<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I, too, have had my Physics B experience. Let me tell you right now... if you really want to self-study, then you really HAVE to want to self-study. It's no walk in the park.</p>
<p>I took physics Pre-AP as a junior, and unfortunately after a while I realize my teacher was quite sub-par. I have an insatiable curiosity for the sciences -- appropriately enough since I want to be an engineer major -- and to show that, I felt like I needed a good science score on my record. I realized... unfortunately rather late.. that I had to take things into my own hands, and self-study physics B. So I picked up barron's physics B and started gargling down physics problems on my trusty white desk at home.</p>
<p>I filled up about 100 pages of notes and chicken scratch in a notebook... and having spent literally upward hundreds of hours of work (most of it guesswork), I took the exam last may. Did I score a five? Probably not. But in retrospect, I learned something beyond that.</p>
<p>There's no better feeling than having a new perspective of the world around after studying a physics book. You finally realize why pigs or can't fly, and you start tickling your brain with crazy ideas like "I wonder what the world would be like with friction?" as nerdy as that may sound :) In my opinion, theres no better way to develop your "physics intuition" than to just go out and learn physics for yourself.</p>
<p>Just a little heads up... I don't recommend the Barron too much. It teaches some C material that isn't found on the AP physics B exam. Of course if you were studying for C you wouldn't pick up a B to begin with, so theres no real reason to learn C stuff for the B exam. If you're serious about physics, and you're anything like me, I suggest you start early (months in advance) and you are persistent.</p>