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Book Description
This book contains 1001 fully annotated physics questions in the MCAT format organized by topic. The range of difficulty is from easy to very difficult. There are questions on every physics topic that might appear on the MCAT.
Customer Reviews:
Highly Impressive Seller!.......2007-09-21
This seller is highly impressive! WoW! very fast delivery and I mean, the book was as advertised! Absolutely Amazing! I highly recommend buying from this seller! Whoo!
The best Physics problem set for the MCAT ......PERIOD!.......2007-06-17
This book is one of the two books I focused on for my MCAT. I used this book and the 1001 Chemistry questions to "freshen up" on my weak areas.
Examkrackers 1001 Questions in MCAT Chemistry (Examkrackers)
These books are NOT designed to be worked all the way beginning to end, but either randomly or specific sections. It even mentions that in the books. These are not to be confused with the Examkrackers textbooks or testbooks, and these should not be purchased instead of on those. These are only a supplement to the examkrackers program for the MCAT.
When I took my practic tests (AMCAS is the best because they make the MCAT) I found out my weak areas. I then when back in the Examkrackers textbooks and reviewed that passage, then I did all of the problems for that section in the problem book which was only about 15 per topic (e.g. linear acceleration). The alternate method would be doing every 4th or 5th question till you find something you aren't skilled in.
The problems are ordered in increasing difficulty, with explanations in the back of the book and best way to attempt the problem. Best of all, if you use it with the textbooks it explains how to do the problems in your head efficiently. By the time I was ready for the MCAT, I learned more physics from these books than a whole year in college. In college I just memorized formulas, with these problem books you learn the concepts and how it relates. This one beats out Kaplan, and Princeton by long shot (I used both). I never memorized one single formula for the MCAT, and my score was very competitive.
At first it seemed promising........2007-06-10
At first I thought that this book was good. It seems like a good idea to practice 1001 questions. However, the questions are confusing and not reflective of real MCAT questions. I've had my physics instructor, who used to teach MCAT prep courses, look at the book and he also thought that many questions were not worded well. They say that they are trying to make it more challenging so that you will know what to expect on the MCAT. I don't like that approach and wish I hadn't spent my money on this. BTW I'm getting 10's and 11's, usually only missing two or three physics questions, on my practice sections, so I don't feel like it's because I don't understand physics.
Review of Examkrackers 1001 Questions in MCAT Physics by Jonathan Orsay.......2007-01-13
The book contains over 1001 practice questions for MCAT. The shear amount of practice from this book is guaranteed to help you prepare for MCAT one way or another.
How similar the questions are to actual MCAT physics questions is a whole another matter. And in truth not too similar. Firstly, actual MCAT physics questions are often based on a passage, all the physics questions from Examkrackers are standalone questions. Actual MCAT questions vary in topic from one question to the next, in this book questions are grouped together by topic. So if you're trying to simulate MCAT testing conditions while doing the exercises in this practice book it wouldn't be a realistic simulation. Secondly because all questions are standalone, it's hard to set time limits for a number of questions. Of course you're always trying to do the questions as fast as you can, being as careful as you can. But taking the MCAT requires a good sense of timing that you probably won't get from this book. Thirdly, the content of the questions in this book rely on what is extra to the MCAT. So there may be questions that require a bit of memorization and knowledge from other sciences. In itself this is not a bad thing, but it should dictate the way you use the book.
If you have time, I would recommend doing all the questions in there. And then moving on to more realistic practice from other books.
I hope this was a helpful review.
Delivery time.......2005-09-10
It took a long time from Amazon to deliver the item to me and I did not feel good about since my exam was getting closer to the date of delivering the book.
In the begining I ask for free delivary and you said it will take 5 days but the 5 days came and gone and no delivary.
I tried another type of delivary but no way the book did not come. Then I cancle the whole thing and starts again with the v. expensive delivary then the book came, but it was v.late.
