<p>so if u don't know anything about the physics b course and are self-studying it what is the best prep book , PR is only good for review but for teaching the material and tests what is the best prep book???????????</p>
<p>Lol, wondering the same thing. =] Hope we'll get an answer.</p>
<p>LOL if you ask me reading the entire university physics book will probably get you a 5...but since I never took physics B I cant say for sure (UPhys has a lot of calculus in it)</p>
<p>Physics I&II, Halliday and Resnick version?</p>
<p>giancoli, halliday/res is calc based and the best at that</p>
<p>Just don't go with Barrons (According to my Physics teacher). I remember on the 1st day of Physics B class, my teacher took his Barrons out of his shelf and threw it in the trash, telling us that it was crap. So i dunno, just beware!</p>
<p>yea barrons is pretty much trash for everything except chem</p>
<p>ehhh it's awesome for comp sci</p>
<p>And psych.</p>
<p>Principles of Physics, by F. Bueche?</p>
<p>This is from the Collegeboard site:</p>
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Cutnell, John D., and Kenneth W. Johnson. 2004. Physics, 6th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons.</p>
<p>Giancoli, Douglas C. 2005. Physics: Principles with Applications, 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall. </p>
<p>Hecht, Eugene. 2003. Physics: Algebra/Trigonometry, 3rd ed. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing. </p>
<p>Serway, Raymond A., and Jerry S. Faughn. 2003. College Physics, 6th ed. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing. </p>
<p>Wilson, Jerry D., and Anthony J. Buffa. 2003. College Physics, 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
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<p>I hate Giancoli's textbook, and my teacher hates it also. Use Kaplan or PR's book , though I usually am not a fan of PR's stuff. The good thing about Barron's is that they have an actual Physics B ONLY book (i think others do too, but Barron's is the easiest to get). But their book kind of sucks, and it has a lot of things that aren't even tested on teh exam.</p>
<p>Why does Barrons Physics B 3rd Ed. suck soo much? I have PR, Barrons, and a text that I'm trying to use conjunctionally. Should I do this or only stick to certain one(s)? I've noticed that PR have better methods of solving things than Barrons.</p>
<p>PR is the best for both the AP and physics class. It helps for review and learning of the material.</p>
<p>Halliday/Resnik - Easily my favorite textbook ever. Has all the material (and more) on either physics exam, is readable and has engaging problems.</p>
<p>PR is for crammers--no offense--and Halliday/Resnick is for people who want to understand physics. It's very light on calculus, even. I've found numerous mistakes in the PR book, which I wouldn't have known by reading its material.</p>
<p>How's the text book: College Physics by Serway and Faughn 7th ed? Our class is using it now btw.</p>
<p>college physics is the worst textbook i have seen in my life (our class is using it too), so i bought a giancoli off ebay</p>
<p>We use Giancoli at my school for Phys B, and it's pretty good... if one is really interested in physics and don't mind the calculus, Halliday-Resnick is a superb text (and I don't think the fluids and optics sections contain any calculus at all.. a little bit in the thermodynamics).</p>
<p>Yeah PR isnt a substitute for a textbook. But for review it kicks but.</p>