<p>AP Calculus AB
AP Lang. and Comp.
Honors Physics</p>
<p>I was going to take Physics B if my school offered it; however, it did not.
My principal said he will give me AP credit (ie: extra .5 gpa boost for that class) if I pass
the AP exam. How hard is the Physics B exam? Should I even bother studying for it?</p>
<p>I was planning to take Physics C next year (actually it's equivalent at the community college). Do you think i should do this, or also take the B exam for the extra boost and background knowledge? How much time will this take to study for? ( I of course have the two other APs, as well as the SAT and I plan to self study AP Psychology)</p>
<p>It depends on how good you are at Physics. Two months is enough time to learn pretty much any ap class if you put in the effort, but you don’t want to neglect your other AP’s. The Barrons book is pretty solid and you can do that in a month and a half if you put like an hour every day, but it’s really up to how much you can handle.</p>
<p>i am in the same situation as you…and i’m thinking of doing it…i’m currently using the princeton review…an hour to two hours per day…hopefully it will work…</p>
<p>Just do AP Physics B this year, AP Physics B is algebra based physics, it’s just about knowing all those formulas and calculations, the material should be the same as whatever you learn in honors physics, and this AP Test is actually easier than the SAT Physics. So, I don’t think there will be difficulties and the curve is 60% for a 5.
AP Physics C is another story, it’s the more in depth test with calculus, it should be taken after honors physics or AP Physics B.</p>
<p>What I recommend doing is getting the Princeton review book and study from that, 45 min a day should be good enough. It is very similar to honors physics just some little bit here and there. Also I highly highly recommend this even though people think I am crazy… about 2-3 weeks before the exam do EVERY SINGLE free response problem since 2002. The second version too, form B i think its called. You can find them on the college board AP website, with answer keys.</p>
<p>Trust me, my teacher was horrible when it came to preparing us for the mc section. But if you get 70-80% of the Free response right and then around 30-40% of the mc your pretty much guaranteed a 4, probably a 5. </p>
<p>I sucked at the MC i could tell, but I got 90% of the free response right, I got a 5. </p>
<p>Trust me, the only reason I did so well is by doing all of those free responses, after a while all the questions look exactly the same. It is also a good way to know your topics. </p>
<p>Trust me man do those free responses and you WILL be fine.</p>