Book Description
The Princeton Review realizes that scoring high on the AP Physics B & C Exams is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about physics–only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP Physics B & C Exams, we’ll teach you how to
·Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score
·Focus on the topics most likely to appear on the test
·Test your knowledge with review questions for each physics topic covered
This book includes 2 full-length practice tests, one each for Physics B and Physics C. All of our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.
Customer Reviews:
Five stars for Physics B; Three stars for Physics C.......2007-06-24
There is very little to add to what the previous reviewers have said regarding the Physics B portion of the material in this book. It is indeed an excellent study guide for that exam.
I would rank the book a little lower on its coverage of the Physics C material. Let me preface the following by saying that I bought this and several other textbooks, guides, and multiple choice questions, and free response questions (the latter two available either for free or for purchase off the AP services web site). In addition, I attempted to teach my daughter the subject on our own time given the complete lack of effective instruction by her physics teacher at school. It became clear to me that the Physics C exam is written to test "cleverness". The Physics B part can be passed by sadly only knowing the right formula and how to plug in the numbers - this cannot be done on the Physics C exam. The Physics C exam is not about complicated formulas nor long derivations. You need to get the answer within one or two steps - if not, you are on the wrong track. In order to do this, you need to have seen a similar type of problem before. This book doesn't do that effectively on its own - but if you've got a decent physics instructor, the combination of both will suffice for the exam.
It is clear that the book is primarily concerned with Physics B and supplements a little extra (as needed) in the mechanics and E&M section for the harder Physics C exam. As a stand alone "text", it will fall short of the mark for the tougher Physics C exam. In summary, if you are going at this alone, buy this and the Physics C guide authored by Mooney. If your in a decent class, then this book will suffice.
another compliment.......2007-05-24
This book is great:
+lessons are concise but very thorough
+all examples and questions have answers and most have explanations.
+it's easy to distinguish between [B] and [C] topics
-But be sure to check central for a thorough list of topics on the test
-There are a few mis-edits or explanation with computational errors. These are rare but can give you a headache for a few minutes until you figure out the error.
Conclusion: If you read a section, and comprehend it, you won't be baffled by any question in that topic come test day (I mean it).
Great Book With a Few Shortcomings.......2007-05-15
The book was everything I expected it to be. I particularly liked how it taught a topic that was immediately followed by a sample problem. Comparing this book to the Kaplan one, I found this book to translate rather difficult concepts into much easier ones. The one thing that I would change is a stronger Gravitation section. This seemed to be my weakest area out of all of them.
At times too thorough, at times too sparse.......2007-05-15
This book's strength lies in the many practice questions it offers, and the thorough explanations of each that it offers. However, sometimes new content is thrown into the body of the questions, so to make sure you have mastered the all of the material you sometimes need to do all of the questions in addition to reading the text to make sure you are familiar with everything that the AP tests. Also, some sections of the book (most notedly the ones on electricity and magnetism) go into too much detail, while others (on waves, fluid dynamics, and nuclear physics) I did not felt went into enough detail for me to feel comfortable that I knew the material backwards and front. Another flaw of the book is that there are an incredible amount of typos- sometimes its just annoying misspellings in the text, but more often than not they are flaws in the practice questions- just minor things, but enough to take precious time away from last-minute cramming. I also caught an algebraic mistake in one of the explanations to the questions, that resulted in them providing the incorrect answer. I am giving it four stars, though, because in the end it did prepare me well for the test (I took Physics B) In fact, there were exactly two multiple choice questions that were almost exact repeats of problems this book has, which was a pleasant surprise.
Great study guide for a tough test.......2007-03-26
This book was required for my daughter's physics class last year. The teacher of her AP Physics class has a very high pass rate on the AP Physics exams with the majority of her students scoring 4 or 5. She attributes this success to this book. My daughter scored a 5 on both the B and C tests. Now my son is prepping to take the AP Physics B exam and once again this book is required. I didn't even pause when he asked for a new copy of the latest edition.
