Barron's SAT Subject Test Physics

Great coverage of the SAT Physics test. It helped me get a 800 on the actual test, and I have only took the AP Physics 1 course so far, so this book sufficiently covered the electricity, magnetism, and optics parts not in the physics 1 course.

This book is effective in the exact way it commits to be: a solid exam preparation reviewing the high school content. The explanations are clear, and a good amount of exercises to get it going with. Still, the bit about optics could be more complete!

Shipped fast, was in good shape, and was cheaper than the bookstore! What more would one need? The Barron's books are well written and have good examples and plenty of practice problems!

This book prepares you very, very well for the exam. The practice tests are very similar to the actual exam.

I bought this book to study with my son for his SAT test. It worked very, very well....although we don't have the score yet! We studied it together over 3 or 4 months - there's a lot to cover - and we found the book very clear and very concise. It was definitely a worthwhile purchase. The only (relatively) minor problems with it were that the practice test questions weren't perfect. The questions that the College Board put out seem to be more concise and better worded. Barron's questions were sometimes a bit confusing. Having said that we bought other third party prep books too and their questions were no better (or maybe worse) than Barron's. The second minor issue is that we found the chapter on Optics difficult to follow. Maybe that was us, but they just didn't seem to explain it as well as the other subjects. Overall though, a great purchase and a great help.

I own both the 11th Edition and the 10th Edition of Barron's SAT Subject Test Physics. The 11th Edition is a huge improvement over the previous edition (600 pages vs 368 pages). It covers everything you will need to know for the actual test. I just asked my current students to use this book to prepare for the January SAT Physics Subject.

This book lacks science and accuracy. First of all, there are way too many errors in the book. Answers are wrong and words have typos. The book helps prepare you for the SAT Subject exam; however, you will need prior knowledge in these subjects and use this as a review. This book will only help you if you can obtain a 700 WITHOUT the aid of this book. You need prior knowledge in order to correct the errors while you go and not confuse yourself. Some of the questions are extremely bad and poorly worded. You must be able to differentiate between the good and bad questions with prior knowledge. Also, some of the scientific definitions are very off. The book does not help you understand key concepts how you should.... it simply makes up it's own method for key concepts. (which still work.... but have no use in AP Classes or College Courses) Again, only use this book if you have a pretty good score already and you want review for a higher score like a 780-800 AND YOU HAVE A SCORE AROUND 700 FROM THE START. If you are struggling in Physics and you plan on taking the exam, I DO NOT RECOMMEND this book. I highly recommend going the old fashion way and sticking with a full blown textbook. However, if you're short on time and need quick lessons, I recommend the Conceptual Physics Books. You can find most of the lessons online; however, you can also choose to buy the books. These are textbooks, but they are very slim and give great easy explanations. (it's also more accurate!) I may have over exaggerated because the Mechanics Section is actually pretty good in this book. However, the Mechanics Section is only 40% of the actual exam.

This book provides a lot of information and makes it easy to understand. There are a few chapters that could use some more, such as the ones on waves and reflections. I had to watch videos on YouTube to gain a grasp of these. Anyhow, here's how it went. Before the test: I had been taking AP Physics C: Mechanics from September to December. I enrolled in this test for January. My teacher was mediocre at best, and I had no previous exposure on any of the other physics concepts like electricity and magnetism. And I was vaguely familiar with Newton's Laws and Kinematics from my class. Basically, I was self-studying for the test with some help from my physics teacher when I didnt understand something. I didn't realize that schools recommended a subject test relating to the field of your prospective major, so I didn't decide to take this until December. I took the diagnostic during Winter Break and scored 480. Yikes. I guessed on the vast majority of questions. This book became my bible for the next few weeks. I read it during my physics class (since we weren't learning anything anyway), during lunch, after school, etc. I was really learning a lot and this book made learning physics enjoyable. When I finished with the book, I took one of the practice tests. I scored 630. I needed to score in the 700s if I wanted to be competitive for the schools I was applying to, so I studied some more. I took the second test and scored 650. I only had a few days before the test, so I studied for hours straight (about 5pm until 2am). I took the last practice test in the book and finally scored a 730 with a few minutes left over. I no longer had to guess on the questions and felt confident. The next two days, I brushed up on the concepts I was still struggling with, like lenses and electromagnetism. Also, I had read that Barron's overprepared you for the test, so when Saturday came, I felt I was ready. During the test: The test questions were much different than those on Barron's. Not necessarily harder or easier, but different. I mean they tested completely different things and asked the questions in a completely different format. I guessed on most of them. After the test: I walked out of that test room feeling how I did when I first took the diagnostic. I wish I remembered some of the questions so I could give some examples, but unfortunatley I don't. But trust me when I say to not rely on the practice tests from this book. They are useless. This doesn't cover a lot of the same material that was on the exam. This might be good if you have a solid background in various physics topics (AP Physics B), but don't rely on this as your only test prep material. I didn't end up sending my score. Good thing too because I got a 610. Not as bad as I expected after the real test but not as good as I had hoped after the Barron's'. If you want to learn physics just for fun, get this book. I also recommend Physics for Dummies II for some better explanations of lenses and waves and such. If you want to get a high score on the test, look elsewhere. I heard Princeton Review is good. Take practice tests from Collegeboard, if you can get a hold of some. Good luck.

Sintetico e utile per ripercorrere con chiarezza ai concetti di fisica per l'esame di maturià(questa è opinione di Esmeralda,mia figlia).

I bought this book for my son. He liked reading from the Barron's version of every SAT subject text books. The material is very well explained and suficient for a student's understanding. The tests in the book are very similar to the actual test and are good for practice.

I received the book in good condition.

It is very easy to understand compared to all the revision guides out there and it is not only useful for preparing for the SATs but it is also helping me a great deal in revising for my A levels. Would definitely recommend.

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