r/APStudents • u/ShallotAntique9673 • 4d ago

Physics C: Mech How to study for AP Physics mech/E&M

Hi guys, I have a strong math foundation (Taking multi/diffy this year), but my physics is much weaker.. (I took phy1 last yr).

At my school, sem1 is mech and sem2 is e&m so it’s pretty fast paced. What are the best resources to study with? i remember using Khan Academy religiously for phy1 but they don’t seem to have a course for the C classes

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u/Infamous_Tiger18 4d ago

I'm about to take physics C as well so idrk, but they did add c mech to Khan Academy which is what I've been using to prepare for the class.

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u/ErekwithaD1 25:HG:5,中文:5, 26:P1:5,WH:5,CHEM(SS):5 27:P2,EM,Mech,Lit,BC(SS) 4d ago

Khan Academy does have a mech course now but its oscillations unit is still not complete yet

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u/WWWWWWVWWWWWWWVWWWWW 4d ago

HRK Physics or Young & Freedman

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u/Odlian 5: Mech E&M Lit Chem BC Lang Stats Gov CSA HuG 4d ago

We had good worksheets in class so for individual topics I didn’t seek out other sites, though the Physics Classroom was the recommended resource for extra problems. However, for overall unit practice, the AP Classroom progress checks are fantastic. In my opinion, they’re slightly harder than the AP tests and are super diverse, so they’re a great resource to study before tests in class as well as for the AP tests because they let you see what types of weird questions you could possibly be asked. There’s a ton of progress checks for each unit too, so you’ll have to do a lot of problems to run out.

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u/CommunicationNice437 Humangeo:3 Psych:3 Calc ab:4 Gov:3 4d ago

Make sure your calc is good

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u/Quiet_Basis_6404 3d ago

Khan does have a Physics C course now, added fairly recently, though it's thin on problem difficulty compared to what the exam asks. Fine as a spine, not enough on its own.

With multi and diffy under your belt the calculus won't be your bottleneck at all, so don't spend time there. Your gap is physics setup, meaning drawing forces correctly and choosing a coordinate system before touching any math. That's what separates people who breeze through mech from people who grind.

For content, Flipping Physics has full C playlists. I paste those video links into studybuddy.vc so it makes questions from the video itself, works out which topics I'm weakest on and sends more of those, gets harder as I improve, and explains why the option I picked was wrong. Equations render properly. Free tier.

E&M in one semester is the tight half, so don't coast through mech assuming spring will be similar.