Update: My son recently competed in a regional scholastic competition and took first place in physics. He's a junior taking the AP Physic B class and took first place against second year (AP Physics C) students. He used this book to prepare for the competition.
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275,000 students in noncalculus physics; Required pre-med course; Super-accessible, straightforward help; Student-grabbing graphics and style; Icons for important concepts; 1-2-3 help with problems.
Customer Reviews:
Buy this book as a supplement to your textbook.......2004-07-23
Other than a few typos, this book is awesome. I learn the basic concepts from this book, and then do the problems in my textbook. This book has helped me when my professor couldn't/wouldn't. You cannot learn physics from this book only, but it is an excellent addition to any textbook.
Decent book - many errors.......2000-07-06
This book is a decent book for those being taking a freshman physics course for non-majors. This is a good supplement to a calculus based physics textbook.
typographical errors.......2000-03-08
it's a good book, it helped a great deal. I wish time was taken to correct typographical errors. I lost valuable time that could have been used to study.
Very helpful, recommend.......2000-01-17
this is a very good book except there are some mistakes(but the mistakes are easily found and corrected by yourself). This book gives you how to attack problems in a very organized manner even though the problems are not so difficult. I came to be able to solve more challenging problems in a different book after solving the easy but organized ones in this book. I recommend this book!
This Is The Book If You Need Help with Physics.......2000-01-17
Beginning with the "How To Use This Book" and "How To Excel in Your Physics Course", (especially the latter) and throughout its pages, this is, without a doubt in this readers opinion, the very best book on the subject I have found to date (And I have many). It puts you through the paces. If you want to know this subject and excel in it, these authors have placed before you the practice you will need. I recommend this book highly for your first experiences in this subject. Starting with the mathematical background required; then on to Classical through Special Relativity. It covers each and every topic, in a clear, concise method that enhances learning and improves retention greatly in each and every area. It's a great reference to have on the shelf. EXCELLENT! My thanks to the authors. Your book has helped me much more than I ever expected.
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The most comprehensive, rigorous analysis of MCAT physics available! Dr. Biehle's classic MCAT Physics Book presents a clear, insightful analysis of MCAT physics. His lively prose and subtle wit make this challenging topic more palatable. The MCAT Physics Book offers the most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of MCAT physics available. Including, * 49 MCAT-style passages * 500 MCAT-style practice problems and detailed solutions to all problems. Illustrations and tables are included wherever necessary to focus and clarify key ideas and concepts.
Customer Reviews:
Best MCAT Physics Review book by far..........2007-07-01
This book gives you practice tests that are MCAT style at the end of sections and thats what makes it the best review book out there. The MCAT is about not only learning the concepts but about PRACTICE. And this book does both really well.. Buy the book, use it, improve your score. Simple!
Better than Exam Krackers.......2007-06-30
I never really had problems with Physics during undergrad, and assumed that I would have no problem with the MCAT. I bought the whole EK series including the 1001 question books. I read them I dont know how many times (I've been studying for months), but by the end I was very worried about my physics. Nothing made sense. After purchasing this book, everything makes sense again. Unlike EK, it offers a lot of very good example problems, and the questions at the end of each chapter really drill the IMPORTANT points, not just random physics questions. They help you memorize the equations, but stressing them in their problems. The problems are not really MCAT format, however, if you are having trouble with physics this book will definitely get you on the right track. The questions are not there to simulate MCAT problems so much as drill the important concepts into your brain. I haven't taken my test yet, I have two weeks to go...but I am feeling good, and I am considering purchasing the NOVA chem and bio books. I liked exam krackers when I first started, but I am beginning to feel they cut to many corners and have a tendency to confuse you by making things too easy. I give this book 5 stars if you need to RELEARN physics....if you are just looking for problems, this is not the book for you.
A great review book.......2007-06-30
The thoroughness of the topics covered and the quality of the questions make this book very valuable. I would highly recommend this book. The passage based questions are helpful as well.
