<p>How hard is it to self study AP chem and get a 5? I selfed AP Physics B last year and got a 5, so any comparisons?</p>
<p>if u can self-study ap physics b and get a 5, I’m pretty sure you can get a 5 on the AP Chem exam too. I haven’t took ap physics exam, but I could say something about ap chem exam: mostly conceptual, so focus on that.</p>
<p>^aw shucks, that’s telling me to not be lazy</p>
<p>If you have a solid background in an introductory chemistry class, it is definately possible.</p>
<p>you guys wanna put this piggy to work, huh?</p>
<p>Based on what I know about your background, I should add that you need to definately self-study Physics C, Statistics, Calc BC, US History, US Gov’t, AP Latin, AP German, and AP Computer Science. (Or else, you’ll look like a slacker.)</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>^huh?? =O</p>
<p>i thought ap computer science was discontinued!!!</p>
<p>This site doesn’t make it seem discontinued: [AP:</a> Computer Science A](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>AP Computer Science A – AP Students | College Board).</p>
<p>I think Computer Science AB was discontinued.</p>
<p>can u use a ti83 calculator for the free response part of ap chem???</p>
<p>^ I believe you can. I have a close friend who was in AP Chem last year, and she, along with the rest of her class, brought calculators into the testing room.</p>
<p>yeah, u could bring either scientific or graphing calculus. yeah, piggy got to work if this little piggy want a 5.</p>
<p>Well, I’ve made the conscious decision to not start self-studying AP Chem or Physics C until February, perhaps March (and therefore, probably fail come May). Laziness ftw. (:</p>
<p>No, but Chem really does seem rather conceptual. From what I’ve seen in PR so far, it seems quite…manageable.</p>
<p>I am self-studying AP chem and it’s definitely manageable, if not a joke. The conceptual facts are already mentioned in the introductory class i took my sophmore year. So pretty much, the info is just a review with some additional information and formulas. Get the Barron’s AP Chemistry book. Very detailed.</p>
<p>Yes. Do it! Buy Barron’s and Princeton Review. That should be sufficient, and you might want to borrow a book from your school.</p>
<p>I wish I could just self study all my AP’s. I would probably finish all seven of them by February. There is so much less stress.</p>
<p>i started just the atomic structure stuff and it is easy yay</p>
<p>“I think Computer Science AB was discontinued.”</p>
<p>Yes, this is the first year the AB test will not be given. (<em>cry</em> about the sad fact that high school students avoid taking technology classes). </p>
<p>The AP Computer Science A exam will be a bit harder this year as they will move a few AB topics into the A exam (such as 2D Arrays). [AP</a> Computer Science Study Help](<a href=“http://course.hscompsci.com%5DAP”>http://course.hscompsci.com)</p>
<p>Self-studying Chem is HARD. There is a lot of things to memorize, which makes it much different than Physics. It is it’s own whole course with it’s own ideas. Is it possible? Yes. Is it a good idea? I’m not so sure. You miss out on a lot of the lab experience that is all so crucial to Chemistry. I mean, what is the point to know a lot of concepts if you can’t apply them.<br>
So I personally wouldn’t recommend it (this is coming from someone who is going into ChemE too), but it’s all up to you.</p>
<p>Honestly, the importance of lab work in AP chemistry is overblown. It’d be one thing if the labs, like the lab questions on the AP test, actually required you to DESIGN an experiment. But by far the majority of lab work is simply following the directions you are given, and then doing the same kind of analysis you could do with textbook problems. Granted, having a year of lab experience is certainly helpful if you plan to go on with chemistry, but it’s not as important as AP instructors wish it were.</p>