Main differences between Physics 1A and C mech? I am taking 1A at my high school with a miserable teacher and am self-studying for C Mech.
I will start studying after the BC exam on Monday, which gives me the rest of Monday (5/11) and a lot of Tuesday (5/12) for a total of 10-12 hours of straight studying. I can also get some done on Wednesday morning if needed.
As I said, I am currently in 1A with the worst teacher I've ever had, but I still have a strong understanding of most of the topics.
I'm also on track to score a very high 5 in BC. I got 94/108 on a test where 65/108 is a 5.
My teacher gave me a C mech practice MCQ from a previous year, and I got a 25/40, which is a low 5. However, I could tell that the test was definitely an easier one and lacked specifics that would only be found in C Mech.
So the question is, what are the main things that will be found in the C mech curriculum and not in the 1A? I fed Claude the course outline provided by collegeboard and had it make me a full curriculum explaining each subtopic, formula, and the whole 9 yards. It made a 34-page Google Doc. That is too much to filter through in the time that I have. I am going to ask it for the differences between the two courses, but I also want to get some more opinions.
What areas should I spend the most time on? I do suck at rotational inertia and rod density, and I noticed a few additional formulas on the C sheet for those areas. I plan on reviewing/studying for maybe the first third of the time, and then will bang out practice tests and target my weak areas for the remainder of the time.