Kaplan MCAT Physics 2009-2010

A cursory glance of this book would have you believe that it is quality study material, but this is not the case. Granted, I still plan to use it to study for the MCATs, but after going through the first chapter, I am beginning to wonder if Kaplan even employs proofreaders. There are multiple cases of figures that do not correspond to any nearby examples, as well as blatant errors in the problem sets (I have hit at least 2, and this is in the first 17 questions) that will have you second guessing your correct answers. If it weren't for the fact that I needed this book now, I would probably return it, and wait for Kaplan to get their act together.

I bought this book as a supplement to the MCAT Premiere Course book for extra physics review. I assumed that there would be new course material, but instead it was a verbatim copy from the Premiere book. The only differences were the new "teacher tips" notes in the margins, plus a LOT of practice questions you won't find in the Premiere book. If extra practice questions and margin notes are worth an extra $30 to you, then by all means get the book.

This books is an utter joke. You won't believe the number of errors in the questions, and the back of the book answers. They even switched the pictures for questions. The content is pretty good - and definitely worth reading for a good physics review. But without good practice questions, you will never learn how to apply the problems - and that's why this book is a total failure. You won't believe the amount of time I wasted trying to understand the back of the chapter answers (only to realize that I was right the whole time - I even had to talk to professors). Some of the answers you know right away the book got wrong. But MANY of them you just end up so confused, and you waste precious time on those problems. It's almost as if they just print editions after editions without making any corrections - KAPLAN is a waste of money.

If I had to do it again, I would've read the examkrackers for physics - it's the best book and I'm reading it right now.