Self Study AP Physics C .

Test Preparation
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<p>Hi. I am currently taking AP Calculus AB, and I want to self study AP Physics C. What I have right now are an AP textbook suggested by Collegeboard, Barron's AP prep book, and PR's prep book. How do I go about self-studying for the exam? Thanks.</p>

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<p>I liked the Cliffs guide the most. PR is great too.</p>

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<p>Crack open those books, get off this site, and start reading!!!</p>

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<p>Thanks. But is there any procedure that I should follow? Or should I just read from the first chapter till I reach the end?</p>

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<p>Start from the first chapter. The concepts build up as you progress.</p>

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<p>Thanks. Do you suggest starting from the textbook?</p>

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<p>Textbooks are useless for AP exams. Just practice with PR (or cliffs if you have that). You should get at least a 4 if you work hard.</p>

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<p>Ok thanks alot. I'll read both the Cliffs and PR book.</p>

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<p>For the PR book: Will there be any difference between the 2004-2005 and the 2005-2006 versions?</p>

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<p>Did that 2005-2006 version come out? Because I just bought the 2004-2005 last week. :(</p>

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<p>It didn't come out yet. It will come out January. : )
Anyways, Will there be any difference between the 2004-2005 and the 2005-2006 versions?</p>

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<p>I would read a real textbook. You can't learn and understand the material from a prep book. We use University Physics by Young and Freedman in my class, and it is used at Cornell for intro physics for science and engineering majors. It's a pretty good book. If you read it through (you can omit chapters that don't have to do with mechanics and E&M) and then do problems from prep book, you'll be in good shape. Self studying is definitely doable although you'll probably want to find someone that can answer your questions when you have them.</p>

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<p>There probably won't be a big enough diff between 04-05 and 05-06, so I wouldn't worry about which edition you have. PR has the best physics prep, period.</p>

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<p>If you're in a good B level class there's not that much to learn, assuming you're familiar with basic calculus. An awful lot of the C test is just B problems except that you (gasp!) have to integrate a polynomial. Take practice tests (or at least the practice problems on the material you've covered in class already) and then go to the textbook for stuff you don't understand.</p>