Rating: 
Summary: Better than some text books
Review: I took AP Physics C in my high school, and often, I found that the textbook we were using was very badly laid out and difficult to understand. I decided to abandon the textbook. Instead, I solely used this AP Physics study guide. I noticed an immediate improvement in my grades. They went from previously being 87-93 to consistently being 98+ (and this is in a class with a dynamic curve based on how well you do compared to the rest of the class). I couldn't believe how well this book prepared me for tests.However, this book goes into so many details and gives such incredibly complicated examples, that I often found myself skimming. Also, simply reading the book takes enough time as it is, I found that making time to actually try example problems was very difficult. This isn't necessarily a shortcoming, though, because I found I understood the material much better because the book didn't condense the information. Now, on to what people really care about: How did the AP exams go? Well, after having read this book, I breezed through the mechanics test and instantly knew I had a 5. (and I did get that score) The electricity and magnetism test raped me very badly, even to the point where I felt like I was making things up to fill space. Would you believe I still made a 5? I can only imagine how horribly you'd have to do (and feel) to make a lower score. Despite the fact that this book is not condensed and that it is incredibly difficult to the point where I almost want to throw the book at the wall and say "Just tell me the equation, and be done with it!!!!" , I cannot complain because this book has taught me physics better than any other book that I have consulted, and it has achieved its main purpose: It gave me a 5 on both AP Physics exams. Also, from my E&M results, I think it's clear that although the book is difficult to plow through, it's because the material is difficult, not because the author wants to torture our little minds. Definitely recommended.
Rating: 
Summary: Not too bad
Review: Problems in this book are much more difficult than those in AP!!!!
Rating:
Summary: Not bad
Review: This book contains plenty of problems on all the subjects covered by the AP Exam, and detailed solutions for each problem. It was very helpful in my Physics C crash course before the AP last year. The book is also good because the practice questions are harder than actual AP questions, so that the Exam seemed easy in comparison.
However, the errors (either benign typos, or equations which were just wrong) were frequent enough to be somewhat annoying. I ran into an error every few pages or so.
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