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Do AP classes require a strong lab component? My honors chem class was in 10th grade. It barely touched on electronegativity, nor acid/base chemistry in a thro
by oasisbob 6y ago
Do AP classes require a strong lab component?
My honors chem class was in 10th grade. It barely touched on electronegativity, nor acid/base chemistry in a through way.
To expect a student to pull that experience forward two years later and integrate it with calculus to pull off organic chemistry seems non-ideal for many students.
And you really need the through physics/calculus component unless you want to wave biochem students past thermodynamics, which seems crazy to this former biochem student.
Cut the one quarter quantum mechanics class, perhaps.
- burfog 6y agoAP science classes do require a strong lab component. This is required for use of the "AP" trademark on a transcript. There is a competing college credit test system, International Baccalaureate, that actually includes lab work as part of the test. Physics and calculus are available too. The right ones would be AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C Mechanics, and AP Physics C E+M.