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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does AP Physics 1 (algebra based physics) have low scores and low pass rates? Is it the lack of teachers who can actually teach it well? (I'm in FCPS and even here the pass rates are quite low compared to other APs). Are there kids taking this AP exam without taking the class? It seems like most of the kids taking AP Physics 1 would be the more math-capable, science-interested students (those looking at STEM college degrees). And it's based on algebra... so why such trouble getting 4's and 5's on this particular subject test?[/quote] Just knowing algebra isn't enough. Physics requires learning and memorizing and knowing when to apply new formulas (velocity, acceleration etc etc), so if you don't know those formulas, you are stuck.[/quote]
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