Ap Success: Physics B/C (Ap Success: Physics B/C, 4th Ed)

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Summary: Simply Good
Review: I used this book to prepare for the AP Physics exam, and believe me, it didn't help. This gives you the answers to the practice tests, but gives you no indication of where these answers come from, or how to solve the problems. They'll derive equations and not tell you what they're derived from, I had to check with my teacher often to figure out what the book was explaining. I spent months studying for the exam, and this book gave me no advantage over the regular textbook, it only confused me, and made me ask more questions, keeping me off-track for studying the test material. Find yourself ANY other test prep, I doubt there would be two books this bad on the market. If REA has a Physics study guide I'd suggest that--its AP US History study guide was the best test prep I've had yet for any AP Exam.

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Summary: Use any other study guide
Review: I used this book to prepare for the AP Physics exam, and believe me, it didn't help. This gives you the answers to the practice tests, but gives you no indication of where these answers come from, or how to solve the problems. They'll derive equations and not tell you what they're derived from, I had to check with my teacher often to figure out what the book was explaining. I spent months studying for the exam, and this book gave me no advantage over the regular textbook, it only confused me, and made me ask more questions, keeping me off-track for studying the test material. Find yourself ANY other test prep, I doubt there would be two books this bad on the market. If REA has a Physics study guide I'd suggest that--its AP US History study guide was the best test prep I've had yet for any AP Exam.

Rating:
Summary: Simply Good
Review: This AP prep book is the best ever. I had only two days to study for the physics C exams. I used this book's practice tests, and the questions on the AP exams were very similar to the ones on practice exam. I ended up with a 5 on physics C mechanics, and a 4 on physics C E&M. If I had more time, I would actually go over rest of the book and probably end up with a 5 in E&M. Physics w/ calculus is not an easy subject. Don't expect this book to do the learning for you. But if you work hard and smart, this book will give a you 5.