<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm going to self-study AP World History & European History, & I was wondering whether or not "AP Edition" textbooks are better than regular textbooks. Are they more "correlated" to the AP test?</p>
<p>& has anyone used the "brief editions"? I heard that the brief edition of Spielvogel's Western Civilizations is clearer.</p>
<p>Thanks! I appreciate it!</p>
<p>I'd take my response with a grain of salt because I've never used an "AP Edition" textbook, but I would assume it's better. I don't recall ever using a textbook religiously, outside of the prescribed AP review book, except for US and Calc. The textbooks we were given for Bio, Chem, Euro, etc. were MUCHMUCHMUCH too in detail. Even the texts for US and Calc were too detailed, but the teachers insisted we used them.</p>
<p>Thanks Sungchul. I guess I should get the brief editions then!:D</p>
<p>My class used an AP edition of World History by Sterns when I took world history. I remember my teacher saying how the school chose Sterns because he has a part in the creation of the multi questions on the AP exam. Any college level textbook should be sufficient; I remember another good one was the Bulliet. Self-studying can be done with just a review book--much less reading but I don't think much of it. I tried it with Euro; sure I got the 5 but I could have learned much more with a nice textbook.</p>
<p>Thanks zhaos! Ok, you're a genius. I'm trying to self-study both history APs. Sometimes I'm always afraid that it won't be enough b/c AP classes do so much more. What did you use for European History? </p>
<p>Thanks again, I really appreciate it.</p>