<p>To mapletree7:</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s possible to cover everything that might be covered in all of the introductory physics courses across the country - what’s important is whether the compromises made are acceptable. Keep in mind that your argument can go both ways - taking intro physics can also let you potentially skip topics covered in AP Physics C! Besides, most colleges have no problem accepting community college credit, and the topic outline for those courses do not necessarily align perfectly with the 4 year school - are you going to criticize community colleges as well? And in the Fundamentals of Physics that I’m looking at (9e), there is a Part 1 and a Part 3, which is what I consider corresponding to classical mechanics and electricity and magnetism. Part 2 isn’t really a classical mechanics section (for example, I don’t see how thermodynamics fits under any reasonable definition of classical mechanics). And even if so, you still have to explain how the other textbooks divide their sections as they do.</p>
<p>“Remember your arguments concerning AP Physics C? They’re all based on courses at typical colleges”
Exactly. It was a reply to your post, where you mentioned “a college class,” not “a Dartmouth college class.”
However, the reasoning that you use is not the same as that used by the articles, and it doesn’t justify how credit for every single AP and IB class is rejected, as your arguments pertain to 2 classes.</p>