Also, has anyone other than @wonderfulreads and @neonerudite gotten out of school yet?
@ak2018 me
BTW, I’ve probably said this before, that OpenStax Website is a really good place for free textbooks. I’ve looked over the website for about half an hour now. I just checked the Chemistry Textbook and it is definitely well written and goes through everything we’ve gone through in our Chemistry class and more. They even have actual exercises, problems, self-assessments, and a solutions book. Kudos to them for finding a way to make education a little more free and accessible to everyone without having to use tax dollars. Maybe something both political parties can agree on, for once.
Here’s the link to all of the subjects they have, so far, and their likely AP, or course, equivalents: https://openstax.org/subjects
I’ve looked over each textbooks’ table of contents.
Math
Introductory Statistics (AP Statistics)
Pre-Calculus: Teaches part of Algebra 2 mixed in with Trigonometry
Algebra and Trigonometry: Teaches most of Algebra 1 mixed in with a little of Algebra 2, mainly Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry.
College Algebra (Linear Algebra): Usually taken after Calculus 3.
Pre-Algebra
Calculus: Volume 1 (AP Calculus AB)
Calculus: Volume 2 (AP Calculus BC)
Calculus: Volume 3 (Multivariable Calculus)
Science
College Physics (First and Second Semester College Physics)
Biology (Biology 1 and AP Biology)
Concepts of Biology: Meant as a way to help students better understand and go more in-depth into Biology
Anatomy and Physiology
Chemistry (Chemistry 1 and AP Chemistry)
College Physics for AP Course (AP Physics 1 and 2)
Astronomy - Coming Soon
University Physics (AP Physics C) - Coming Soon
Microbiology - Coming Soon
Social Sciences
Introduction to Sociology - 2nd Edition
Principles of Economics (Two Semesters of Both College Macroeconomics and College Macroeconomics)
Principles of Macro-Economics (One Semester of College Macroeconomics)
Principles of Micro-Economics (One Semester of College Microeconomics)
Psychology (AP Psychology)
Principles of Macro-Economics For AP Courses (AP Macroeconomics)
Principles of Micro-Economics For AP Courses (AP Microeconomics)
Humanities
U.S. History (AP U.S. History)
American Government (AP Government)
Not a PSA, BTW, just thought it looks like another great resource.
@ak2018 im still in school! Next week wednesday is my last day.
@ak2018 throwback to the serial butt slasher
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Police-Release-Video-of-Serial-Butt-Slasher-126711233.html
I just remembered that today for literally no reason and couldn’t stop laughing for about 15 minutes and I felt horrible about it
@ak2018 @awesomepolyglot I laughed so hard at this even though it’s so terrible…
Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj need to go into hiding ASAP. :))
@awesomepolyglot @Hamlon I checked out those stories and they are pretty funny! :)) I admit, was a little hesitant to click on them since I thought you guys were hacked LOL. Whenever I see anything like that, I always think clickbait.
@Hamlon If you’re going to be self-study Chemistry, I’d recommend talking to one of your school’s current Chemistry teachers and maybe getting a syllabus from them. Since you’re just trying to test out of regular Chemistry, to go on to AP Chemistry, it would definitely help to know what topics you need to study. I would also maybe peak around at the CC AP Chemistry threads and ask them how easy it’d be to self-study Chemistry. IMHO, I would never self-study for Chemistry. I’m barely keeping up in my current Chemistry class at school, but that’s just me.
@Hamlon @Abbiegalie @ak2018 Thanks for looking at Openstax! From your guys’ responses I feel like I trust their Physics textbook for self studying now! I just didn’t know what to think of a FREE online textbook for college classes. I’m really excited to use their resources this coming year!! I had no idea they had so many “books” aligned with the AP curriculum!!! Thanks again!!
Also, I’ve just signed up for Codeacadmey. 
