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Comparing AP Physics C to College Intro Physics Courses
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[QUOTE="stephen8686, post: 6169953, member: 577454"] I am an undergraduate who took AP Physics C mechanics and taught myself AP Physics C E&M in high school. Like many answers have already mentioned, it greatly depends on the college. Some colleges have relatively easy intro physics courses while others can be much more in depth than the AP tests go. For your average state school with an average physics program, I would make the claim that a high school student should be confident passing out of the introductory mechanics/e&m courses iff: 1. The student received a 5 on the AP test. 2. The student has looked over the college course's syllabus/curriculum and has covered all of it. 3. The student feels that he/she has a very strong understanding of the material, especially the calc based parts. If all three conditions are satisfied, I think you'll be fine. But this definitely changes based on college, for highly competitive STEM colleges I'm not sure it would be a good idea to pass out. When in doubt, it is also always a good idea to talk to the professor of the course, maybe he/she could give you a copy of a past exam that you could then gauge your preparedness on. [/QUOTE]
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