Urgent help needed CCers! self studying physics B

<p>Hey everyone. I need to self study physics B (and have not started yet).
I currently have the 5 steps to a 5 book, would that suffice or is there anything better?</p>

<p>Also and more importantly, would a review book without a text book for this be enough to get a 4 or a 5 (for bio surprisingly a review book was enough)? If a review book is enough, is this the best one?!</p>

<p>thanks very much and looking forward to the replies!</p>

<p>I've never seen the 5 Steps to a 5 book so I can't help you on that. I think Princeton Review is pretty good (at least the one from 2 years ago is good). I think you should get a textbook because usually, the problems are more difficult and force you to think a little bit outside the box. Therefore, if you can handle a good textbook's problems, you'll certainly be able to handle the AP's. Giancoli has a good book that doesn't use calculus.</p>

<p>I don't think a review book is enough. </p>

<p>I got 2 review books from my library (I'm taking AP Physics online, and therefore have a textbook). It doesn't seem like half of the stuff we cover was in the textbook. You need to know a lot more than is in the review book. You aren't learning something, you're learning how to do something. (Although a review book is probably enough if you had honors Physics, which I didn't)</p>

<p>use 5 steps to learn the material. it's very good at teaching, and do the practice questions it gives to make sure you understand, but just know that those questions are a lot easier than the exam.</p>

<p>for accurate questions, go to pr.</p>

<p>i second people who say a review book isn't enough to really learn physics, but if all you're after is a 4 or 5, then it's probably possible. </p>

<p>EDIT: actually no, i change my mind. practice books don't have nearly enough questions to make you good at physics. you'll need a textbook if only to do those chapter reviews. you can't really learn physics without doing lots of problems, and practice books only have a few of them</p>

<p>Thanks so far for the expert advice. I'd love to hear more suggestions.</p>

<p>I'm completely self studying this with no teacher or anything. Since I wont be doing physics in college, I'm literally just trying to do whatever it takes for a 4 or a 5. With that said, is there a spectacular text book that's very easy to read with the answers/solutions to its problems. Furthermore, since I'm taking physics B with extremely basic/no knowledge of physics and calculus (calculus I will not be taking ever), hopefully the text should not delve into calculus or too much physics C related stuff.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot CCers for your advice and lookin' forward to the replies!</p>

<p>I'm in need of help, mostly in regard to getting a very explanatory, self study-able textbook for physics B level (i.e algebra based?)</p>

<p>BUMP</p>

<p>Use Barron's and do the old AP tests on collegeboard for extra practice.</p>