OCR A Level Physics A

So I was looking on Amazon trying to find the correct textbook for AS physics, and I found this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Physics-Student-Book-CD-ROM-Level/dp/0435691821/
Just wondering why this has such bad reviews. Its very odd since there are almost as many 1 star reviews as there are 5 star reviews. :confused:

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 1

rayquaza17

I used that book and I quite liked it.

I also recommend: http://www.amazon.co.uk/AS-Level-Physics-Complete-Revision-Practice/dp/1847621287/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406977825&sr=1-1&keywords=as+physics+revision.

I got an A for my A2 physics, so I'm not sure why people say using this book gives you a U.

You can look inside the book on amazon if you click on the picture, and you can see if you like the look of it.

Reply 2

Cameron.M

I liked the OPs book - obviously you can't just use it alone - like any a level book - which is possibly why the bad reviews. I got 90% UMS at AS
I don't like CGP guides (above) but I think that's just personal preference

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Reply 3

nmanvi

I found the offical book and the CGP book both useful sources of information.
One may explain a topic poorly but the other does it quite well, i recommend using both.
I did this for AS and achieved an A (i was far behind in physics as i didnt do the full GCSE so the books helped)

I also found them very good for A2, but everyone is different. Just use the books and the mark schemes as your main sources of knowledge.