AP Chem Books

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<p>I'm trying to find an AP Chemistry book that could in theory be used to self-study for the test. I know there are a few different ones: Barron's, PR, 5 Steps, Peterson's, etc. Which one is the most "complete," or which one contains basically everything you need to know - right now I think Peterson's. If you've self studied, which book did you find the best? I know there are a couple threads like this one, but I didn't really find what I was looking for. </p>

<p>Also, my school doesn't offer AP Chem. One of the books I was reading suggests around 20 labs alongside textbook preparation. If I were to do those labs, would colleges that accept notebooks for lab-credits accept a notebook with those labs? How many labs did you have?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Most prep books are decent. If you want a proper textbook, I recommend the AP Edition of [Chemistry:</a> The Central Science 10th Edition: Theodore Brown, LeMay, Bursten: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Central-Science-10th-Edition/dp/B001FQ91IU]Chemistry:”>http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Central-Science-10th-Edition/dp/B001FQ91IU). It’s a bit hefty and there are quite a few chapters you can probably skip, but the problems are really good, as are the explanations and examples. It explains the early concepts quite well.</p>