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u/keredi · 2 pointsr/APStudents

It's my time to shine :')

Khan AcademyGood for lighter reviewing or if you learn better with audio/video content

The New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning which is geared towards teachers, but is a great source of info if you like ppt presentations and traditional classroom learning

Learn Conceptual Physics's site for those tough concept q's

The Physics Classroom which has a TON of simulations and lil physics games, which are great as mini-demos if you can't do labs at home, as well as plenty of text and accompanying diagrams. They also have lots of review questions!

The APlus Physics site which is a great supplement to the book, and is very specific to the test. The book gets great reviews and I am using it currently, just know that it teaches the essentials of the course and isn't bogged down with detail. So it's good to use as a base if you don't know a lot about a topic, and then use another source for more challenging content.

The Learnerator site has a lot of questions for AP Physics as well! I'm not quite sure how many of them are free?? But the ones I've tried so far seem very well organized!

And of course, the College Board's page for AP Physics students! It goes without saying, but anything here is the closest thing there is to official content.

Also, here's an old AP Physics B/C review book! Keep in mind this is for the old test, so it contains less conceptual content, and you'll need to pick out which topics you actually need to know.

Speaking of topics, here's a breakdown of the course content! This will tell you what you need to cover by the end of the year, so you can pace yourself.

There are also a few review books out there now! I'll link you to the Amazon pages of the two I see recommended the most: the aforementioned APlus Physics Essentials book and the 5 Steps to a 5 book, both of which are pretty short, so if you're looking to teach rather than review you'll want to supplement these.

You shouldn't need a textbook if you use all of these resources, but check your local library if you really want one. It's free and you won't be paying to rent 9 months of a textbook you'll use for 5 and never need again.

Hope this helped!



u/Houut78 · 1 pointr/APStudents

(Repost from user wcclirl444 on college confidential)

NOTE: Be sure to order the books listed later in this guide ahead of time so that you have them for the weekend before the exam to study. Almost no store carry's the Smartypants Guide, so you will have to order it online.

Hey everyone. I self-studied for the APES exam this year and started literally 36 hours before the exam. In order to make the best use of my time, I spent hours trying to figure out the most efficient way to study and thought that I would share what I have learned. Although I would recommend to start study for this earlier than I did, if you have the dedication and use my methods listed below, I believe that you should be able to learn the entire AP class in just 2 days like I did.

I would recommend the following to study:

-Smartypants Guide (make sure you know everything in it... the book is small and you should be able to do this in about a full day of serious studying) Link: http://www.amazon.com/Smartypants-Guide-Environmental-Science-Exam/dp/1411644778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336448288&sr=8-1

-Princeton Review (read through this entire book after you read smartypants and use it to connect ideas together and to expand on the concepts that were in the Smartypants guide. Also, this will help with understanding the weather patterns and a few other important topics which Smartypants just skims over. I was able to just read through this the night before the exam and I retained most of the additional information) Link: http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Environmental-Science-Edition-Preparation/dp/0375427295/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336448311&sr=1-1

-5 Steps to a 5 500 APES questions book (note that this is NOT a review book... it just contains 500 MC questions. Personally, I think that these were quite realistic in terms of what was on the exam but perhaps a little more difficult. Use this to figure out what topics you need to reemphasize after reading through the Princeton Review book) Link: http://www.amazon.com/Environmental-Questions-Advanced-Placement-Examinations/dp/0071780742/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336448340&sr=1-1

-1998 Released Exam (this was an incredible resource that I neglected to take advantage of until just hours before the exam. This provided incredibly useful insight as to what they are looking for in the FRQs that might not be explicitly stated in the questions. Also, many of the FRQ questions and multiple choice were incredibly similar to the ones on the actual exam) Link: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/env-sci-released-exam-1998.pdf

If you are self studying this or have a bad teacher and have waited until the last minute to start studying (the weekend before the exam), I would recommend the following STUDY PLAN:
Use Saturday to memorize and know everything in the Smartpants Guide by heart. Although it is a fairly short book (about 65 pages of content), this will take all day to get a thorough understanding.

Use Sunday morning to read all of PR and expand on any topics that were not covered enough in Smartypants (try to retain as much additional info as possible. Also, wake up around 8ish for this and it should take about 4-5 hours to do).

Then, go and do the 1st 10 MC questions in each section of the 5 steps to a 5 500 questions book and review any sections where you missed more than 2 questions in by using the PR book (also go over the answers in the 5 steps to a 5 book... several of the questions in here were actually covered on the exam).

At about 3-4ish, you should try the 1st 40 questions of the 1998 exam to give yourself an idea of where you are. I got about 37 of these right and you should be close to that. Also, go over any question that less than 85% of people who got 5s got correct (you can view this at the end of the exam in the answer key).

By around 5, you should begin to go over the FRQs on the released exam and pay close attention to how they grade and give points which is shown in the answer key (focus on how they are grading the questions instead of the questions themselves... by now, you should already know the answers to them).

