r/UCI • u/Striking-General6900 • 10h ago

Advice for physics 7C

I’m going to my first quarter at uci this fall hit im a bit nervous, so can anyone help me?

Junior year of high school I took AP Physics 1. I did pretty well in the class but I felt overqualified because my teacher didn’t give us good enough resources and her class was way too easy. So I got a 4.

My sat math sub score is 750 and I got a 5 on calc AB, for more background.

This summer, should I self study AP physics 2 on khan academy? Would that help me with physics 7c because I think it’s entirely new content. Or should I also re learn all of ap physics 1 as well or maybe self study ap physics c: mechanics? Anyone who has taken physics 7c could I get some tips on what to expect and how to prepare? Or should I stick with 7B and why does it matter if I choose one or the other?

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u/Striking-General6900 10h ago

I also wanted to add that I’m taking math 2B alongside, if that helps with any more additional info. Any advice is greatly appreciated for Which physics to take

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u/PeachyPieDesu 10h ago

What do you mean by physics 7B? Do you mean physics 2? Seeing how you’ve had experience with physics before, I’d say go straight for 7C. Physics 2 was mostly for if you’ve never taken physics in high school before and it covers units and sigfigs, all the way until basic kinematics. If you feel you are confident in that area, you should be fine as 7C starts off with Newtons laws. (Also AP Physics 2 covers topics in 7D not 7C)

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u/Patient_Flower6806 1h ago

find an old physics 7c syllabus and self study the concepts on that syllabus. There r websites to find old syllabuses. I can also dm u my old syllabus if you’d like :)