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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which AP Physics do you mean? There are several.

My daughter was forced by her public school to take Honors Physics before AP Physics C, even thought it's not a College Board requirement. Students need calculus, because AP Physics C is calculus-based.

DD told me that Honors Physics did not in any way prepare her for AP Physics C. The level of complexity is on another level entirely, and one doesn't logically lead to the other.
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Does College Board ever set prerequisite requirements for high schools?  I am a HS teacher and I have never heard of this.  It’s not their role [/quote]

They are official recommendations. So for AP Physics C, the recommendation is calculus, and a prior physics course is suggested but not required. 
For AP Chem, the recommendation is to have taken a prior chem course and algebra 2. 
For AP Bio, the recommendation is prior chem and bio courses.

But make no mistake: AP Physics C is a killer course. It's just that high school physics classes are algebra based and do not prepare kids well for AP Physics C, so students must be really physics-oriented to do well. [/quote]

My math kid who thinks calc is his easiest course finds C easier than Honors,.it's just how their brain works...if it doesn't work that way then it's a slog![/quote]

Impressive! Does he want to be an engineer?[/quote]

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