<p>What are the best books to prepare for Sat 2 physics well? or combination of books?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I used Kaplan, and it was more of a review, so if you understood the content when you took physics in school, Kaplan is fine. The practice tests were okay.</p>
<p>The Physics SATII is the hardest, so it has the best curve. Make sure you time your practice tests because I found budgeting my time through the physics to be difficult--on all of the other ones I finished early. I skipped 25 questions and got a 670. I just couldn't do them fast enough. I also hate circuits, and that was most of the test. Another piece of advice: make sure you know the right hand rule with magnetic fields.</p>
<p>Kaplan is great for explaining concepts, but the tests are WAY too easy. I always finished them in about 30 minutes, and got 800s every time. </p>
<p>PR is great for their practice tests. However, the most accurate practice tests I've taken are Sparknotes'. They are harder, so don't let your score on them discourage you. Aside from Kaplan, I never got an 800 on a practice test, and got it on the real thing.</p>
<p>On PR's practice tests and sparknotes, there are more calculuation-based questions. However, the actual SAT II physics that I took this last month, only like 5-6 out of 75 were calculation based. All the rest were concept based, do you know this and that about something. How does this work? Blah blah blah.</p>
<p>I believe the PR book had too much info, I never tried Kaplan so I can't say...And, PR put too much emphasis on the equations and there were just so many words and paragraphs for people to stay on task..</p>
<p>does barrons suck for physics?</p>