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Old 12-22-2005, 09:43 PM   #1
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Ryan's AP prep book master list

AP books to buy:

Comparative government: Ethel Woods study guide

U.S Gov – Princeton Review

Economics – Barrons and Princeton Review together

Environmental Science – smartypants guide to environmental science

Calculus – Arco

Literature – Barrons

Art History – The Annotated Mona Lisa

Biology – Cliffs

AP eng Lang – Cliffs and lots of essay practice

World History – Barrons and Petersons practice tests

European History – Modern European History

U.S History – Amsco

Human Geography – Barrons

Chemistry – Princeton Review

Psychology – Barrons

Physics – Barrons

Stat - Barrons



This data is from my personal knowlege and what others have told me. Take it for what its worth.

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Old 12-23-2005, 12:07 AM   #2
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Computer Science - Be Prepared for the AP Computer Science Exam in Java

Physics - Princeton Review


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For computer science, "Addison-Wesley's Review for the Computer Science AP Exam in Java" has the best practice tests. But it does not cover case study.
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Old 12-23-2005, 08:37 AM   #3
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My Personal list:

AP books to buy:

Comparative government: Ethel Woods study guide

U.S Gov – Princeton Review

Economics – Princeton Review only

Environmental Science – Smartypants guide to environmental science/ Awesome guide to Env Sci. as an alternative

Calculus – Princeton Review

Literature – Barrons/REA (I prefer REA)

Art History – The Annotated Mona Lisa

Biology – Cliffs

AP eng Lang – Cliffs and lots of essay practice

World History – Princeton Review and Petersons practice tests

European History – Modern European History

U.S History – Amsco/REA

Human Geography – Barrons

Chemistry – Princeton Review

Psychology – Barrons

Physics – Princeton Review (I tried all the physics books, and PR stands out)

Stat - Barrons

Computer Science: Barrons
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Old 12-23-2005, 06:08 PM   #4
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Due to the change of the Comp Gov test, I'm not positive if Ethel Woods' study guide would be the best anymore. Although I have no alternatives, I think it is necessary to point out that it HASN'T been updated to reflect the new focus of the exam.
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Old 12-28-2005, 12:40 AM   #5
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I thought that Princeton Review's Book for World History was really good and entertaining to read too.
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Old 12-28-2005, 12:51 AM   #6
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Who is that Euro book by? There are a lot of books with that title...

Good call on the Amsco APUSH book... I recommend it...
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Old 12-28-2005, 01:07 AM   #7
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/007...books&v=glance
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Old 12-29-2005, 06:44 PM   #8
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This thread is an amazing resource... can somebody make it a sticky? That will eliminate 90% of annoying questions...
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Old 12-30-2005, 03:04 PM   #9
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Note: Arco AP Calculus is now "Peterson's AP Calculus AB & BC (Peterson's Ap Calculus Ab & Bc)."
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Old 12-30-2005, 05:46 PM   #10
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"Physics – Barrons"

From what I know, most of the other picks are good, but Princeton Review is definitely better than this for physics.
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Old 01-01-2006, 05:50 PM   #11
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...118788-0529634

I'm making this into an easy-to-use Amazon list, so that you can buy everything you need at one place...
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Old 01-01-2006, 05:56 PM   #12
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I heard somewhere on CC that Zumdahl's is good for AP Chemistry.
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Old 01-01-2006, 06:15 PM   #13
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Zumdahl is a textbook.
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Old 01-01-2006, 06:44 PM   #14
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oops. obviously, i don't take AP Chemistry.
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Old 01-01-2006, 07:05 PM   #15
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Alright, I have an update. Im not sure that Ethel Woods guide for comparative government is updated, but ive found another book that looks to be alright that is updated for the new exam. It is:

http://apcomparativegov.com/ordering.html

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