Lastly, try to get a good nights rest if you can. If you don't know the material, you may have to pull an all nighter, but that should not be the case if you have followed this plan. When you wake up, go over all of the terms in the back of the Smartypants Guide and PR and get ready for the fun!
Hopefully this will help some people in the future. I spent several hours trying to find the most efficient way to study for this, and I believe that my method is by far the easiest and most efficient way to cram for this exam.

u/spagheli · 4 pointsr/APStudents

Got a 5 on the AP, here’s what I did

  1. Hopefully, y’all have a good textbook. My teacher gave us a few but the best one was Spielvogel
  2. outline everything you can, outlining is really just your interpretation of the info in the textbook
  3. the day before the ap, I sat down with my textbook and wrote down all the page numbers of stuff I didn’t know and read through those

    If you don’t have a good textbook (looking at you Kagan) get one of these two they’re both solid review books. I personally like birdsall more

    Ap Achiever Exam Prep Guide European History 2017 (Ap European History) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0078976421/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_k2NOAb1W9VHJ9

    Modern European History https://www.amazon.com/dp/0070674531/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_V2NOAbN4J3224
u/asiandad1010 · 3 pointsr/APStudents

This book series is incredibly underrated. I found the 5 Steps to a 5's 500 Questions to be helpful for pretty much any AP subject.

I strongly recommend this book -- it helps a lot. Here's a link to save you a click.

u/bmsrunner · 7 pointsr/APStudents

I teach APCS. There's no doubt that having a good, experienced teacher can make a difference. But I also believe that for a motivated student, there are plenty of resources available online that can prepare you well too. I really like the [Litvin prep book] (https://www.amazon.com/Prepared-Computer-Science-Exam-Java/dp/0982477538/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481588368&sr=8-1&keywords=be+prepared+for+the+ap+computer+science+exam+in+java). It tells you exactly what you need to know and its practice exams are just a little more rigorous than the ones on the AP exam. If you do well on those you will definitely do well on the exam. I also like [this] (http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/JavaReview/index.html) online textbook, from Georgia Tech. Finally, [PracticeIt] (http://practiceit.cs.washington.edu/) and codingbat are indispensible. Just do lots of coding on your own and you will be in good shape.

u/Baetty · 1 pointr/APStudents

Barron's 7th edition. I have my own copy which I read along with our class's schedule to help further clear up the course material. It's also my teacher's preferred book to teach AP prep out of and he always emphasizes how it's harder than the actual AP test, so if you can understand that well, then you'll ace the AP test for sure. Good luck with your studying!

u/Marhsmellow2w2 · 2 pointsr/APStudents

I'm using The Smartypants' Guide to Environmental Science for self study
Here on Amazon; could also find on online maybe
https://www.amazon.com/Smartypants-Guide-Environmental-Science-Exam/dp/1411644778

5 steps to 5 pdf online somewhere. Not currently using it, but it's free, the more the better I guess.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3RVreGMg1lQajVteUl2SzJnZHM

Also PR and Barron's, but someone said Smartypants' was all you needed for environmental science.

u/jerryberry12345 · 1 pointr/APStudents

The class starts assuming you have no knowledge of Java or programming at all for that matter. It's what you make of it. It's an application based course that requires you to build off of topics learned earlier for creating more and more complex programs. So, by the time the test comes around you should have a good knowledge of all the topics that could be covered(sans maybe ASCII). Don't sweat it I got a 4 without too much studying. I don't reccomend Barons for free response only multiple choice and

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0982477538?cache=b6bdf3aee60a715915ae39f5d8504b08&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1414546535&sr=8-2#ref=mp_s_a_1_2 for free response.

u/ggadget6 · 1 pointr/APStudents

codehs.com has a practice test, if you create a teacher account. There's a single review book on amazon which I purchased, which I found to be somewhat useful. A youtuber I watch created this document, which could help you. If you want one more thing, PM me.

u/scottayyyyy · 1 pointr/APStudents

Bozeman Science (http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-chemistry/) videos and getting a review book such as Barron's or Crash Course can help you greatly. Good luck!

u/pochaxia · 1 pointr/APStudents

For AP Biology, I liked Barron's and this book: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-Biology-School-Pearson-Education/dp/0133458148/
The second book is basically an outlined version of the Campbell Textbook. I found it really helpful and easier to read.

u/TheBlackDrago · 2 pointsr/APStudents

I wouldn't recommend self-studying this. A lot of the test is based on skills that you pretty much need from music as u/ChubbyMonkeyX said. Honestly, it is an extremely hard exam if you don't have a solid background in music. But it probably possible. If you need a textbook for self-study, I recommend this. If you need a review book, I recommend Barron's AP Music Theory Review book.

u/ZacharyHaggard · 2 pointsr/APStudents

Not gonna lie your Euro class sounds kinda aids. That being said, I believe in you! Reading is obviously going to be extremely beneficial and if you havent already gotten a review book, been reading the textbook, or been reading some supplemental book I would suggest doing that. One of the books I found most helpful last year was Viault's Modern European History. Its kind of a no bullshit approach to everything. Only what you need to know.