Good review.......2006-07-19
I appreciate the humor which Biehle brings to the subject- the review he provides is quite thorough. I would have liked to have seen some combination concept passages (e.g. thermodynamics, fluids, and work-energy in one passage) because I feel that is the direction that the MCATs are heading in- but overall I am really satisfied with this purchase.
Great review..........2006-05-17
This book is great for all levels...need a refresher? Need to "re-learn"? This book will do the job!
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The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT Physics Subject Test is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about physics–only the techniques and information you’ll need to maximize your score. In Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and
·Master test taking strategies that will improve your score
·Use targeted review techniques to crack mechanics, kinetics, thermodynamics, modern physics, and other complex topics
·Perfect your test taking skills with practice questions and detailed answers and explanations
The 2007-2008 edition of Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test is revised and updated to include the most current information possible.
Customer Reviews:
Killer Book For Sat 2 Preparation.......2007-07-12
This book is undoubtedly the best book to prepare for the physics SAT Subject Test. It has the best tests the material is given in a brief concise and articulate manner.
Book Description
This new edition has been updated to reflect the most recent Advanced Placement Physics B exams. It presents a diagnostic test with answer key plus two full-length AP Physics B practice tests modeled on actual exams. All questions are answered and explained. Extensive review material covers all Physics B topics: vectors, Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, impacts and linear momentum, torque and angular momentum, oscillatory motion, gravitation, temperature and heat, thermodynamics, electrostatics, electric circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, waves and sound, light, geometrical optics, quantum theory, the atom, the nucleus, and special relativity. Added features include test-taking advice, a glossary, a math review, and physics charts and tables
Customer Reviews:
Not Recommended.......2007-04-08
The practice tests in this book were terrible! In more than one instance, the answers were incorrect according to my textbook and one of the questions had 3 answer choices that were identical! Compared to the AP questions we recieved from my teacher, the ones from the Barron's review book were quite off.
Great Book, as expected.......2006-03-16
bought this book on Amazon, saved a bunch of money, got the book in 3 days. i don't think it gets much better than that. as for the book itself, well, i always trusted barrons for most of my tests, and this is no exception.
It's OK.......2006-01-22
This book is ok. Some of the explanations (like with electricity) are a bit confusing, and some of the information in the book is not even tested on the AP exam (like angular momentum). There are a few errors in the answer choices too, and those threw me off. When I studied it, I had no experience with physics whatsoever, and I crammed for the AP Physics B exam in a month and got a 3. But nonetheless I did learn quite a bit, and the introductory chapters that dealt with testing and learning strategies were nice to read. I also found that, as opposed to the Princeton Review's book, theres more verbal explanation of the concepts, rather than a set of problems, making it seem more like a textbook than just a problem workbook.
So to a certain extent, the cons balance the pros, making it neither good or bad. I suppose this book is good depending on your learning style. If you want explanations, this book does it. If you more practice problems, princeton does that.
Customer Reviews:
Taught me everything I needed beyond ap physics C.......2007-06-05
Background: I took ap physics C (both Mech and E&M). This was my primary book for learning the rest of the physics that is on the SAT subject test. It gave me the extra lessons I needed for an 800.
Although I was expecting Princeton to be a terrible choice when it comes to math and science (usually Barrons is better there), this book was surprisingly good. It taught me everything I needed for the test that was not either mechanics or e&m. I do not know how good this book is for those 2 topics however (which is 60% of the test). Princeton Review always have the best practice tests by far (only the offical book has better ones, and no duh, they are real). I do not recommend barrons for this test at all. the practice test for kaplan is the closest to the real one in terms of score, but its on the easy side, which is never good. The practice tests in this book was way harder than the real one, but its got the exact format and I still consider it the best for practice. You can probably add at least 50 points to your score on the Princeton.
I gave this book a 4 instead of a 5 because the practice tests overly emphasized calculation (just like all other physics prep books) and it gives you a lot of formulas you will never need. The SAT physics test is mostly conceptual. The good news is, there was not a single thing that I have not seen before because of this book. and again, it is the best of its kind even if its not perfect.
