<p>The consolidated book list is great and all, but lets face it, there are WAAY too many conflicting opinions. We should use it but I think it would be nice to have sort of like a main thread for every Subject. And I doubt these threads will get 42 pages long....</p>
<p>Anyways, what is the best book to LEARN AP Physics from, not necessarily do well on the exam (basically not a cram book).</p>
<p>And if you guys really dont agree with me, then go ahead and just post what page numbers I can find the discussions about AP Physics. I've gone through 30 or so pages and I have seen SO MANY opinions on it...</p>
<p>I love "Sears & Zemansky's University Physics, 10th Edition" by Young and Freedman; it's dirt cheap on half.com too. After stating Newton's laws, they use that to prove just about everything taught afterwards. I assume the E&M in the book is the same way.</p>
<p>well thanks for the reply saturn...I checked out the book, it looks pretty interesting...</p>
<p>But I am in a position where I simply need to get an A in the AP Physics class. I am not intending to truly understand the principles behind physics (at least not yet), which is was this book seems it is best for.</p>
<p>What I need more is a consensus on the best test prep ap physics book. Like PR, REA, Barrons, 5 steps, or what??</p>
<p>That response troubles me. It seems you are more grade-driven than knowledge-driven, which will be readily noticed by college adcoms. You should take the class because you want to understand the material, especially physics. You can't do well on AP physics unless you actually understand the physics. You're not going to find any book that simply says "Here's a formula. Here's when you use it" because no such book exists. I've never used a so-called "University Physics" book but I think they're a little too easy. If you want a good physics book, go for Halliday/Resnick/Krane or the one they use at MIT (I can't remember the names, something with a K).</p>
<p>Okay maybe I misworded the response a bit...</p>
<p>I do want to understand the conceptual physics, much more than the math actually (because I heard this is the best way to do well). However, I am already being issued a textbook and I do not want to spend money on another one (which probably wont help me get it THAT much better).</p>
<p>I want to get one of the test prep books that are really good at teaching the concepts in simpler, readable terms.</p>