Re: Credit for AP and IB exams

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

Perhaps because many university courses are not calculus based, or
perhaps at the intro level, calculus only obscures much of the physics,
or provides an excuse for avoiding key issues concerning understanding.

cheers,

joe

On
Mon,
6 Dec 1999, Digby Willard wrote:

> What's been said so far about university credit for AP B and AP C tests
> pretty well matches what I thought.
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> My question:  Why do so many university physics departments grant credit
> for doing well on the IB (International Baccalaureate) Higher Level physics
> test when it's not calculus-based?
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> Digby Willard
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> > While it varies from university to university generally most will not
> > give advanced standing for AP-B since it is (1) not calculus based and
> > (2) usually does not include 3 hrs of lab/week along with 5 hrs of
> > lecture. However, AP-B often can be used to waive the Natural Science
> > required in the General Education requirements. The University of
> > California system  will permit  AP-B to be used to waive either the
> > Natural Science or the Mathematics requirement in the GE requirements.
> > So taking AP-B is an advantage to your students. In addition, while it
> > has been a subject of controversy on this list, having had AP-B will be
> > of some advantage to those students taking the regular calc based
> > program at university (although this has been the subject a some
> > controversy on this list in the past.)
> >
> > Ray Rogoway
> >
> > --
> > The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
> > And I have no more papers in a heap
> > And in the morning I can sleep
> > And stroll in those woods so dark and deep.
> >     r. frosted