<p>hello, i am sitting for my SAT physics in January and due to my very disastrous scores from last testing, i honestly need to pull my physics grades up. I have noticed one thing from the SATtest, that most questions require theory rather than calculation. So, do you know what books discuss mainly on theory? I found sparknotes quite good, but i ignore most of the calculation part. How do you think? By the way, i hate Barron the most as it overplays everything and makes me confused more than ever. i dunno, it is just my personal thought. I really hope you could help me out on that. May be you also know any good website that discusssess many physics theory? Thank you very much.</p>
<p>why do you say except Barron's of course? It's not like Barron's is always good or bad.</p>
<p>Most people here recommend Princeton Review. Just make sure you actually understand the concepts rather than rushing through them (especially the E&M sections). Good luck on your test !! xD</p>
<p>I used Kaplan and got a 760. I didn't really learn anything in my AP Physics class, so the book actually taught me a lot. </p>
<p>I agree about how Barron's makes people confuse. I used it for AP Chemistry last year, and it made me feel really dumb because I had no idea what it talked about half the time. So I gave up the book in the middle of it.</p>
<p>Go to here for a source of all the necessary formulas.</p>
<p>I think Barron's can be useful for a select few people, but for most everyone else I like Kaplan (a bit too simplified but good for learning the core stuff) and PR (a little more comprehensive and very good practice tests and questions)</p>
<p>a good physics class + studying PR carefully + decent SAT skillz = 800</p>
<p>I used PR for phy but couldn't manage to answer all of the questions...I guess it's just that I'm dumb. ><</p>