<p>how is everyone studying for the ap exam? like what books are good and stuff? i haven't started yet but i hope to soon</p>
<p>right now, done with learning mechanics from reading from cutnell and johnson textbook. I’m going to learn this week fluids/thermodynamics and nuclear physics. After that, Electricity and Magnetism and finally, waves and optics. After reading the textbook, I will review from PR.</p>
<p>I’m using the 5 Steps to a 5 book and the Princeton Review book. I like them becuse they have really good review chapters and have practice problems with every chapter</p>
<p>Yeah i am using the 5 steps to a 5 book as well. Just finished circuits. Still need to self teach magnetism, waves, optics, and atomic & nuclear physics. Think its possible to get a 5?</p>
<p>On nuclear physics in class. Personally, I’m not a fan of 5 steps to a 5 for anything but I haven’t tried it for Physics B. Using my PR book and understanding pretty well. I hope to spend this month doing MCs and FRQs to get ready for the test. Practice makes perfect. :)</p>
<p>I used Barron’s last year for Physics B. Spent about half of april just doing practice exams, but they were very helpful. Once you’ve done the theory/looked over the formulas, do as many FRQ’s as you can. I got a 5.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice An0maly. Is there a site online that has free practice exams?</p>
<p>[AP</a> Central - The AP Physics B Exam](<a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board)</p>
<p>18 years of FRQ’s in total. Do all of them and you can handle pretty much any ap physics question.</p>
<p>I also took notes on what methods the graders suggested to solve the problem, because work/energy theorem and applications of newton’s 2nd law come up often as problem solving strategies.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>