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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is a global ecology student and they are required to take either AP physics 1/2 which is a double period or honors physics in 11th grade. A lot of her friends who have taken AP physics 1/2 have said it is a very difficult course. My DD is interested in biology and want to go premed track, so would it be better for her to take honors physics and score well rather than struggle with AP physics? She is seeing a lot of her friends choosing AP physics 1/2 and feeling a bit pressured . So far she has done honors bio, honors chem and she wants to do AP bio (double period) in 12th. I think it is better to take honors physics and do AP psych as it is more relevant to biology track in college. What do you guys think?[/quote]

Talk to her counselor about AP Physics 1 - just 1 and not 2 - only, a one year single period course. I am pretty sure it is being offered in other schools in MCPS and if they offer it in Poolesville, this is probably a better choice than honors physics. The course code according to the MCPS bulletin is SCI 2072 A/B.

See page 29 of [url]http://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/publications/HSCourseBulletin2024.pdf[/url]. Good luck![/quote]

This is good advice. If she can just do AP Physics 1 as a single period, that would be best for most kids. AP Physics 1 and 2 together is a lot to handle [/quote]

Yes but the problem is , her global ecology program requires that the students take both AP physics 1 and 2 or take honors physics. I looked at the curriculum and whatever areas the honors physics is covering is covered in AP physics 1 and 2 combined... I guess that is why they have requirement to take both... but good advice to check with the counselor ... will definitely do that. [/quote]

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