<p>What about Gov and Politics? Is the PR edition actually good like the first poster recommended? I used PR for USH and I thought it was easier than the actual exam however I did like the overall summary it gave. Do the other books have that as well? Suggestions?</p>
<p>Barrons for bio-no good?
Also, my American Gov teacher has not taught much. How would you recommend I study for it?</p>
<p>If Barrons is not good for AP Stat..is PR good?</p>
<p>So PR is pretty good for environmental science?</p>
<p>haha seems like I’m going to be buying A LOT of PR.</p>
<p>^ I always heard PR is more to the point and better for ppl who is taking the class. Barrons is more informative…</p>
<p>from experience here’s how the books are written:</p>
<p>princeton review: how to take the test, medium amount for factual information, connects the information together.</p>
<p>barrons: just a bunch of conceptual stuff, including high amount of factual information, connects information, super super super condensed version of “American History: A Survey,” “The American Journey,” and “The American Pageant” for AP US History</p>
<p>cliffnotes: bunch of facts, doesn’t really connect them together.</p>
<p>princeton review was really good for goverment</p>
<p>Zumdahl is an amazing author for learning AP Chemistry. But many of his questions are much harder than the actual AP Exam questions.</p>
<p>i read somewhere, here, earlier (too lazy to quote) that PR is better than Barron’s for physics.. why?</p>
<p>oh and i’m taking physics C mech.</p>
<p>princeton review > barron’s > 0 > kaplan’s</p>
<p>kaplan’s WILL make u learn the wrong reasoning/answers (experience from their sample act/sat tests) oh, and they underprep</p>
<p>barron’s is good if you want to scare yourself into studying in that they overprep you for the social sciences (u.s. gov for example)</p>
<p>princeton review is best</p>
<p>Barron’s is good for select things: Comp Sci, for example. I think it’s equal to princeton for physics. Barron’s and Princeton are both great, but Kaplan underpreps a lot and just has errors a lot.</p>
<p>I’m using 5step for Psychology self-study. It seems pretty good.</p>
<p>My personal recommendations, updated (textbooks not included): </p>
<p>Computer Science
Barrons; Be Prepared for the Computer Science Exam in Java (Litvin). Barrons is very comprehensive, and Litvin is good for practice exams.</p>
<p>Calculus
Peterson’s; Multiple-Choice & Free Response Questions in Preparation for the AP Calculus (AB or BC) Examination. Peterson’s is extremely comprehensive, and you won’t need it if you’re a strong calc student. The latter is also good for practice exams.</p>
<p>Statistics
Barrons. I don’t have any legitimate reason for choosing Barrons over any other book here. Brush up on your Greek though, because they use the standard variables, and if your teacher made up his own variables, then you’ll get pretty confused.</p>
<p>US History
AMSCO; REA: Crash Course. AMSCO is good for semester-long studying, Crash Course is very concise but gives more pertinent information per page.</p>
<p>Economics
PR. Just the general consensus at my school.</p>
<p>US Gov
CliffsAP. Good enough for me, the exam wasn’t too hard.</p>
<p>Physics
5 Steps to a 5; past AP exams. 5 Steps is very easy to understand, and will help if you don’t fully understand the concept. I’ve heard Barrons is difficult to use as a review tool if you’re not a strong Physics student.</p>
<p>Environmental Science
Smartypants’ Guide; Barrons. Smartypants’ isn’t universally available, so Barrons is the next best thing (I think).</p>
<p>Chemistry
5 Steps to a 5 or PR. 5 Steps seems to work well for the sciences for me.</p>
<p>Biology
5 Steps to a 5 or Cliffs. Cliffs is good, but I’ve developed an affinity for 5 Steps</p>
<p>English Language
CliffsAP. Lots of practice, not much else to say.</p>
<p>English Literature
CliffsAP or Barrons. Though your grade really depends on how much you’ve done over the year.</p>
<p>Psychology
Barrons. Comprehensive - perfect for self-studying. </p>
<p>Spanish Language
N/A. You’re beyond help, don’t bother. You’ve got x amount of years of language to fall back on.</p>
<p>I know there’s a master list in the middle of the thread. But I will ask anyway… So I had a semester of Micro, which was enough. I haven’t learned any Macro, but apparently I’m good at Econ. I read through the Princeton Review, (still working on Macro) I also have the 5 steps book, is it worth reading after the Princeton Review? </p>
<p>Also, I’m taking Environmental Science, it’s pretty easy. Is the Princeton Review enough for that, or should I also read parts of a textbook? I just got one from a teacher the other day.</p>
<p>I’ve seen the book “Modern European History” pop up a lot as a good book for AP Euro, but I’m confused…is this the right one?</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Modern European History: Birdsall S. Viault: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Modern-European-History-Birdsall-Viault/dp/0070674531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242364154&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Modern-European-History-Birdsall-Viault/dp/0070674531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242364154&sr=8-1)</p>
<p>The author is Birdsall S. Viualt?</p>
<p>That’s the right Modern European History: BEST euro book EVER!</p>
<p>Personally I DO NOT like 5 steps to a 5
AP ____ for dummies is good for bio and chem.
PR is GREAT for physics</p>
<p>Here are my suggestions:</p>
<p>PR!! All of them are great. Except for English ones… lol, but who studies for those anyway?
Barrons for Human Geography though.</p>
<p>Okay, I just want to confirm before I decide which to buy for me AP classes next year:</p>
<p>Psychology: Barrons?</p>
<p>English Literature: Barrons?</p>
<p>Spanish Language: Barrons/PR/kaplan?</p>
<p>Biology: Cliff?</p>
<p>Is this correct?</p>
<p>Yeah, I would like to confirm some books as well</p>
<p>Calc BC: Arco?
AP Chem: PR+Barron?
Euro: Modern European History? or should i go with PR?</p>
<p>I’ve done all my AP tests except for Calc AB and BC self study, so I’ve bought a lot of review books.</p>
<p>AP Chem: Princeton Review (got 5)
AP US Gov: Princeton Review
Physics C: Barrons (I used PR on the side, and it was useful for further explaination)
Economics: 5 steps to a 5
Euro: AP Achiever by Chris Freiler (or something like that)
Stats: I don’t know, I used Princeton review, but only got a 3 (but that could’ve been due to other factors, like not knowing the material)</p>