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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't AP Physics literally the hardest AP going?

My DS is in 11th and taking regular physics. If it goes really well he'll look at AP for 12th grade, mainly because it has such kudos attached to do well in it.

But if it doesn't go so well this year, he won't be doing a science at all in 12th. [/quote]

There are a few different AP Physics classes. AP Physics 1, which is algebra-based, and AP Physics C, which is calculus-based and includes two classes (Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism).

At least at our school, AP Physics 1 is the default; since you need calculus for the C courses, kids who take physics in 11th and calc in 12th will do Physics 1, while kids who take calc in 11th could take Physics C concurrently or take Mechanics in 11th and E&M in 12th.

E&M is considered the hardest class; my kid who took AP Physics 1 as a junior is taking E&M as a senior.

My kid did not find AP Physics 1 particularly difficult, and he’s not a math/science kid. He’s nervous about E&M but liked Physics 1 enough to give it a shot.[/quote]

This is really helpful thank you (not OP, but the poster you replied to)[/quote]

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