<p>Looking to self study Physics B and Stats next yr and was wondering what the best prep books would be. I've heard on here PR is really good for Physics in general, but not much about prep books for stat. Also is PR good for self-studying? One last thing, when should I start reviewing for both these tests (most likely only using the prep books)?</p>
<p>Taking Eng Lit and Calc AB at school as well...any suggestions for books there?</p>
<p>(I self-studied AP Physics B and got a 5, along with an 800 on the subject test.)</p>
<p>Yes, PR is good for self-studying Physics B. I also recommend using 5 Steps for self-studying, as it is good for giving you a general overview of a topic and gives good test-taking strategies, but it doesn’t go too deep. PR will provide extra depth and way more practice problems. (PR’s problems are a little too focused on computation, though.)</p>
<p>Unless you’re taking a physics class in school (or have taken one), I don’t recommend using only a prep book; you need a textbook (I suggest Cutnell and Johnson’s book) to introduce you to the concepts. There’s a reason prep books are called “review” books; they are for review after you’ve already been introduced to the subject. Some subjects (like Psych and Human Geo) are easy enough so that you don’t need textbooks, but you really do need a textbook for the difficult concepts in Physics.</p>
<p>Well, the guy above me covered Physics. So for Stat, I’d recommend Barron’s in lieu of a textbook. Though I don’t like Barron’s in general, it seems to do a good job with Stat. For AP Lit: Princeton Review, and for Calc: your textbook should suffice.</p>
<p>Thank you to both of you, this helps so much! I’m not really familiar with Prep books outside of Cliff and PR (which i used for Bio) and i loved my PR for that class.</p>