Cracking the AP: Physics Exam

The book was okay (I got a 4), but the information was almost too detailed for my purposes. I needed a faster, more condensed review, and this book certainly was not that. I ended up just looking over selected chapters. I'm sure that if you are into studying months in advance for the A.P. test, this book will work well for you, but if you are like me, you will want to buy a shorter volume from which to study.

I must admit that I had a brilliant, genius teacher (Mr.Rosenbluth's the man!) for AP Physics B (the one without calculus), however, this book is by far a great choice. I liked it a lot more than my text book. It very clearly distinguishes between which problem is in what course. Namely, B covers thermal, optics, and wave phenomena, whereas the C course's mechanics has heavy duty torques, and angular mechanics. The C course also covers a lot of E & M with heavy duty Integral Calculus, and all these C problems are clearly marked "C." I would say that if a student had the most horrible class, and/or never showed up to class, but did all the problems and went through this book thoroughly, I would gaurantee any intelligent, disciplined student, at least a 3/5 (passing on the test.) I was fortunate enough to pull off a 5; but I probably would've had a much tougher time in the class without this book, and maxed out with a 4 on the test. Fair warning: you must know the Calculus, this book doesn't explain Calculus, however, the physics is very hard as it is. It should be noted, however, that you do not need to have taken something painful like AP BC Calculus. The calculus required for Physics C is pretty easy. I've still kept the book for future reference. What more can I say? For AP Physics, this is by far the best book out there, certainly better than that waste of paper, Barron's Physics book. Horrible, Barron's. Go with this book for acing the AP, whichever one you'll be taking. Goodluck.

I like to congratulate the authors for this great book. I used to teach math and physics in high school and still help any one from my community who has to take any math or physics test for college administration. I found this book really help my students for getting better score in AP physics and I also recommend for students who have to take GRE test in physics however this book is not a complete reference to prepare the student to take the GRE physics test. That is what I like to see near future cracking GRE physics as the same style of AP. Cracking AP physics focus on certain points and problems which are repeated in AP physics test. I strongly recommend this book beside textbook in physics (introductory courses in college physics). You can use only cracking AP physics as the only book prepare you for the test if and if only you went through college physics text book and you understand the principals very well.

It's a very helpful book, it teaches you everything you need to know about that year's physics test. after studying with this book, i got a 5 on my ap examine. :)

This AP Physics book has been one of my best sources for studying for the AP Physics test. The AP Physics teacher at my school has never taught this class before, and her lectures are often not very helpful. The review sections in this book are very helpful--they include sample problems and questions that show you how to do the work. This is great for me because the tests in my class are based on the AP test, and using this book almost garantees a 4 or 5 on the AP test this May. If you're having problems with Physics, or just need a little extra help, this book is the way to go. The only problem I had with it is that it's hard to read this book and keep up with the one we use in class. Other than that, it's great.