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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has he already had AP Physics 1 or Honors Physcis 1?  My STEM-y kids have taken AP Physics 1 alongside Honors Chem sophomore year.  AP Physics EM is probably too much for sophomore year alongside (rather than after) BC Calc.  AP Physics 1 is commonly a substitute for honors Physics 1 among STEM-y kids.

My kids have also typically taken AP Stats sophomore or junior year along with another (calculus-based) math class.  They say AP Stats isn't difficult.

On AB vs BC calc, ask the kid's teacher for advice.  In my school, about 1/2 the kids in honors pre-calc take BC and about 1/2 take AB.  BC is definitely doable.  Note that it means you would need to take something like multivariate senior year (whereas if you take AB, then you take BC senior year).  It sounds like your kid is great at math so this is probably fine, but just keep it in mind.[/quote]

I think OP's child is in 10th. Given that, I would suggest doing AP Calc AB next year, BC, the following year, and then multivariate senior year or AP stats. If student does BC sophmore year, they will potentially max out on courses jr year and need to go to MC for senior year math.[/quote]

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