AP Physics C: Mech AND E&M | Self-studying Feasibility For a 5
Dear fellow AP Students/Teachers/Enthusiasts,
I want to take both AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity/Magnetism because I feel it strongly aligns with my future college endeavors. However, I didn't want to take a formal AP Physics class because my school has hecka grade deflation, and didn't want to increase my courseload due to the many extracurriculars that I'm pursuing.
I think I am okay the prerequisites, as I believe it only goes up to Calc AB? I've completed both Calc AB and Calc 2 at a community college. As for any additional STEM classes, I took AP Chem (3, I managed my time poorly for that class), and an introductory, non-majors Biology class at a community college (A).
This year, I'm going to take my 1st ever physics class. I'm concurrently enrolled in my school's Honors Physics and doing Multivar at a community college.
My honors physics curriculum is structured in this way:
- Unit 1: Math Review (Alg. 2, Trig.), Vectors, Speed, Velocity
- Unit 2: Kinematics
- Unit 3: Graphing Motion
- Unit 4: Projectiles and 2D Kinematics
- Unit 5: Forces - Newton's Three Laws and Free-body Diagrams
- Unit 6: Impulse, Momentum, and Collisions
- Unit 7: Work, Energy, and Power
- Unit 8: Introductions with Waves
- Unit 9: Sound
- Unit 10: Light and Optics
- Unit 11: Electricity (Static and Current)
- Unit 12: Magnetism
- Unit 13: Astronomy and Universal Gravitation
I'm currently using Princeton Review's Premium Prep for AP Physics C in order to learn the topics
Are there any extra resources (e.g. Videos, textbooks, etc.) to prepare, learn further, and hone in my skills to get a 5 on both exams?