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Consolidated book suggestions for AP (All subjects)
Master List - Updated Once More Best Practice Tests
Legend:
O - Overly difficult practice tests. A - Accuracy (practice tests that are most similar to the real thing). E - Easier than the real exam.
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)
Best for Independent Study
Legend:
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.
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)
Best for Complementing Class
Legend:
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.
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)
What NOT to use
Legend:
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.
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 - Princeton Review (N,U) |
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