<p>I'm currently taking AP physics b and really don't understand it. Is it me or the teacher because we started with forces and motion(chapter 6 in my book) and now we are "learning" thermodynamics. Last year I took pre-ap physics and was able to get 90's (the teacher actually taught us). This year I have a different teacher who does not know how to teach. All he does is go over power point presentation. Is that how a ap physics class is cover, starting in the middle of the book?</p>
<p>Lol, you think you are confused? We aer starting with Fluid Mechanics. We aren’t even starting with Kinematics anymore</p>
<p>meee
i self studied it online though
that was helllll
but in the end, i got a 5</p>
<p>in my ap physics class, after the summer hw, we did a one week review on it, and then head to chap. 2, where kinematics start. Right now, chap. 6, about work and power. We skipped chap. 3 - projectile motion. (textbook used in that class is physics by cutnell). My teacher is great since he gives thorough lecture on the topics covered in class. Moreover, he emphasizes a lot in labs.</p>
<p>We used the Ginnaci or something forgot the spelling lol</p>
<p>Giancoli…lol</p>
<p>Yeah that lol the blue one.</p>
<p>My guy never taught me anything so it was basically self study, but I got a 5. It’s not very tough - it’s just a LOT of material. lol @ the fluid mechanics comment btw.</p>
<p>Giancoli is a horrible textbook.</p>
<p>What does @ mean in An0mal’s context…? I haven’t received a textbook yet since we are short, but Noreally is giving me a bad impression of it…I am self-studying with PR only right now.</p>
<p>why is giancoli horrible?</p>
<p>lemone - by '@" I meant “at” as in “in regards to that comment”. I just found it funny how a class could be starting off at fluid mechanics. It’s certainly doable, but there’s no real reason to start there when the rest of America starts on kinematics, which is a bigger portion of the test. </p>
<p>Also, I never used giancoli, but I heard it’s a very good book.</p>