twilight Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 AP Physics C is calculus-based physics while IB HL Physics is non-calculus based physics. Do IB students who don't do AP then lose out in freshman year in college? Is it necessary for me to work on some calculus-based physics before going to college? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
by.andrew Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 I don't think it would matter. Heck, most US universities/colleges don't even require a physics course in high school. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 It depends on what you want to study that affects whether you "miss out" on their first year, whatever that means. If you want to do engineering, physics, or chemistry you should take the AP course because it is often this that is required, not the algebra-based course. Algebra-based physics is fine for biology and things like that. Whichever you decide, going into a university with some knowledge of physics is much better, even if it's algebra based and you have to take calculus based physics, than none at all. Also adding calculus to physics makes it much easier in my opinion, since calculus was written to explain physics and it's really an essential tool for problem solving in there. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieispi Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I don't know but IB HL subjects are known for teaching in university level (that's why so many unis love it) so I doubt that you would "miss out" on anything. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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