AP Physics B Test: Self-Studying and Exam Prep

[logickills]

Currently I am enrolled in a regular physics class because their was only one AP Physics B class period and it affected my Latin II course. So I took Physics at a votech where I am also taking an engineering class.

My question to all you physics pros is do you think I could self study and take the AP Physics B test? Or is it too much without the class?

If you do think I should give it a shot do you have an suggestions for way/websites/ebooks/textbooks I could learn from .

Thank You

 

[kote]

Currently I am enrolled in a regular physics class because their was only one AP Physics B class period and it affected my Latin II course. So I took Physics at a votech where I am also taking an engineering class.

My question to all you physics pros is do you think I could self study and take the AP Physics B test? Or is it too much without the class?

If you do think I should give it a shot do you have an suggestions for way/websites/ebooks/textbooks I could learn from .

Thank You

Go for it. You can miss a large number of questions and still get a 5. I don't have any recommendations for specific study materials, but it doesn't hurt to give it a shot. I ended up getting college credit for the AP B exam without taking an official AP course or studying much at all (although I had 3 semesters of relevant high school physics).

 

[bleedblue1234]

Do it and become my AP Physics B Buddy.

Although I am taking the course...

 

[thrill3rnit3]

Currently I am enrolled in a regular physics class because their was only one AP Physics B class period and it affected my Latin II course. So I took Physics at a votech where I am also taking an engineering class.

My question to all you physics pros is do you think I could self study and take the AP Physics B test? Or is it too much without the class?

If you do think I should give it a shot do you have an suggestions for way/websites/ebooks/textbooks I could learn from .

Thank You

A lot of people self study for AP tests, so it can be done. Even though AP Physics B covers more material than C, the topics are covered without much depth, and the mathematics is definitely watered down (or absent at all).

I didn't personally take the B exam, but I tutored a couple of kids for the test, and it seemed to me like someone can definitely self study for the test, considering the difficulty of the exam and the material covered.

 

[member 198005]

I took the normal physics course last year and decided to take the AP exam just for the heck of it. I barely passed with a 3, but it can be done. I didn't do anything special other than listen in class and do the homework assignment. Good luck!

 

[thrill3rnit3]

Also, a 60% in the AP test (Physics C) is a 5. I'm pretty sure it should be close to that for the B test. So it's certainly do-able.