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听说Lybrook的honor physics 比较容易。我家孩子的物理是在West Valley 上的，也很容易。

1) Is the Physics course your kid took in West Valley counted as AP course ?

AP课是相当于 college level的课，是不是真的达到了，要通过AP 考试才算数。而community college的课，已经是国家认证的college的课了。所以，。。。

2) Can the high school kids who finished 10th grade  enroll in any of the community college nearby ?

理论上是。要高中的顾问签字同意。由于教育经费缩减，不少社区大学不再收或者限制收高中生。南湾的基本上还收。

3) Any college allow 9th grade kids to enroll ?

斯坦福的EGPY（AP课很难，据说难过高中的），试试San Jose City college，不知道。

謝謝 Hotchili 的寶貴意見  

外面的升學顧問中心 還沒告訴我們這麼好的資訊呢!

不同的社区大学定义不一样。West Valley 是10年级＋16岁。De Anza 和Foothill 应该是10年级 or 16 岁。

对比一下高中和大学的课程描述就可大概了解高中可在大学课中的位置，如果想去大学修课也知道怎么选了。去大学选物理课关键是“Physics for Scientist" 和 “have lab",否则那课就太简单多数大学不会Recognize。

================== Lynbrook ==========================
3710: PHYSICS
Grades: 10-12
Units: 10
UC/CSU subject/designation: d
Recommended: Biology and Algebra 1. Physics is a qualitative study of the central concepts of physics (time, space, energy and matter) with emphasis on the mental imagery, rather than the mathematics, involved in describing events. The purpose is to provide a college preparatory course that meets the standards for those who are interested in discovering the strategies of science through laboratory experiences. Physics explores the concepts of mechanics and the properties of matter, heat, sound, light, electricity and magnetism.

3720: PHYSICS HONORS
Grades: 10-12
Units: 10
UC/CSU subject/designation: d
Recommended: Biology and Algebra 2. Much of the time in this course is spent doing physics experiments and in solving physics story problems. The principle content is basic mechanics that includes the properties of matter, motion, forces, and energy. Other topics studied are geometric optics, light and other wave phenomena, properties of waves, electricity and magnetism, force field, quantum mechanics and the physics of atomic structure. With its emphasis on mathematical models, this course is recommended for the student who is planning a career in architecture, engineering, physical sciences, or mathematics.

3730: AP PHYSICS C: MECHANICS
Grades: 11-12
Units: 10
UC/CSU subject/designation: d
Recommended: Pre-Calculus Honors and Physics Honors. This course is strongly aligned with the typical freshman college physics Mechanics course for science majors. Much of the time is spent solving problems and doing experiments involving motion, forces and energy.
In the history/social sciences, students learn how their lives have been and will continue to be affected by domestic and international politics, demographics, economic flux, technological change, and social change. The study of continuity and change in human events is the main focus of the history/social science curriculum. Students will understand and appreciate how ideas, events, and individuals have intersected to produce change over time as well as to recognize the conditions and forces that maintain continuity within human societies.

========== West Valley ollege ============
PHYS 004A ENGINEERING PHYSICS-MECHANICS
Rec Prep: PHYS 001 and eligibility for Engl 001A and Read 053. Prerequisite:
MATH 003A. Mechanics is the first course in the engineering physics series.
Transfer: UC, CSU
16887 MW 10:55AM - 1:00PM M Vaughn SM 47 5.00
W 2:05PM - 5:15PM M Vaughn SM 46
N 16888 T 6:00PM - 9:10PM J Jiao SM 47 5.00
TH 5:45PM - 10:00PM J Jiao SM 46

PHYS 004B ENGINEERING PHYSICS - ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Rec Prep: Eligibility for Engl 001A and Read 053. Prerequisite: MATH
003B,PHYS 004A. Electricity and magnetism is the second course in the engineering
physics series. Transfer: UC, CSU
N 16889 M 6:00PM - 9:10PM L Lin SM 47 5.00
W 5:45PM - 10:00PM L Lin SM 46

PHYS 004C ENGINEERING PHYSICS-LIGHT AND HEAT
Rec Prep: Eligibility for Engl 001A and Read 053. Prerequisite: MATH
003B,PHYS 004A. Light and Heat is the third course in the engineering physics
series. It also includes waves and special relativity. Transfer: UC, CSU
16890 TTH 10:55AM - 1:00PM L Lin SM 47 5.00
T 2:05PM - 5:15PM L Lin SM 46

PHYS 004D MODERN PHYSICS
Rec Prep: Eligibility for Engl 001A and Read 053. Prerequisite: PHYS 004B.
This course is an introduction to modern physics emphasizing Einstein’s special
and general theories of relativity, atomic and nuclear structure, wave-particle
duality, quantum mechanics, and solid-state physics. Transfer: UC, CSU
16891 F 1:00PM - 4:10PM M Vaughn SM 47 3.00

========== De Anza College ===============
PHYS 4A: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics (Lecture/Laboratory)
# 6 Units, Hours: Five hours lecture, three hours laboratory (96 hours total per quarter).
A rigorous introduction to the physical laws that describe and explain the motion of bodies. Analyze the structure of classical mechanics and its applications to problem solving using verbal logic, critical analysis, and mathematical models. Investigate general scientific procedures as a quantitative interplay between experimentation and theory employing statistical methods, graphical techniques, and measurement theory.

PHYS 4B: Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Electricity and Magnetism) (Lecture/Laboratory)
# 6 Units, Hours: Five hours lecture, three hours laboratory (96 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to classical electromagnetism. Includes DC and AC circuits and elementary field theory.

PHYS 4C: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics (Lecture/Laboratory)
# 6 Units, Hours: Five hours lecture, three hours laboratory (96 hours total per quarter).
Introductory studies in static and dynamic fluids, mechanical and non-mechanical waves, geometrical and physical optics, heat and the laws of thermodynamics.

PHYS 4D: Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Modern Physics) (Lecture/Laboratory)
# 6 Units, Hours: Five hours lecture, three hours laboratory (96 hours total per quarter).
Physics meets the Twentieth Century with a study of special relativity and quantum mechanics. Nuclear physics, elementary particles, and other selected topics are treated as time allows.

谢谢，那你家的孩子在WestValley上的是哪门物理课？  是PHYS 002A/002B吗？ 先谢了。

谢过 hotchili。