I am taking AP Physics 1 in the coming school year. I am enrolled in PreCal Hons. In order for to be ready for AP Physics 1 I would like to study PreCal Hons. Could you please guide which one is better John Hopkins or nuvhs]?
Why do you think you need the PreCal material for AP Physics 1? Have you had a good Algebra 2 course with Trigonometry?
Yes I did. I finished Algeabra2/Trig with strong foundation.
I was told for AP Physics1 you need a strong foundation of Pre Cal and Calculus. I would like to ensure I get straight A.
AP Physics 1 is the algebra-based AP Physics. It does not require Pre-Calculus. It does require a strong foundation in Algebra 2 and Trigonometry (including trigonometric functions). How you do in AP Physics 1 will depend on how you can think conceptually and how you are able to visualize problems.
Thank you. It helps a lot. Could you please guide for AP Physics C Math requirements?
For AP physics C, you need calculus.
If you plan to take AP Physics 1 in the fall, and you have not had a previous physics course, I would highly suggest looking at one of the AP Physics 1 online courses over the summer (e.g. from edX.org - the course from Rice is decent). I tutor two students in AP Physics 1 in that situation and they really would have benefitted from previous exposure to basic physics concepts. The pace of AP Physics 1, in addition to the rest of their course load, really made it difficult to absorb the material with the depth of understanding required.
As @ucbalumnus noted, you need calculus for AP Physics C Mechanics. You could, in principle, have AP Calculus BC as a co-requisite if you have already been exposed to differential calculus previously (my son’s honors pre-calc class has a semester of differential calculus). For the AP Physics C E&M, you will definitely need integral calculus, and it would be ideally beneficial (although not essential) to have knowledge of some elements of multivariable calculus as well (knowledge of vector calculus and gradient, curl, and divergence).
Thanks billchu2, as you are advising I am enrolled for a summer physics course. This course is approx. five and a half weeks, I am hoping this kick start will help me during the school year. On top of it, I plan to spend portion my summer for John-Hopkins Precal-hons. As suggested by you and ucbalumnus, I may need to look into Cal because Junior year may be targted for Physics C.