An excellent book to learn physics, not for the SAT II.......2006-01-31
This book is an excellent source to learn about almost every aspect of physics. It touches base on things that are not taught in the high school curriculum. I took a year of regents physics and am taking IB physics this year and the book helped a lot. However, the practice problems and in depth information in this book is NOT ON THE PHYSICS SAT II. I took the test a few months ago and the test is nothing compared to the book. Yes it will overprepare you for the test, but if you don't have time to read and study all of those pages, theres no reason to. I'm sure there are other books out that will teach you all you need to know. Again, excellent book, but for the person who just wants to ace the test and nothing more, its a waste of time and energy trying to understand it all. It is not an easy read for an average student. I got a 780 on the test and most of the questions are all on concepts, maybe about 8 percent of the test had actual math problems where you had to work stuff out, and you really don't need to know that many formulas. All in all its a great book to impress your physics teacher and grasp many concepts but not the best for the test.
While not flawless, an excellent book to use.......2005-06-27
I started reviewing with this book for the SAT Physics Subject Test only three days before I had to take it. While I had taken one year of regular physics in school, we never had to memorize the equations for our tests. This book did an excellent job of condensing all the information needed, and its explanations were clear and concise. The review problems were challenging but ensured a thorough understanding of the concepts, and the provided solutions to the practice tests were easy to understand.
I rate this book a four instead of a five only because of its practice tests. There are only two of them, and I found them to be harder than the actual test (althougth that's better than being easier). To give a sense of the score distortion, I made a 740 on the first practice test, and I made a 790 on the real thing. So although this book's tests aren't great indicators of how well you will perform on the real SAT Physics Subject Test, its review of the material is very good, and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Very good review.......2005-06-06
This book presents an excellent review, the only issue is that it shoudl have had more practice tests.
Book Description
For the more than one million students taking the AP exams each year
Features include:
- Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors
- Sample tests that closely simulate real exams
- Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests
- Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently asked questions
- Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions
- Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers
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For the more than one million students taking the AP exams each year Features include: Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors Sample tests that closely simulate real exams Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently asked questions Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers
Customer Reviews:
Succinct but only supplementary.......2007-03-17
For those who do not wish to reread a physics textbook, this is your best point by point review book for the AP Physics B exam. I'm not sure how helpful it is for C takers however because the main focus of this short book is on the Physics B. Buy at your own risk.
An Awesome AP Physics review book.......2006-08-26
I took the AP Physics B and AP Physics C Mechanics exams in 2006, and, to say the least, this book was a great help. I'm the kind of student who doesn't take notes in class and usually waits 'till the last minute to study for an exam. Because of this, this review book came in handy when I wanted to review everything for the AP exam. However, this book is probably best for just AP Physics B, since I got a little help from Fundamentals of Physics and Schaum's Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics or more clarification on more intense topics such as moment of inertia, centroids, moments of forces and moment of momentum/angular momentum, which weren't treated in detail in this book.
That aside, this book helped me get 5s on both exams.
Everything you need to know about physics B but were afraid to ask.......2006-07-15
This book is awesome -I'll admit like the authors I prefer a more conceptual way of doing physics. Since in my opinion if your students don't really understand the ideas behind the math, they aren't physicists but mathematicians. So if you love Paul Hewitt and want to make physics more 'phun' than this book is for you. And if you ever get the chance to take AP physics training from Greg do so. His AP workshop was the best PD I have ever attended.
AP Physics B- NOT physics C.......2006-04-27
I am going to take the first portion of the AP test for physics C on mechanics in May. I am extremely worried that I will do badly because this review book does not include enough physics C material (i.e. advanced rotational motion, dynamics, etc). I just got the book "AP Physics C" by Barron's and it is much better suited for preparing a student to take the physics C exam.
The only thing this has over the Barron's Physics C review book is the information that a "laboratory setup" problem is very common on the AP test; one which you have to detail which materials you will use to measure a specific hypothesis. Although I probably would do fine without this dubious knowledge, it is nice to know.
