SAT Subject Tests: Physics 2005-2006 (Kaplan SAT Subject Tests: Physics) [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (February 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743265343
• ISBN-13: 978-0743265348
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,864,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book, September 8, 2009

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Kristian Huber (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SAT Subject Tests: Physics 2005-2006 (Kaplan SAT Subject Tests: Physics) (Paperback)

Great book for people interested in taking the SAT 2 subject test in physics. Good overview of the material and any practice questions.

1.0 out of 5 stars I think Kaplan doesn't proofread its books, March 11, 2007

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Isaac Brooks "Isaac Brooks" (Haifa, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SAT Subject Tests: Physics 2005-2006 (Kaplan SAT Subject Tests: Physics) (Paperback)

There are tons of typos in this book. In one particularly stupid question, they ask what happens when you decrease the volume of a gas but keep the temperature constant. One of the options is "the volume decreases"! Worse, it's the wrong answer! (My guess is they meant to write pressure)
The questions that don't have typos are pretty lousy, and clearly not the kind they'll have on the SAT. One question asked what what the angle above which complete reflection occurs is called. A semantics question! The SAT writers aren't stupid enough to test what a specific term is called - they're testing actual physics. Kaplan, however, is that stupid.
Lastly, it's remarkably easy. The review book I intend to use hasn't arrived yet, I haven't studied physics since last June, yet I got an 800 on the first practice test I tried. Don't waste your money.

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1.0 out of 5 stars do not purchase, January 23, 2006

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Arvind Kumar Mishra "ankur mishra" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SAT Subject Tests: Physics 2005-2006 (Kaplan SAT Subject Tests: Physics) (Paperback)

This book does not prepare you for SAT II Physics, instead it just wastes your money and time. This book does not include any hard questions at all. This book may be helpful for those who want to score 700, but for those who want to score 800 in test, this book is not useful. According to my experience so far, I would say that it is better to pay more attention in class room and you can still score 700.