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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My WJ graduate who is now a sophomore majoring in physics & CS took AP Physics 1 sophomore year then AP Physics C junior year at WJ. My son was able to use his credit from the two AP physics exams to place out of freshman classes, so he's taking junior-level courses as a sophomore.

I'd go for the AP, personally. All the STEM-focused kids my son knew at WJ were in AP, not honors science, after freshman year.[/quote]

According to DC, the credits/course waivers that one gets from AP Physics C usually are a superset of what one can get from AP Physics 1. Meaning, for a student who is capable of taking AP Physics C exam and scoring well, AP Physics 1 exam is not necessaryl. (So DC and friends decided to take only the AP Physics C exams.)

Is there any University where this is not the case?[/quote]

There are two issues here.  One is what to take as the 'basic' Physics class (required for all students).  The other is the AP Physics credit.

On the latter issue, I'd agree, if you can pass (do well on) the AP Physics C class, then the AP Physics 1 AP test doesn't add much.  But these courses are taken sequentially.  Most people who want to take AP Physics C will want to take AP Physics 1 (whether you take the exam is a matter of choice).  But many kids who never take Physics C will also want to take Physics 1.  [/quote]

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