<p>So next year I'll be taking Physics B, but our teacher offers us the option to self study Physics C on our own and take either the E&M or the M test or both. I plan to take both. Anyone have any good prep books or materials for Physics C? Thanks.</p>
<p>I might do the same.....</p>
<p>You can use EPGY online classes ... i dont know any specific books, though I am also looking to self-study the class. Tips anyone ?</p>
<p>well for physics c, i just started out with the pr book to get the basics down then moved onto halliday resnick krane (both the halliday resnick walker and halliday resnick krane books are really good) and the barrons book is also really good. if you're doing both it might be easier to learn the b material first and then go more in-depth for c</p>
<p>Hopefully you have taken Calculus AB(preferably BC?) already, as it will help you wiz through a lot of tight mathematics you have to go through.</p>
<p>yes i have taken calculus bc. EPGY could be an option, but I'm looking for more prep books/textbooks kind of material. Thanks.</p>
<p>my son really liked Halliday and Resnick.</p>
<p>texas, what edition? My mom bought the 4th edition in like 1977 or something. Could u point me to the exact textbook your son used? Thanks.</p>
<p>Fundaments of Physics 6th edition by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker. 2 volumes. Red cover with lightening. Pub. 2001.</p>
<p>Halliday and Resnick is a good book and often used in college courses. EPGY uses Tipler, another classic. You might want to buy both used on-line. Look around. Sometimes you can purchase them for under $10 - a great buy! If you are self-studying, the edition doesn't particularly matter.</p>
<p>ok thanks for the advice guys. how about some prep books? PR/Kaplan/Barrons/ARCO etc, which is good?</p>
<p>I used AP advantage physics C by James Monney--peoples publishing group. Really helped me turn it around and finish with a 96.</p>
<p>ooops--make that James Mooney.</p>
<p>Princeton is quite good, I think - I bought the book the night before the test, crammed it in the interval between the Bio and Physics tests, and got 5s on both mechanics and E&M. The curves on these tests are way, way too generous.</p>
<p>i self-studied it using princeton review only and got a 5.
i think PR is good.</p>
<p>I agree random, I pulled a pair of fives too. AP test was much easier than the course--had to stuggle for a 91. Does anyone know how many juniors took physics C? Is pulling 5s something special--or just SOP in applying to better schools?</p>
<p>i read somewhere that only 16% of mit undergraduates had double 5’s on physics c</p>
<p>does somebody know if that is true?? how much would self-studying both parts of physics c as a junior, and scoring 5 on both, have an impact on college admissions??</p>
<p>My school forced us to take B junior year even though I told them that B was not needed for C (many students in other schools skip to C).</p>
<p>What about MIT open course ware and Collegeboard online? Are these good also?</p>