<p>Here's my situation:(I'm a sophomore btw)
-took intro physics course as a freshman (comparable to a non-honors physics course for juniors/seniors because we had a crazy teacher)
-took bio this year, chem over the summer
-decided to take AP Stats (in addition w/calc BC) instead of a science course.
-will be taking Physics C as a senior.</p>
<p>By now, I forgot most of the physics stuff I learned as a freshman. I have a fairly strong math background, but is Physics one of those courses where you should really take teh class, or could I self study for it? Which is better prep for the Physics SAT, an honors physics course or Physics B? (ive heard that Physics C is too specific). Thanks, and sorry if my question was worded weirdly. I'll clarify if anoyone needs it)</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, will I be fine with just a princeton review Physics SAT book? Or will I need an actual textbook? Should I get barron's or something as well?</p>
<p>You cover more topics in Physics B than C, so B is better prep than C (and the SAT Physics doesn’t require calculus). I don’t know how strenuous honors physics courses are at your school so I can’t say. My school teaches normal physics to the SAT Physics level and AP Phys B to a higher level than the AP - we only had one person in the last 3 years who didn’t get a 5 on the exam.
There are very few computations on the SAT, most of the problems are concept based, so pay ATTENTION to the details in your book.</p>
<p>I just took the physics test after self-studying for a couple months. It was difficult because there were a lot of questions that weren’t covered in the prep books, but with the curve I think it’s manageable. I’ll let you know how I did when scores come out.</p>
<p>Well the thing is I won’t have a physics class before taking the SAT II. I’m taking Phys C Senior year, and I plan on taking the SAT II in late Junior year. I took Calc AB this year so the math isn’t a problem, but I was simply wondering if I could pull off an 800 with just prep books. Is there a prefrerred prep book for Physics? I also thought about MIT’s Opencourseware, but I think that’s a little too complicated for SAT IIs. mirite?</p>