<p>i need some up to date suggestions…keep in mind that for me review books will help during the year to help study for class tests too…</p>
<p>ap euro
ap econ
ap physics c
ap calc bc
ap english lit
ap french</p>
<p>@goldring2012
ap euro - Rea Crash Course
ap econ - Princeton Review
ap physics c - Barron’s or Princeton Review
ap calc bc - Princeton Review
ap english lit - Barron’s
ap french - REA plus lots of french novels</p>
<p>What’s the best for Econ (don’t know if it’s macro or micro - the course is US Gov and Econ), Gov, Physics B and Eng. Lang.</p>
<p>Econ - Princeton Review
Gov - REA Crash Course
Physics B - Princeton Review or Barrons (prob PR over Barrons)
English Lang - Cliffs or Barrons (either one is good)</p>
<p>I used:</p>
<p>Kaplan for Psych, APUSH, Chem, and Bio
PR for US Gov’t and Eng Lit</p>
<p>Princeton Review is AMAZING for US gov’t. Literally felt like I wasted a whole year attending class when all I needed to do was read the very short review in the front of PR. PR was also great for Lit – I also found it very amusing and engaging. Definitely felt like I was learning something.</p>
<p>Although I got all 5’s in the subjects that I used Kaplan for, I do admit the review was challenging. Kaplan is not as entertaining as PR and was slightly confusing and very vague at times. I bought Kaplan for Physics and Calc but didn’t touch them because they were just so vague and jumbled and pretty much unhelpful.</p>
<p>Anyone want to update?? More than one book can go to one subject.</p>
<p>Best Practice Tests</p>
<p>Legend:</p>
<p>O - Overly difficult practice tests.
A - Accuracy (practice tests that are most similar to the real thing).
E - Easier than the real exam.</p>
<p>Art History – Barron’s
Biology - Princeton Review (A)
Calculus AB - Princeton Review (A), Barron’s (O)
Calculus BC - Princeton Review (A)
Chemistry - Princeton Review (A), Barron’s (O)
Chinese Language and Culture -
Computer Science A - Barron’s (O)
Computer Science AB – Barron’s (O)
English Language and Composition - Princeton Review (A), Cliffs
English Literature and Composition-
Environmental Science - Princeton Review (A)
European History - Princeton Review (A)
French Language – Barron’s (A)
French Literature -
German Language -
Government and Politics: Comparative – AP Comparative Government and Politics: A Study Guide
Government and Politics: United States - Princeton Review (A)
Human Geography - Barron’s (O)
Italian Language and Culture -
Japanese Language and Culture -
Latin Literature -
Latin: Vergil - Vergil’s Aeneid (Pharr), Loeb Classical Library, Virgil I, II (Fairclough)
Macroeconomics - Princeton Review (A)
Microeconomics – Princeton Review (A)
Music Theory -
Physics B – Barron’s (O)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism -
Physics C: Mechanics – Princeton Review (A)
Psychology – Princeton Review (A)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature –
Statistics - Princeton Review (A)
U.S. History – AMCSO, REA
World History - Princeton Review (A)</p>
<p>Best for Independent Study</p>
<p>Legend:</p>
<p>I - Good for use independently (without any other materials such as textbooks).
T - Could be used independently, but an in-depth knowledge requires a textbook.
Q - Questions throughout the book that help reinforce information (practice tests do not count).
E - Easy to read.
S - A lot of superfluous information.