I’ve decided that I want to lean how to code beyond the Visual Basic, but I don’t have a slot open in my schedule to take a programming class, so I’ve decided to learn online over the summer. So, I signed up for Codeacadmey, and decided that I wanted to learn Java first. Codeacadmey said it would just take me about 4 hours to learn most of what I needed to learn and I thought, “Wow! This seems really easy.”. I finished my first lesson yesterday learning how to make comments, using integers, characters, boolean values, and more. It’s pretty great that I’m finally learning how to code.
So, I’ve decided that I’m going to try and set a time, once a week, to learn how to code. I’ll probably do it right after I’m finished volunteering at the library every Saturday this summer. I could just stay at the library, read my books, and then code.
One question, after I’ve finished learning how to program in Java, what do you guys think I should do next? I’ve already learned Visual Basic, so maybe after Java, I could do JavaScript or C++, or something. At this point, if I’m currently an aspiring Mechanical engineer, I might as well become a computer programmer/scientist as well. I really love STEM!
@ak2018 I already did. The teacher actually encouraged a small group of Sophomores who did really well in Physics and Bio to do this. I know it’s going to be challenging, but I’m up for it.
Also with coding, some people recommend becoming really fluent in one language before branching off. Learning a new language is much easier than learning a new concept, so there’s no rush. Many people learn JavaScript and HTML(useful but not a language)/CSS(not a lang either) after Java b/c you can start branching more into web development and design. Another option would be to stay w/ Java and start making games (my AP class is actually doing that right now!).
There was a really cool thread on here about what to do after taking AP Computer Science and that may be helpful to you.
@sewin2music No, thank you for telling me about this awesome resource. Really grateful!
OpenStax will be a lifesaver. I want to get a head start on Precalc, AP Stats, and AP Bio.
If you’re self-studying AP Euro, here’s a textbook from the K12 curriculum: http://k12.kitaboo.com/k12/ebookpdf/history07/AP_EUR_S1_unit01.pdf
You can switch between units and semesters by modifying the “S1_unit01” part of the link.
@Hamlon I would say I’m pretty fluent with Visual Basic, which I’ve been learning in my Computer Math class since late October. I’d love to start learning Java as it’s pretty basic programming language.
@sewin2music This was all you. Thanks for bringing up this great resource. It’s probably going to help a lot of people on this thread, and it probably already has.
I just went onto Becky Sloan’s Instagram and they just started filming Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 6, which will most likely premiere, as rumored on June 19th, Father’s Day. I’M SO EXCITED!
@ak2018 Codeacademy is great. Last summer it was like all I did. Don’t worry on what to do next after Java, just go with the flow and choose languages as you go. Don’t try to be specific on what you want to learn, just do it cause all the langs are hella fun.
@apple1893 Thanks for the advice.
So I signed up for a bunch of courses during the summer…
Here they are:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/solar-system (The Science of the Solar System)
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-solar-systems-astronomy-asux-ast111x-1 (Introduction to Solar Systems Astronomy)
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x8 (Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python)
Although I am excited to learn, I am pretty pissed that Coursera and Edx no longer offer Statements of Accomplishments (Free certificate) after completion. It made learning really fun! I guess this will begin to test whether or not I really love to learn.
I am also taking Statistics at a local community college.
I want to learn how to code, too! Thanks for all the wonderful tips. I think I also want to learn about anatomy, just because the nervous system is lovely.
@apple1893 You signed up for Coursera and Edx courses? That’s pretty cool! I would enroll, since I already signed up for an account, but I’m going to just self-learn programming languages at my own pace. I would take more courses on edX and Coursera over the summer, but I won’t have the time. I already have so much on my plate this summer. I would’ve taken an engineering course to get me ready to take my first ever engineering classes this fall!
@Kelvin82 You should definitely learn how to code. I’d recommend using the resources listed here, or look online. You could anatomy on edX.
I’ve waited till the last minute to catch up on online English and now I’m drowning in assignments because my mom wont let me go on the music trip to San Francisco unless I catch up. Does anyone else have, and hate Springboard as their English curriculum?