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12-22-2005, 09:43 PM
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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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12-23-2005, 12:07 AM
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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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12-23-2005, 08:37 AM
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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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12-23-2005, 06:08 PM
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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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12-28-2005, 12:40 AM
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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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12-28-2005, 12:51 AM
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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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12-28-2005, 01:07 AM
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12-29-2005, 06:44 PM
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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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12-30-2005, 03:04 PM
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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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12-30-2005, 05:46 PM
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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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01-01-2006, 05:56 PM
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| I heard somewhere on CC that Zumdahl's is good for AP Chemistry. | |
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01-01-2006, 06:15 PM
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| Zumdahl is a textbook. | |
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01-01-2006, 06:44 PM
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| oops. obviously, i don't take AP Chemistry. | |
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01-01-2006, 07:05 PM
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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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