P - Practice tests included.</p>
<p>Art History – Barron’s
Biology - Princeton Review (T, Q, P)
Calculus AB – Princeton Review (T, Q, P)
Calculus BC - Princeton Review (T, Q, P)
Chemistry - Princeton Review (T, Q, E, P) , Barron’s (I, S, P)
Chinese Language and Culture -
Computer Science A - Barron’s (I, Q, S, P)
Computer Science AB - Barron’s (I, Q, S, P)
English Language and Composition - Princeton Review (I, E, P), Cliffs (I, E, P)
English Literature and Composition-
Environmental Science - Princeton Review (T, Q, E, P)
European History - Princeton Review (T, Q, E, P), Cliffs (T, Q, E, P), Modern European History (T, E, S)
French Language – Barron’s (I, Q, P)
French Literature -
German Language -
Government and Politics: Comparative - Comparative Government and Politics: A Study Guide (I, Q, E, P)
Government and Politics: United States – Princeton Review (I, Q, E, P)
Human Geography - Barron’s (I, Q, S, P)
Italian Language and Culture -
Japanese Language and Culture -
Latin Literature -
Latin: Vergil -
Macroeconomics - Princeton Review (I, Q, E, P)
Microeconomics - Princeton Review (I, Q, E, P)
Music Theory -
Physics B – Barron’s (I, P)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism - Barron’s (I, S, P)
Physics C: Mechanics - Barron’s (I, E, S, P)
Psychology - Barron’s (T, Q, E, S, P), Princeton Review (T, E, P)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics - Princeton Review (T, E, P)
U.S. History -
World History - Princeton Review (T, E, P)</p>
<p>Best for Complementing Class</p>
<p>Legend:</p>
<p>H - Helpful in preparing for tests throughout the year, apart from the actual exam.
N - Not strictly a review book (can be used to teach material, and not just to review it).
T - Teacher recommendation.
P - Practice tests included.</p>
<p>Art History – Barron’s
Biology - Princeton Review (H, T, P)
Calculus AB - Barron’s, Princeton Review (H, T, P), Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam (N, T)
Calculus BC - Barron’s, Princeton Review (H, T, P), Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam (N, T)
Chemistry - Princeton Review (T, P)
Chinese Language and Culture -
Computer Science A - Barron’s (H, N, T, P)
Computer Science AB – Barron’s (H, N, T, P)
English Language and Composition – Princeton Review (T, P)
English Literature -
Environmental Science - Princeton Review (T, P)
European History - Princeton Review (H, N, T, P), Cliffs ( H, T, P), Modern European History (H, N, T)
French Language – Barron’s (N, T, P)
French Literature -
German Language -
Government and Politics: Comparative - Comparative Government and Politics: A Study Guide (H, N, P)
Government and Politics: United States – Princeton Review (T, P)
Human Geography - Barron’s (H, T, P)
Italian Language and Culture -
Japanese Language and Culture -
Latin Literature -
Latin: Vergil - Loeb Classical Library, Virgil I, II (Fairclough)
Macroeconomics - Princeton Review (T, P)
Microeconomics - Princeton Review (T, P)
Music Theory -
Physics B – Barron’s
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism - Barron’s (H, N, P)
Physics C: Mechanics - Barron’s (H, N, P)
Psychology - Barron’s (H, N, T, P)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics - Princeton Review (T, P)
U.S. History - Amsco, REA
World History - Princeton Review (P)</p>
<p>What NOT to use</p>
<p>Legend:</p>
<p>N - Not enough information.
T - Too much information (to the point where you can’t differentiate between the useful stuff and the filler).
H - Hard to understand.
P - No practice questions included in the review book.
U - Unhelpful practice questions.
O - Price of book much greater than actual value.</p>
<p>Art History -
Biology - Barron’s (T)
Calculus AB - Kaplan (U, O)
Calculus BC - Kaplan (U, O)
Chemistry -
Chinese Language and Culture -
Computer Science A -
Computer Science AB -
English Language and Composition -
English Literature -
Environmental Science - Barron’s (T)
European History -
French Language - REA
French Literature -
German Language -
Government and Politics: Comparative -
Government and Politics: United States -
Human Geography -
Italian Language and Culture -
Japanese Language and Culture -
Latin Literature -
Latin: Vergil -
Macroeconomics – Barron’s (T, H), REA
Microeconomics – Barron’s (T, H), REA
Music Theory -
Physics B -
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism -
Physics C: Mechanics -
Psychology -
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics - Barron’s (H, U)
U.S. History -
World History - Barron’s (T,H)</p>
<p>Best Practice Tests</p>
<p>Legend:</p>
<p>O - Overly difficult practice tests.
A - Accuracy (practice tests that are most similar to the real thing).
