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Title: How to Prepare for the AP Physics C by Robert A. Pelcovits, Joshua D. Farkas ISBN: 0-7641-1802-1 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 30 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: poorly presented
Comment: I purchased this book a few months ago, and in studying for the exam, I have found many flaws. The grammar is often quite poor, even to the point that I am stuck trying to understand the meaning of a sentence. The proofs skip steps and are not explained well enough. Finally, the choice of variables will often change mid-problem. (The radius will be given as R, and then used in the solution as r.)
This book may serve many people well, but I recently completed a college calculus course that was based on proofs, so when I do not understand how the text jumped from point A to point B, I stop and try to figure it out even though a person simply must understand how to use an equation and not how it was derived.
Rating: 5
Summary: Test-taker's best friend
Comment: I purchased this book in the winter of my senior year, having decided to study for the Physics C exam independently, as my school does not offer such a course. The book, on first sight is quite thick, and is a bit daunting to get into, however, Mr. Pelcovits does a tremendous job explaining each concept as it comes along, One is expected to have a foundation in calculus, however, the major concepts regarding derivatives, integrals and vectors are presented so that a reader less versed can catch up (if you're trying to learn calculus, however, this is not the book for you, although it will reinforce major calculus concepts with concrete examples).
I ended up only taking the Mechanics portion of the exam due to time constraints, and admittingly, the material overlapped very well with my Calculus BC course so it was easier than it would have been if I had done it exclusively, nevertheless, the book provides very solid explainations, plenty of examples that are, frankly, alot harder than i would have liked them to be, but as most of the reviewers have noted, after mastering the diffcult questions in the book, the actual test was a breeze.
I got a 5 on the exam, and my only regret is that I did not take the E/M portion of the test. Even after the test, I plan to use it as I study E/M next year at Stanford. (In a side note, the book is comparable in material and depth (though it is much more example oriented) to the venerable "Mechanical Universe" freshman physics textbook by Goodstein et. al.)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not enough problems, poor presentation
Comment: I bought this AP guide because it is the only one that addresses only the Physics C test and I was hoping to get deeper coverage than in the other guides. The book has its positive points: the review text is complete, if dry, and there are many worked out examples. However, there are not nearly enough practice problems and questions: only 11 multiple choice questions in each of the 21 chapters and just 2 in the last one, and from 0 to 4 free response questions per chapter.
The presentation of the questions and problems is atrocious: the answer is right after the question, in bold letter, making it nearly impossible to not notice the answer when reading the question. The solution is right there as well. For a good presentation and number of problems, the authors ought to copy the format of the AP Calculus guide of the same brand: it is superb.
My final complaint is that according to my son, the questions and problems were easier than on the real AP test. This makes the guide not particularly useful. More than two practice tests would also have been welcome.
I hope this guide gets updated with the suggested improvements before my daughter needs to use it in 2 years.
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Title: How to Prepare for the AP Calculus by Shirley Hockett, David Bock ISBN: 0764117904 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 28 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Cracking the AP Physics B & C Exams, 2002-2003 by Steven A. Leduc ISBN: 0375762272 Publisher: Princeton Review Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: How to Prepare for the AP Chemistry by Neil Jesperson ISBN: 0764120220 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: How to Prepare for the AP Physics B by Jonathan S. Wolf ISBN: 0764123599 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 15 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Statistics: Advanced Placement Test in Statistics (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Statistics. Advanced Placement examination, Second Edition) by Martin Sternstein ISBN: 0764110918 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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