I've used both BR physics and PR Physics plus the PR workbook and I think the PR set is 1000x better. For what it's worth I got a 13 in physical sciences.
Does anyone else think BR Physics is overrated?
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For what it's worth, my physics professor saw me studying from my BR physics book before lab one day, snatched it from me, and started to thumb through it. After a few minutes, he haughtily remarked, "What is this garbage? It is completely pedagogically unsound!" That said, I felt it was decent prep, although I honestly didn't even bother with the second book, since I was taking physics II at the same time.
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I thought Nova was the best for content review, and BR the best for realistic questions. I can't comment on TPR.
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rofl! Does he wear a monocle? I wish I'd had a professor like that...his picture next to "professor" in the dictionary and everything.
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He's a bit of a pompous d***** bag, but I kind of like him. He's like the typical nerd who was bullied in the '80s, but then became a professor and thought that made him cool. And of course, cool means pedophile goatee reminiscent of the three musketeers, leather jacket in class every day, and one of those hair-don'ts with the spiked up bangs. Can't forget the diamond stud in his left ear. He also likes to wash his female students' hair while sailing the Atlantic. True story...
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EK AO is pretty legit for physics. Can anyone second this?
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Some of the content has good ways to rememeber...like during the MCAT, me so inactive
That's from O-Chem nerd. But I'm more of a nerd for remembering that. Stereochemistry chapter hahaha.
Edit: Also the buffers/titrations chapter from Gen Chem where you plot pH points and author goes (yes, you get to connect the dots while studying for the MCAT).
My favorite is I Frequently eNVy your 2L.
On topic though, I feel like TBR physics content gives me a false sense of assurance and confidence that gets shattered by the passages. NOVA is working wonders for me. But then I was never great at physics. Having incompetent instructors is not a good excuse. (http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1474820) Or maybe it is. Lol.
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I went from a 24 to a 31 after using TBR books and CBTs. Best investment I've made.
I haven't taken the MCAT yet, but I've been through materials from several sources and can totally see how the tricks and techniques in BR could pull your score up. I have both the new and the old physics books, and the new ones are really good. They explain things well and teach you how to apply the information on questions.
I keep reading from people who took the MCAT that you have to do passages and learn how to think your way through bizarre passages on stuff you've never seen before. That's what BR does better than anyone in physics. They teach you how to think your way through questions and answers.
xQuailmanx's pompous professor saying that makes me like the books even more. Physics professors wouldn't like MCAT books because they get to the point and focus on how to answer questions.
