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High School Equivalence



I have been following the discussion about AP exams and am curious about
the experiences the group has had with advanced placement. I have been
approached lately to consider giving college credit to students that
take physics at the local high schools. Is AP physics the same as a
year of college physics with trigonometry or calculus? Are you willing
to write and administer challenge tests to students who believe they
know the physics already based on their high school experience? If so,
what is the criterion for evaluating their level of mastery? Do they
get grades or pass no pass?
Curious in Coos Bay,
Randall E. Sloper