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0070674531?keywords=viault%20modern%20european%20history&qid=1449366444&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1



Not sure how much help this was but good luck!

u/karu9 · 1 pointr/APStudents

I used the most underrated but best reviewbook ever (Pearson) + Barron's
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0133458148/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If anything, get the first one's newest edition (if there is one) because the authors of this book specifically pulled out main ideas from the campbell book that the test will test

u/SushiMan101 · 1 pointr/APStudents

Since the exam is way to close to read hundreds of pages in Barrons or PR, I bought the Smartypants Guide to AP Environmental Science. It is not too wordy compared to other review books and everything is right to the point with definitions and diagrams. It has 2 practice tests and also only 79 pages of content, but it doesn't take long to read at all.

Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Smartypants-Guide-Environmental-Science-Exam/dp/1411644778

Happy studying!

u/Neoking · 1 pointr/APStudents

I hear AP Physics 1 Essentials is an amazing book for learning concepts, but I haven't personally used it myself. You could probably give it a good read this summer.

u/darkheart1721 · 2 pointsr/APStudents

Though many will tell you that no programming experience is needed for AP CS, it is highly recommended in my opinion.

I suggest purchasing this book from Amazon because its cheap and extremely clear to learn from: http://www.amazon.com/Java-Introduction-Problem-Solving-Programming/dp/0136072259?ie=UTF8&keywords=walter%20savitch%20java&qid=1465343999&ref_=sr_1_8&sr=8-8

If you read up to the first five chapters, you will have an easier time when AP CS begins.

u/bagelbeaw · 2 pointsr/APStudents

I recommend getting this review book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0133458148/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_NN.-zbQBBNHT3

It's kinda pricey but it's a really good outline of the Campbell textbook with practice questions.

u/Suicidal-Lysosome · 4 pointsr/APStudents

The Pearson-Holtzclaw review book that accompanies the Campbell textbook is hands down the best review book for AP Bio. Here's a link to it on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-Biology-School-Pearson-Education/dp/0133458148

u/justjs0n · 2 pointsr/APStudents

https://www.amazon.com/University-Physics-Technology-Update-13th/dp/0321898028
I'm taking both mech and em without being in the class and this book is so helpful. If you YouTube for the allure of physics on YouTube Walter Lewin gives amazing lectures for mechanics. The lectures paired with the textbook and a prep book will almost guarantee you a 5.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/APStudents

I've been using this review book for AP Bio, and I have to say that I really like it.

https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-Biology-School-Pearson-Education/dp/0133458148/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0/134-8148887-7079342?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QZQHYQZPXJQ0RG840WVP

I've also used Barron's AP Bio a bit, and it's pretty good overall, but it goes way more in depth on a lot of stuff than it really needs to, and the practice tests are hot garbage.

u/Axel_VI · 1 pointr/APStudents

US History Crash Course book was a godsend when I took it.


here’s an example but make sure you purchase the most recent edition when you buy.

u/Kangtrout · 1 pointr/APStudents

Flipping Physics (YouTube channel)

Khan Academy

For the exam: 5 Steps to a 5 (AP Physics 1 prep book)


This book for extra help throughout the year: https://www.amazon.com/AP-Physics-Essentials-APlusPhysics-Guide/dp/0990724301

u/RichardTenenbaum · 3 pointsr/APStudents

I've been using AP Chemistry Crash Course to self study. The Princeton Review Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam 2015 edition also got good reviews. If you have a textbook I would recommend really going through it and doing all of the chapter questions.

u/purplehlol2 · 9 pointsr/APStudents

https://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Course-Online-Advanced-Placement/dp/0738611549

This is a good recap, I used it and cannot recommend it enough. The Barron's book for chem seems to also help people, but I haven't used it.

u/EPICNESS2500 · 1 pointr/APStudents

I used college Physics 1 & 2.
https://www.amazon.com/College-Physics-Strategic-Approach-MasteringPhysics/dp/0133885259
I took a class in 1, and self-studies 2, got a 5 in both.

I thought most topics were explained really well, and the ones that were not explained well didn't matter much on the AP exam.

Edit: If you understand Physics 1 and 2, then the subject test will be a piece of cake. I used Barron's but any prep book should work.

I looked at Giancoli a little bit and preferred the Knight textbook, but that could just be because I was more used to Knight's textbook.

u/masterderptato · 2 pointsr/APStudents

The AP Gov Crash Course Book has been extremely helpful for me. It's a short read, with only 177 pages total, but contains everything you would need to know.

u/fscottfitzgayerald · 1 pointr/APStudents

AP Chem is one helluva ride—but provided you have the right resources, you’ll get through it. A lot of the chem relies on building off of the basics—stoichometry, periodic trends, etc—and the rest is pretty self-teachable.

The AP Chem crash course book really helped me. It’s best to read it when reviewing, or after you’ve finished a unit and are not quite sure. You can get is here. The same company makes a killer APUSH book, too.

Edit: if anyone wants my APUSH and chem crash course books for like $7 shipping hmu

u/comfortable-silence · 1 pointr/APStudents

We use Magleby's Government by the People. It's not super comprehensive though, so if you're self-studying, I wouldn't recommend it.