first.</p>
<p>Best of luck:)</p>
<p>You don’t have to be good in math to be able to succeed in physics, contrary to what many people believe. Math is just a tool used to solve physics problems. Even though you do need to do some math to arrive at the answer, the physics involved is usually conceptual. If you can conceptualize the topic and kinda see in your head how it works, then you’re good.</p>
<p>I am taking ap physics c without any prev physics experience, and its fine. There is almost no memorization in physics when compared to chem, and not to mention the ap test has a generous curve. For physics b, all you need is basic trig (so algebra 2 ish recommended I guess).</p>