<p>Hi everyone,
Currently, I’m enrolled in both AP Chemistry and Algebra II as a Junior (school ****ed me over).</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m doing well in both and my Math SAT score currently stands at a 740.
Because AP Physics B is being terminate by the College Board, my school stopped offering it.</p>
<p>Can I take/should I take AP Physics C: Mechanics with Math Analysis?</p>
<p>Hey.</p>
<p>I’m currently taking Mechanics with BC and to be honest you don’t really need it. Even without AB it’s not going to be that challenging if you can study for yourself. If you aren’t doing engineering or a math related major I don’t suggest taking the class. The time and dedication isn’t worth it for an art major. </p>
<p>However if you take mechanics you need to learn some concepts by yourself. Probably will need a bit of help from the Calculus teacher at your school, but since your SAT 2 is pretty good for math, I’m pretty sure you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>That’s my SAT 1, 2220.
740/740/740.</p>
<p>I mean, it doesn’t test knowledge in advanced math, but it still shows that I’m a pretty good thinker when it comes to math.</p>
<p>Well the Math SAT does reach the concepts of Math II Level 2. If you have those concepts down thoroughly and you work hard to understand the Calculus topics that are implemented in Mechanics, you’ll be fine. What is your prospective major?</p>
<p>Either Computer Science, Psychology, English, Phsyics, Electrical Engineering, or Business/Econ.</p>
<p>It’s quite the range, I know. haha</p>
<p>all the calc. you need in mechanics is really basic and can be learned relatively easily, even if you’re not in a calculus class. Everything else you need to know for mechanics has nothing to do with calc. so you should be fine.</p>
<p>I think deriving the equation for problems with air resistance can be kind of tricky if you haven’t taken AB.</p>
<p>So basically, I’m fine?
Great! Because I thought It’d look pretty weird to have AP Chem, but not AP Physics. Especially if I did well in AP Chem.</p>
<p>Thank you so much, guys. I’ll definitely sign up for AP Physics.</p>
<p>Yes true, but learning how to take Derivatives is fairly simple. One day of dedicated learning and examples and a person can understand how to take derivatives. Same with integrals. There might be a few tricky ones but overall the concepts aren’t that difficult, especially with someone of your SAT’s who can probably learn it well enough.</p>
<p>If you really want to do that, you may want to self study some calculus. Here is a free on-line textbook: [Textbook</a> | Calculus Online Textbook | MIT OpenCourseWare](<a href=“http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-18-001-calculus-online-textbook-spring-2005/textbook/]Textbook”>Textbook | Calculus Online Textbook | Supplemental Resources | MIT OpenCourseWare)</p>
<p>However, it will not necessarily look weird to have AP chemistry but not AP physics if your high school only offers AP physics C and you will not reach calculus in high school.</p>
<p>where did you find that College board was eliminating ap physics b?</p>
<p>^It’s being split into AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2, or something like that.</p>
<p>^ college board trying to make more money.</p>
<p>Why? Will that make it easier? Or are they adding a significant amount to each course? Why are there so many AP Physics courses, anyway?</p>
<p>AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2</p>
<p>If taking just one of these courses, would it be easy to self-study the other three?</p>