E - Easier than the real exam.</p>
<p>Art History – REA (A), Barron’s
Biology - Cliffs (A)
Calculus AB - Princeton Review (A), Peterson’s, Barron’s (O)
Calculus BC - Princeton Review (A), Peterson’s
Chemistry - Princeton Review (A), Barron’s (O)
Chinese Language and Culture -
Computer Science A - Barron’s (O)
English Language and Composition - Princeton Review (A), Cliffs (A)
English Literature and Composition-
Environmental Science - Princeton Review (A)
European History - Princeton Review (A)
French Language – Barron’s (A)
French Literature -
German Language -
Government and Politics: Comparative – AP Comparative Government and Politics: A Study Guide
Government and Politics: United States - Princeton Review (A)
Human Geography - Princeton Review (A), REA
Italian Language and Culture -
Japanese Language and Culture -
Latin Literature -
Latin: Vergil - Vergil’s Aeneid (Pharr), Loeb Classical Library, Virgil I, II (Fairclough)
Macroeconomics - Princeton Review (A)
Microeconomics – Princeton Review (A)
Music Theory - Barron’s
Physics B – Barron’s (O)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism - Princeton Review (A)
Physics C: Mechanics – Princeton Review (A)
Psychology – Princeton Review (A)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature –
Statistics - Princeton Review (A)
U.S. History – AMCSO, REA
World History - Princeton Review (A)</p>
<p>Best for Independent Study</p>
<p>Legend:</p>
<p>I - Good for use independently (without any other materials such as textbooks).
T - Could be used independently, but an in-depth knowledge requires a textbook.
Q - Questions throughout the book that help reinforce information (practice tests do not count).
E - Easy to read.
S - A lot of superfluous information.
P - Practice tests included.</p>
<p>Art History – Barron’s
Biology - Princeton Review (T, Q, P)
Calculus AB – Princeton Review (T, Q, P)
Calculus BC - Princeton Review (T, Q, P)
Chemistry - Princeton Review (T, Q, E, P) , Barron’s (I, S, P)
Chinese Language and Culture -
Computer Science A - Barron’s (I, Q, S, P)
English Language and Composition - Princeton Review (I, E, P), Cliffs (I, E, P)
English Literature and Composition-
Environmental Science - Princeton Review (T, Q, E, P)
European History - Princeton Review (T, Q, E, P), Cliffs (T, Q, E, P), Modern European History (T, E, S)
French Language – Barron’s (I, Q, P)
French Literature -
German Language -
Government and Politics: Comparative - Comparative Government and Politics: A Study Guide (I, Q, E, P)
Government and Politics: United States – Princeton Review (I, Q, E, P)
Human Geography - Barron’s (T, Q, S, P), Princeton Review (I, Q, E, P)
Italian Language and Culture -
Japanese Language and Culture -
Latin Literature -
Latin: Vergil -
Macroeconomics - Princeton Review (I, Q, E, P), 5 Steps to a 5
Microeconomics - Princeton Review (I, Q, E, P), 5 Steps to a 5
Music Theory - Barron’s
Physics B – Barron’s (I, P)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism - Barron’s (I, S, P)
Physics C: Mechanics - Barron’s (I, E, S, P)
Psychology - Barron’s (T, Q, E, S, P), Princeton Review (T, E, P)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics - Princeton Review (T, E, P), Barron’s
U.S. History -
World History - Princeton Review (T, E, P)</p>
<p>Best for Complementing Class</p>
<p>Legend:</p>
<p>H - Helpful in preparing for tests throughout the year, apart from the actual exam.
N - Not strictly a review book (can be used to teach material, and not just to review it).
T - Teacher recommendation.
P - Practice tests included.</p>
<p>Art History – Barron’s
Biology - Princeton Review (H, T, P)
Calculus AB - Barron’s, Princeton Review (H, T, P), Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam (N, T)
Calculus BC - Barron’s, Princeton Review (H, T, P), Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam (N, T)
Chemistry - Princeton Review (T, P)
Chinese Language and Culture -
Computer Science A - Barron’s (H, N, T, P)
Computer Science AB – Barron’s (H, N, T, P)
English Language and Composition – Princeton Review (T, P)
English Literature -
Environmental Science - Princeton Review (T, P)
European History - Princeton Review (H, N, T, P), Cliffs ( H, T, P), Modern European History (H, N, T)
French Language – Barron’s (N, T, P)
French Literature -
German Language -
Government and Politics: Comparative - Comparative Government and Politics: A Study Guide (H, N, P)
Government and Politics: United States – Princeton Review (T, P)
Human Geography - Princeton Review (H, T, P)
Italian Language and Culture -
Japanese Language and Culture -
Latin Literature -
Latin: Vergil - Loeb Classical Library, Virgil I, II (Fairclough)
Macroeconomics - Princeton Review (T, P), 5 Steps to a (H, P)
Microeconomics - Princeton Review (T, P), 5 Steps to a 5 (H, P)
Music Theory - Barron’s
Physics B – Barron’s
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism - Barron’s (H, N, P)
Physics C: Mechanics - Barron’s (H, N, P)
Psychology - Barron’s (H, N, T, P)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics - Princeton Review (T, P)
U.S. History - Amsco, REA
World History - Princeton Review (P)</p>
<p>What NOT to use</p>
<p>Legend:</p>
<p>N - Not enough information.
