AP physics C (M) self-study, which BOOK?

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<p>i took AP physics B last year, got a 5, took SATII, got a 790</p>

<p>between now and may, i'm gunna self-study AP physics C: mechanics.</p>

<p>which book? (review book preferably, any great textbooks?)</p>

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<p>Halliday, Resnick, Walker is a great textbook</p>

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<p>"University Physics" great textbook</p>

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<p>bump 1234567</p>

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<p>Don't forget Barron's study guide. Those really help with review for the exam (especially since you have already taken B).</p>

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<p>princeton review has a great prep i highly suggest you check out</p>

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<p>barrons was ****.. 100%.... i bought it.. i self studied the c exam using pr review.</p>

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<p>Ok, is it possible to self-study Mechanics in such a short portion of time? Crap... I dind't start yet, and am self-studying Calc BC, AP Euro, and AP Chem... And I also need to prepare for AIME and CHem Olympiad... But I really want it in for RSI.</p>

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<p>Barron's is huge. If you already have prior knowledge and Calc basics, you'll be able to get through it fine.</p>

<p>Mechanics is pretty easy. Make sure you know rotational motion pretty well.</p>

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<p>the barron's book was terrible. i didn't understand most of it and it turned out i didn't need to know most of it. all it did was scare the hell out of me a few weeks before the exam. however good it may be as a physics review book, it's definitely not a good AP review book. on the other hand, Princeton Review's book was really good preparation for the exam. Thanks to PR, i was able to get a 5 on both mechanics and e&m. <= I sound like a salesman, lol. but seriously, i don't like barrons, try PR. Also caution: physics C is not for the light of heart. it was torture and before i took physics i thought it would be my major, but now, i abhor physics and i don't want anything to do with it.</p>

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<p>Hmm maybe I'll go buy the PR book too. The barrons is EXTREMELY long which I don't particularly like</p>

<p>However, the PR book was super skinny and that kinda made me unsure when looking through it. Barrons is loaded with practice problems.</p>

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<p>I took it last year and we used PR in class. The review is insufficient as a self study i think, but it is an effective supplement. The problems and stuff are good. btw meng was the name of my cat in indonesia. totally random i know.</p>

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<p>Meng:
Between PR and Barron's, isn't PR the thicker book?</p>

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<p>catch-22 is great</p>

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<p>No, trust me Barrons is about 700 pages worth of very difficult physics problems</p>