<p>Since the OP didn’t mention that he took any physics classes in high school, I’ll assume you’re talking to me. AP scores in physics are a joke more than anything. You can get 35% correct and get a 3. However the material is not too easy, actually learning physics that is. AP questions are a bit too simple, but I suppose they do accurately test your physics knowledge.</p>
<p>I do agree that learning with the textbook is best, I learned so much from mine. I used Physics for Scientists and Engineers (with Modern Physics) by Knight. It is a great textbook, and coupled with the lectures from MIT (my real teacher just showed us powerpoints and more than half the class failed at learning any physics…) I learned a lot. Certainly not as much as I could’ve with a proper teacher, and perhaps I should’ve taken calculus before the class (it was physics C, calculus-based).</p>
<p>Suggestion to the OP: if you know what textbook you’re going to use, why not buy it now and just start reading up? That is, only do it if you’re interested in it. I used to carry mine around all the time and I enjoyed reading it a lot, but a crappy textbook will never teach you anything.</p>