T - Too much information (to the point where you can’t differentiate between the useful stuff and the filler).
H - Hard to understand.
P - No practice questions included in the review book.
U - Unhelpful practice questions.
O - Price of book much greater than actual value.</p>
<p>Art History -
Biology - Barron’s (T)
Calculus AB - Kaplan (U, O)
Calculus BC - Kaplan (U, O)
Chemistry -
Chinese Language and Culture -
Computer Science A -
English Language and Composition -
English Literature -
Environmental Science - Barron’s (T)
European History -
French Language - REA
French Literature -
German Language -
Government and Politics: Comparative -
Government and Politics: United States -
Human Geography - Barron’s (T, U)
Italian Language and Culture -
Japanese Language and Culture -
Latin Literature -
Latin: Vergil -
Macroeconomics – Barron’s (T, H), REA
Microeconomics – Barron’s (T, H), REA
Music Theory -
Physics B -
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism -
Physics C: Mechanics -
Psychology -
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics - Barron’s (H, U)
U.S. History -
World History - Barron’s (T,H)</p>
<p>what do you guys recommend for ap micro/macro, ap chemistry, ap spanish, ap english literature?</p>
<p>and for the books for 5 steps to a 5, which version do i get? the 2010-2011 version or the 2012-2013 version?</p>
<p>@NspiredOne:
I used Barron’s for AP Chemistry and got a 5. I also had a textbook, but it is possible to learn most of the material straight from the review book given a month or two. The actual test was fairly easy compared to the practice tests I took. Stay away from PR on this one, as it does not teach well at all.</p>
<p>How are the 5 steps to a 5 for chem? and 2012-2013 version right?</p>
<p>and
what do you guys recommend for ap micro/macro, ap chemistry, ap spanish, ap english literature?</p>
<p>Yes, latest version. I thought PR was much better for chemistry.
The list is right above if you want to know what they recommend. It looks like PR for macro/micro, chem, I can’t help you with Spanish, and do you really need a review book for English Lit? Just read a lot of quality literature and learn to write well in the class.</p>
<p>is Princeton review still sufficent for self-studying AP us gov without supplements?</p>
<p>Is this a good setup? I looked off of the lists, and then picked the books based off of that.</p>
<p>Lang/Comp-PR, 5 Steps to a 5 (500 MC Questions)
Psychology-Barrons
US Gov-PR</p>
<p>This is a lot of information to filter through, so I was wondering if you guys would just make your recommendation to me?</p>
<p>Chemistry
Physics B
Econ (Micro-class, Macro-self study)
English Language
US History
Calculus BC (Very strong teacher)
Psychology</p>
<p>What do you guys recommend in terms of textbooks that cover the entire AP World History course? I was looking to self-study this one by getting a textbook and an exam prep book (Princeton Review/Barrons) but I’m not sure which textbook to get.</p>
<p>Barron’s or PR for AP Psychology and AP Statistics?</p>
<p>Barron’s for both.</p>
<p>For APUSH, do you guys recommend Crash Course or AMSCO? I was going to go with AMSCO, but Crash Course seems to have really good reviews.
And also for Eng. lang, barron’s or cliffsnotes? </p>
<p>Thanks in advance :D</p>
<p>Crash Course should be replaced with Direct Hits. DH is the best, I read it the 2 days before the exam and got a 5.</p>
<p>What books should i get?</p>
<p>AP Human Geography (taking the class, but the teacher was like “i hate the book” and i will prob be the only one taking test)
AP Chem
AP US Hist
AP Lit
AP Calc AB</p>
<p>THANKS SO MUCH in advance.</p>