Important Info:

In the U.S. physics is typically taught only in high school. But in many other countries, the foundations of physics are taught much earlier on, starting at age 11. Students in those countries therefore are given ~9 years, while students in the U.S. high school students are given ~8 to 9 months, to learn the physics before university. In addition, the U.S. university academic quarter/semester is ridiculously short – students who wait until university to take physics are given between 10 to 16 weeks to learn the exact same curriculum. What others sometimes get 10 years to learn, American students sometimes get 10 weeks to learn. The disparity is frustrating.

I often advise undergraduate students to get coaching on a subject during the previous quarter, and then enroll in the course the next quarter. This way, you stretch the amount of time you have to learn the subject. When the course starts, you are ahead of the professor, and nothing is new, and even if you still have some of the material to learn via coaching, you are always ahead of the course and never behind. Your mental health is preserved, and your GPA stays up. You have time to recover from a cold, or time to rest on your period (I understand this very well).

How is high school Physics taught in the U.S.?

Basic/Honors Physics
AP Physics 1/2
AP Physics C (Mechanics/Electricity & Magnetism)

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What is the Early Risers Program?

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Why should girls learn Physics if they don’t plan to do STEM?

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