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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My current 9th grader, currently taking honors geometry and honors biology, wants to take AP Physics next year while also taking Algebra 2, because "all" of their friends will be in AP physics in 10th. My experience with my older kids is that they and most of their MoCo peers took chemistry in 10th grade, regardless of which science they'd had in 9th (i.e. regardless of whether they were on the faster or slower math track). (Clearly none of them was in a STEM magnet program.) Does anyone know if AP physics requires the completion of Algebra 2, or if it would at least be a good idea to have this math under their belt? DC is a pretty strong math and science student with a scientist parent who can help at home, but I'm not sure this is such a good plan. Also considering taking Alg2 over the summer, which DC's counselor has okayed.[/quote]

AP Phyics 1 has Alg 2 as a corequisite.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-physics-1-algebra-based

This is an interesting choice , because it includes Harmonic Motion which is sine waves, which is usually Precalculus. [/quote]

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