This guide is extremely mediocre when compared to Barron's Physics C review. The Barron's guide is exhaustingly long for a review book, but that is much better than having a review book that is too pedantic and short. If you are in physics C, avoid this at all costs, and get the Barron's book. If you are in physics B, you should do fine with this review book, but I suspect that the Barron's Physics B is better (because their physics C book is awesome).
edit- I took the Physics C Mechanics test a few days ago, and a great deal of questions were on advanced rotational motion that this book does not cover (there was a free response question on it too). I would have been screwed by using only this book.
Would be 5 stars if only advertised as physics B.......2006-04-17
Last year I used only this book to test out of AP physics B. I got a 5 on the test, so clearly the book did a great job. However, this year in physics C, I am finding that this book is awful, particularly for electromagnetism. It gives no examples using ampere's law and its covering of induced emf is absolutely awful. The circuit examples it gives are too simple and the practice questions never require the calculus derivations (such as ones using Gauss's law) that are covered on the C test. I would use it again any time for physics B, but am truly dissapointed that it is also advertised as a book for physics C.
Book Description
This book reviews all the physics tested by the MCAT. It includes eight 30 minute exams in the MCAT format, and 120 additional stand alone questions. All 304 questions are in MCAT form and fully annotated. This book is expensive because it is the best MCAT physics review available.
Customer Reviews:
Great Book.......2007-05-09
The book is great. It covers everything you need for the MCAT without giving to much detail. I'd recommend the whole ExamKrackers series. How much better are the new updated edtions? I'm not sure.
OK for physics review.......2006-11-04
not the best mcat physics review book, IMO. the list of formulas is nice but other than that, just an OK book.
Use in Combination with Another Review Book.......2006-10-04
I find that this review book does the best job of directly telling what will and what will not be on the MCAT (I'm basing my comparison to Kaplan's and Princeton Review's Physics materials). Be forewarned, you must have a good background knowledge of introductory Physics to get the maximum benefit from this book. If you are in need of deep, thorough review of Physics (i.e. your Physics is weak), I wouldn't start here. I am using this book as a complement to Kaplan's review book that I received when I enrolled in Kaplan's MCAT course.
The book is broken down into 8 chapters, or lectures, each with a new Physics topic. There are discrete problems within each lecture, as well as a 30 minute "mini-MCAT" to take after you've completed the reading for each lecture. Though I am very pleased by the abundance of MCAT-like questions (and satisfied with the explanations), I find the questions emphasize a conceptual understanding of the material, and don't require a lot of calcuation. That's great for aiding in your conceptual understanding, but I'd also recommend doing additional practice with MCAT problems from another source to get used to doing relatively complex compuatations quickly and without a calculator.
Overall, however, I'm please with this book; it's the best Physics review book I've come across so far.
Ecellent Review Material.......2006-08-31
The ExamKrackers Books Break everything you need to know for The MCAT down their simplest forms.
Don't Study with this book........2006-06-18
I do not recommend this book. Not only it is poorly written, it will not give you the understanding you will need to do well on MCAT physics. This book is clearly not written by someone who REALLY understands physics. The questions at the end of each topic are way harder than the material covered and the explanation are poor and incomplete. STAY AWAY! I wish someone had told me this and had saved me time.
Book Description
An introduction to physics that you don't need to be a math whiz to understand
Schaum’s Outline of College Physics, Tenth Edition, is a clear, easily understood review of introductory noncalculus-based physics. It is especially helpful if you do not have a strong background in mathematics.
Customer Reviews:
Get this book, study it, and you will be confident in solving physics problems and do well in class!!.......2007-02-19
Oh my,I absolutely love this book!! It is by far the most useful supplementary book I've ever used! I had a horrible AP physics teacher and textbook in high school, but this book saved me. The example problems in the book show us almost all the techniques we will ever need to know for introductory physics. It's easy-to-understand, yet sophisticated enough to be useful for college physics. It covers just the right material. I've personally found that in order to do well in physics, one has to be very good at recognizing what strategies are needed for a problem and then knowing how to apply thosee techniques; studying this book helps us with just that.
