<p>Is there anyone who did? I'm trying but its very hard..... i have the PR but its not really working.... what books did you use? also what score did you get and how many hours/days/months did you study?</p>
<p>i self-studied physics.</p>
<p>i took physics on June 2nd,so i haven't known my score yet.I am very nervous.i omited 5 and missed probably3-7.</p>
<p>as for books,i used PR first,i think it includes most things we will meet in the real test.However,it is not enough if you want to get a 750+.PR is not a very detailed book.Althohgh it includes almost all major theories and question types,it omit some minor points that you might meet in the real test.Plus,i think the lessons in this book is not clear sometimes.</p>
<p>later,i used BARRON,some guys say this book is not good,but i think it works!IT has almost all the things you will meet in the test.However,it has a obvious shortcoming.It is so detailed that can sometimes makes you confused!I am not a native speaker,so that's especially tough for me.</p>
<p>Self-studying is much more difficult at its beginning.everything is strange,everything is hard.Later you will find they become more friendly and easy.I prepared it during Mar 8th to early Apr,then May 8th to May 30th.i think 3 months is probably enough.</p>
<p>i hope my reply will help you.^_^waiting scores is really a headache.</p>
<p>I self studied over the summer of 2006 (er..last). In October I took the real thing and got an 800. Sparknotes, pr, and barron's are the best (though lay off the barron's if you're short on cash...it's not that great).</p>
<p>But, there is that one caveat of mine: I had already taken calculus, so the math was a cinch to me. IDK how much math you've done so...</p>
<p>self study is fine in physics. AP physics courses skip stuff anyway, and books do a good job about teaching.</p>
<p>oh i see. I have taken pre-calculus. The thing is how much time did you devote everyday?</p>
<p>since the scores are out...bumpp</p>
<p>my physics teacher didn't cover everything in the text book so i hard to study about 6-7 chapters by myself, and that helped me a lot. A lot of questions dealt with the stuff that my teacher didn't teach, lucky me I did study. but still couldn't finish the test in time lol</p>
<p>After under 3 weeks of attempting to understand a single thing in the PR book, I got a 630 on the SAT II...great...below average. My school's idea of advanced physics as they call it is to just teach enough for the New York state regents exam at the end of the year. Our advanced classes just learn each science a year ahead, but keep people who don't deserve to be in advanced in the class. Honestly, my teacher told me not to take it because it's way beyond anything my school teaches. I kinda rushed through the PR book and wasn't comprehending anything so for the record, doing what i did might not work! I think it really helps to take a lot of practice test because questions seem to repeat themselves or are at least pretty similar to ones that i saw in old tests. For the most part, I looked through the PR book during free periods (and during other classes) in school, so I really didn't put in the effort i should have.</p>
<p>BUMP</p>
<p>I am planning to self-study physics for the October SATII test. I have heard "PR", Sparknotes, and Barrons, any other suggestions?</p>
<p>Is "PR", Princeton?</p>
<p>Would studying the AP Physics Princeton book help a bit?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>physics b would help. not physics c.</p>
<p>Is Sparknotes really helpful?</p>
<p>790 on physics, eh calccobra? :D</p>
<p>is it true ur not allowed a calculator when taking SAT II physics?? isnt there going to be times where the calculations are long?</p>