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nickmo94
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To kick off my first post here I will begin with a desperate plea for help and guidance: My high school is unfortunately not one of the best by any means. It is gigantic and has over 3000 students in it, meaning that most of the focus is spent on teaching students who don't give a damn about education.
I fortunately, am not one of those students, as I absolutely love to learn. It is literally my hobby. Sadly, my high school does not provide the two AP classes that I desire most, AP Calculus BC, and AP Physics C. It does have AP Calculus AB, and AP Physics B, which is much better than nothing.
But, alas, I am the type of person who wants to maximize my education before college (I just finished sophomore year by the way, I will be a junior once school starts) and in order to do that I need to challenge myself.
So... (sorry for the long introduction, I am naturally a long-winded person) What would you recommend I do in order to study EFFECTIVELY for both AP Calculus BC and AP Physics C during the next two years.
Right now I plan on doing independent study in calculus until school starts (which is in about two months), and hopefully I will be able to do a semesters worth in that time. And then once school starts I will continue to study the second semester topics and then restudy the first semester topics as my class works through them.
Then, senior year I plan on doing independent study in Physics (both mechanics and electricity and magnetism) as then I will be proficient in calculus and able to actually DO Physics C.
Is there anything you would do different? (also know, that I will be taking AP statistics as wells next year, which will allow for slightly less time at home to study, and senior year is swamped with 6 other AP Classes)
And more importantly, here is the main reason of my post:
If you've skipped everything else in my post, at the least read this (please).
I need some recommendations on the BEST possible textbook/textbooks for independent Calculus and Physics study. Price is not an issue.
As for as my abilities go I am a generally quick learner, and am quite smart (but far from genius). I am not super great at math, I just am a very, very dedicated learner, and more importantly, I enjoy doing math (it entertains me more than television). Who I am as a student can be summed up with this example from my past: I attempted Algebra II in the third grade and stuck to it for a whole two years, even though I couldn't comprehend half of the topics, after that I entered hiatus, only to return as a teenager to tackle it again, and I successfully learned many of the topics in Algebra II before I even understood geometry or took an Algebra class. So, I may not be the best, but I sure as hell will try hard.
So, with the understanding that I might have difficulties with complexly worded textbooks, and that I'm a first time calculus (and physics) student, but also knowing that I will dedicate myself 100% to learning them both, which textbooks or books would you recommend to teach me all the way up to the levels required for Calc BC and Physics C?
I have 9-10 months before the AP tests. So give me your best shot
Thank you VERY much to whomever reads this. I truly will appreciate any feedback as I have had very little support from others in this aspect, and need guidance.
-Nicholas
I fortunately, am not one of those students, as I absolutely love to learn. It is literally my hobby. Sadly, my high school does not provide the two AP classes that I desire most, AP Calculus BC, and AP Physics C. It does have AP Calculus AB, and AP Physics B, which is much better than nothing.
But, alas, I am the type of person who wants to maximize my education before college (I just finished sophomore year by the way, I will be a junior once school starts) and in order to do that I need to challenge myself.
So... (sorry for the long introduction, I am naturally a long-winded person) What would you recommend I do in order to study EFFECTIVELY for both AP Calculus BC and AP Physics C during the next two years.
Right now I plan on doing independent study in calculus until school starts (which is in about two months), and hopefully I will be able to do a semesters worth in that time. And then once school starts I will continue to study the second semester topics and then restudy the first semester topics as my class works through them.
Then, senior year I plan on doing independent study in Physics (both mechanics and electricity and magnetism) as then I will be proficient in calculus and able to actually DO Physics C.
Is there anything you would do different? (also know, that I will be taking AP statistics as wells next year, which will allow for slightly less time at home to study, and senior year is swamped with 6 other AP Classes)
And more importantly, here is the main reason of my post:
If you've skipped everything else in my post, at the least read this (please).
I need some recommendations on the BEST possible textbook/textbooks for independent Calculus and Physics study. Price is not an issue.
As for as my abilities go I am a generally quick learner, and am quite smart (but far from genius). I am not super great at math, I just am a very, very dedicated learner, and more importantly, I enjoy doing math (it entertains me more than television). Who I am as a student can be summed up with this example from my past: I attempted Algebra II in the third grade and stuck to it for a whole two years, even though I couldn't comprehend half of the topics, after that I entered hiatus, only to return as a teenager to tackle it again, and I successfully learned many of the topics in Algebra II before I even understood geometry or took an Algebra class. So, I may not be the best, but I sure as hell will try hard.
So, with the understanding that I might have difficulties with complexly worded textbooks, and that I'm a first time calculus (and physics) student, but also knowing that I will dedicate myself 100% to learning them both, which textbooks or books would you recommend to teach me all the way up to the levels required for Calc BC and Physics C?
I have 9-10 months before the AP tests. So give me your best shot
Thank you VERY much to whomever reads this. I truly will appreciate any feedback as I have had very little support from others in this aspect, and need guidance.
-Nicholas