<p>i didnt take AP physics..is it ok for me to take physics subject test???</p>
<p>^ Only if you believe you self-studied well. Physics was an "okay" class to self-study in, although by no means as easy as biology.</p>
<p>i bought barrons,PR,and SP for self study and im using barrons physics review book for NYC regents exams..hope they will help..altho some topics i didnt learn before,wish i can get them anyways.</p>
<p>I'm doing this. Hope we both do well! (:</p>
<p>Yes. I took a non-honors physics class in tenth grade and got an 800. Memorizing formulas is essential. Go [url=<a href="http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/%5Dhere.%5B/url">http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/]here.[/url</a>]</p>
<p>god..im studying the barrons...kinda hard..i think i should start from SP/PR</p>
<p>to amciw</p>
<p>so basically,we have to memorize the formulas and general concepts right??</p>
<p>to poseur</p>
<p>god bless us..........=]</p>
<p>yeah, the physics test really isnt that hard. i took it last year (i suppose idiotically) just a month into Physics B without any physics before that an got a 800, lol. however, i know a lot of people in Physics HL who could still only pull out like 600s, so i think its more of a calm down and be logical thing more than anything.</p>
<p>Exactly what tricky said, to answer the question aimed at me.</p>
<p>I took a basic physics class (1 yr, honors) and managed to get 800 by studying PR 2 weeks before the test.</p>
<p>Physics AP is overkill.</p>
<p>Yea the SAT II and the AP Tests aren't very similar at all. The SAT II is designed for someone who's taken a general intro to physics class not anything in depth. Basically you need to know relations, not even formulas. Like you wouldn't necessarily need to know that the gravitation force = Gm1m2/r^2 but you'd need to know that the gravitational force is inversely proportional to the r^2, cause there's not math problems per se but just like the radius is doubled.. the new force is? and you'd say 1/4 of the old force. While the AP is a lot more specific and math oriented. Half the topics that are on the SAT II aren't even in the AP curriculum since it just does a general overview of everything while AP is centralized on the more practical things you're likely to do in a college class.</p>
<p>AP physics definitely is overkill. The questions on the subject test are from the very basic topics, and you might tend to overthink the problems if you took AP before.</p>
<p>thx guys...very helpful..
do u think barrons is harder than other prep books??
im waiting for my PR and SP!!hope they will give me good reviews</p>
<p>A word of warning: the second PR practice test is much harder than the actual exam I took. I got 680 on that practice test, which was the last I took, and then an 800 on the actual test. This is compared to a 700 (740 without rushed math errors) on the first practice test I took from CB, without having studied a second previously for it.</p>
<p>I took regular physics... I ended up with a 640 because I didn't prep at all and decided to take it last minute. But a lot of people who were in my class still did really well since they bought the prep books and stuff. So if you're in AP you definitely should be okay, just review beforehand.</p>