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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is AP Physics C also a double period class...or is each one a single period class?

Thoughts on AP Physics 1 vs AP Physics 1 and 2?  What is covered in 2?  Is the AP exam for 2 just as hard as for 1 in terms of % scoring 4s and 5s?

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Thoughts on AP Physics 1 junior yr (AP Calc junior yr as well) followed by AP Physics C senior yr   -vs-  AP Physics 1 and 2 as a double period junior yr and no C?

If you recommed the path with C instead of 2, which C?[/quote]
Physics teacher here. Whether or not AP Physics C is offered as a double period or not is school dependent. I believe most schools start with Mechanics in the first semester and then Electricity and Magnetism in the second semester. Both AP Physics C and AP Physics 1 are intended as first time physics courses, so you don't have to take one before the other. My high school recommends taking AP Physics C concurrently with AP Calculus (either AB or BC) because of heavy overlap in the first quarter kinematics unit. AP Physics C is stronger preparation if your DC is interested in Engineering. AP Physics C is also more likely to earn college credit for non-STEM majors. I'm actually not sure if any high school is actually offering AP Physics 2 (if yours is, please share!)

My recommendation is to take AP Physics C junior year concurrently with AP Calculus and take a different science like APES in senior year.[/quote]

I could be wrong but I don’t believe that AP Physics C is intended as a first year physics class. Although it can be done. Many students have taken Honors Physics or AP Physics 1 before AP Physics C. AP Physics C E&M is much more challenging than AP Physics C Mechanics and the Calculus used in E&M is more complex as well [/quote]

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