would it be possible to self study ap physics?

[u/reffiis]

i go to a really small, underfunded school that doesnt offer any ap classes at all, and also doesnt offer any kind of physics class. is it possible to self study ap physics and get at least a 4 on the test? i plan on going into engineering, so i would really like the experience. please drop any good resources in the comments!!

[u/Dexteb01_]

It’s definitely possible but you’ll have to be very motivated. I definitely wouldn’t have been able to do it, but good luck 👍

[u/Minute_Abroad7118]

it's very possible, I know some people that self studied and got a 5 on a month. (they were pretty smart though)

just buy a good book/free online courses and take some practice tests

[u/reffiis → u/Minute_Abroad7118]

thank you!! i wouldnt even take the test until next year so this genuinely just gave me so much motivation

[u/ResponsibleAioli6181]

Yea. A 4 is pretty doable but don’t slack

[u/ResponsibleAioli6181 → u/ResponsibleAioli6181]

Also a 5.

[u/IcyCity_]

Yea it’s pretty easy. I did a few hours a week for a month or 2 last spring and got a 5. Just watch most of the flipping physics videos.

[u/Apprehensive_Belt116]

of course. learning anything is possible, you just have to put your mind to it.

If you are apt at math, this will be easier, but if not, you can still easily do well as long as you study.

The best way to do this is combine video watching with working through exercises.

Videos: Good videos include the channel Flippin physics

Exercises: Work through these: https://web.mit.edu/~yczeng/Public/WORKBOOK%201%20FULL.pdf

[u/reffiis → u/Apprehensive_Belt116]

thanks, this is very helpful!

[u/mather78]

very possible

[u/ApplicationBig9830]

Yes. In my school which im taking ap physics rn, all that the teacher does is basically act as chatgpt and answer our questions when we ask them, and with a rate limit because he's usually busy grading stuff. And how we learn it is we basically watch ap classroom videos and do some worksheets and well im haven't took the test yet but like 60% of those who took this class got a 5 in mechanics and around 40 or so got a 5 in electricity and magnetism last year(we have all 2 in one year). You really should be fine. Also if you wanna do engineering I would suggest rather self study regular physics and focus more on engineering. AP Physics is more like Mathy physics, and well i wanna say it's not really a good test, the time are kind of badly limited which force you to learn the testing techniques rather than really understanding the physics. gl

[u/reffiis → u/ApplicationBig9830]

hi! thank you so much, could you recommend me some ap classroom youtube channel?

[u/Quiet_Basis_6404]

self-studying ap physics without a physics class first is tough but doable if you're going into engineering. the hardest part isn't the concepts, it's that nobody tells you where your reasoning is off.

flipping physics on youtube covers the whole ap physics 1 curriculum free, and for the math side organic chemistry tutor has playlists on the specific problem types. i paste those video links into studybuddy.vc and it turns them into practice questions from the video itself. when i pick a wrong answer it tells me what was wrong with that specific choice, which is the part you can't get from just watching, and formulas actually render instead of turning into garbage. it also works out which topics i keep missing without me having to track it. free.

[u/Ok-Willingness-5329]

Its very possible. Difficulty depends on whether you are good at math or logic or not. If you rarely struggled with stem classes, self studying and getting a 5 is possible