<p>Hey guys, I have some questions.</p>
<p>Do you believe I can adequately study for the Physics B test (get a 4 or 5) with just the Princeton Review prep book?</p>
<p>If not, what other resources would i need?</p>
<p>Is it bad that i don't have labs? How crucial is this?</p>
<p>Lastly, how hard did you think the exam was?</p>
<p>I SO wouldn’t advise that. Get a textbook and work through it.</p>
<p>for those who self studied this subject, how did you do it?</p>
<p>Why would you ever self-study AP Physics B? If you haven’t taken a physics course, then self-studying this test in 1.5 months will be near impossible (if you want a 5).</p>
<p>I’m in honors physics.</p>
<p>I thought the course wouldn’t be that hard to study for?</p>
<p>I’m taking AP Physics C next year… does that cover everything in Physics B?</p>
<p>Physics B is like a General Physics course in college. You basically cover a lot of material, but not in depth and using only algebra. Physics C is like a Calculus-based course in college, which focuses on mechanics.</p>
<p>If you have any mathematical aptitude at all, I would recommend grabbing an old edition of Haliday and Resnick of ebay, and just learning the calculus you need (which is very little, actually).</p>
<p>I’m already in Calculus. </p>
<p>Basically, B covers more than C, just not as in dept?</p>
<p>What do you suggest then, should I not bother with B and just take C next year?
Or would it be worth studying for Physics B?</p>
<p>What would I need to adequately study for it?</p>
<p>Oh. Well I don’t know what honors physics covers, but if it’s a decent class at all, I don’t think studying for physics B would be too bad. Physics B covers everything Physics C does + waves, optics, maybe some other random stuff. I’m taking Physics B this year and I bought PR and 5 steps to a 5 to study. Might be overkill but I heard 5 steps to a 5 is great for building a better conceptual knowledge of physics while PR is succinct and has great practice problems.</p>
<p>So my physics class plus a princeton review book should do the trick?</p>
<p>I considered taking the Physics Subject test last year with just honors under my belt. I had just started AP and was advised by my teacher not to do this. They’re probably a little different but I assume the subject test would have mostly AP material.
After having completed most of the course I can say honors at my school and AP are COMPLETELY different courses, even though my honors teacher was very helpful and thorough. AP goes into much, much more detail whereas honors just scratched the surface. I had no trouble getting A’s in honors and for AP I had to have a tutor to get B’s. I’m sure you’re capable but if I had wanted to do this I would have given myself a lot more time.
Since honors does teach you the basic principles with lots of motivation and studying you should be able to pass. I’d say skim the first couple chapters in the AP curriculum and really focus on the later stuff.</p>