The way I do it is, for each chapter first I read through the summary (not long; just about a page), then I carefully read through most of the problems, and then put the word "key" next to the few problems that I know I must absolutely internalize because they contain crucial techniques. When tests roll around, I will study those "key" problems and if time allows, the other ones as well. And if you want to do really really well on tests, make sure you take a look at the last few advanced problems as well.
I am in an intro physics course in college right now, and I still find this book useful. This book helped me aced the AP, and is helping me stay in the top portion of my class right now. And, it's helping me appreciate physics more because I have the confidence to tackle problems. It takes some time to get stuff out of it. But if you put the time into it, this book will be soooo helpful to you!! :)
Great Calculus based supplementary book.......2007-01-04
Our school uses "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Serway and Jewett. The Schaum book of problems teaches some tougher concepts in a less complicated way. It's a "worth-your-time & effort" supplement to any calc-based physics book.
Great supplement.......2006-03-01
This is a great supplement to any basic physics course. I really found it useful that it contained several problems with solutions to help you work problems out.
Excellent.......2006-02-28
The book was in excellent condition and I received the delivery well before the expected date.
Latest edition of THE Schaum's for college physics.......2006-02-16
Many freshman college physics textbooks are just awful. They often go on and on about what is obvious and gloss over the finer points...and of course there are no examples. This is where this book comes in. As in all Schaum's outlines, for each topic there are a few pages of theory including equations, then some problems with the solutions worked out extensively, and then finally some problems with the answers but no extensive solution. The format of the outline is the same that you should expect in any two semester college freshman physics sequence. The first part of the book is an explanation of vectors, newtonian mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics. The second part of the book follows the usual second semester of freshman physics - electricity, magnetism, and optics. The final seven chapters of the outline are an introduction to modern physics, which engineers and physics students would normally take after they finish the two semester freshman physics sequence. A note of caution - do not buy the attractively named "Schaums Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science". It is chocked full of errors! Instead, stay with this old reliable title. It is the best. This is the very recently released 10th edition, so Amazon does not show the table of contents. I do that here so you can compare it to the 9th edition and see if it is worth the upgrade.
Speed, Displacement, and Velocity: An Introduction to Vectors
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
Newton's Laws
Equilibrium Under the Action of Concurrent Forces
Equilibrium of a Rigid Body Under Coplanar Forces
Work, Energy, and Power
Simple Machines
Impulse and Momentum
Angular Motion in a Plane
Rigid-Body Rotation
Simple Harmonic Motion and Springs
Density; Elasticity
Fluids at Rest
Fluids in Motion
Thermal Expansion
Temperature
Ideal Gases
Kinetic Theory
Heat Quantities
Transfer of Thermal Energy
First Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy and the Second Law
Wave Motion
Sound
Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields
Electric Potential; Capacitance
Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
Electrical Power
Equivalent Resistance; Simple Circuits
Kirchhoff's Laws
Forces in Magnetic Fields
Sources of Magnetic Fields
Induced EMF; Magnetic Flux
Electric Generators and Motors
Inductance; R-C and R-L Time Constants
Alternating Current
Reflection of Light
Refraction of Light
Thin Lenses
Optical Instruments
Interference and Diffraction of Light
Relativity
Quantum Physics and Wave Mechanics
The Hydrogen Atom
Multielectron Atoms
Pauli exclusion principle
Nuclei and Radioactivity
Applied Nuclear Physics
Appendix A Significant Figures
Appendix B Trigonometry Needed for College Physics
Appendix C Exponents
Appendix D Logarithms
Appendix E Prefixes for Multiples of SI Units; The Greek Alphabet
Appendix F Factors for Conversions to SI Units
Appendix G Physical Constants
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