<p>Hey, what are y'all suggestions for AP prep books for these subjects?
1. English Literature
2. English Composition
3. Biology
4. APUSH
5. Calc A and B</p>
<p>Thanks!!!</p>
<p>Kraplan for Biology</p>
<p>Calculus</p>
<p>If you want a quick review, Princeton Review
If you really need to learn the concepts, Barron's.</p>
<p>Princeton Review for AP US History</p>
<p>Princeton Review for anything basically...I prefer them to Barron's...</p>
<p>Biology: CliffsAP is absolutely the best book out there. I'm assuming these are for next year's classes. I actually used the CliffsAP book throughout the year alongside my textbook to prepare for tests. CliffsAP is definately not for someone who wants to do a last minute prep for the exam. It is extremely detailed (just like the exam is), but if you put your time into it and read through it a few times towards the end of the year, you'll do great. As for practice tests, nothing can beat released AP tests. College Board has released 4 old AP Bio tests and they often repeat the same or similar questions from those tests. Those tests also give the best indication of what level of questions to expect on the exam.</p>
<p>APUSH: There are two books that are most commonly recommended here on CC: AMSCO and REA. Neither book is meant for a light review - both are comprehensive reviews of US History. The AMSCO book cannot be bought at stores - your teacher must order it, or you have to buy it used. A through read of either book is key to doing well on the exam. People have complained that the books have too much information, but if you start reviewing early enough and put time into it, you can finish the book and know basically everything you need to know for the exam.</p>
<p>Calculus: I second the recommendations Suburbian made. Be forewarned, however, that the practice tests in all Barron's math books are known to be harder than the actual exams. Going through those two books will be a strong preparation for the exam. MOEMS also publishes a compilation of 15 years of old FRQ's which is useful in being ready for the free response section. Check with your calc teacher to see if he/she has a copy of that book. </p>
<p>For both APUSH and Calc, theres been quite a few tests that have been released over the years. See if your teachers have copies of those. As with all other standardized tests, the best practice is from taking old tests,</p>
<p>Any good books fopr SAT II US HISTORY?</p>
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<p>CliffsAP is definitely the best for Biology.</p>
<p>I used Barron's for Calculus AB. I don't remember reading the "text" as I used Finney / Thomas for that, but I do remember just doing a lot of problems. Great book.</p>
<p>I'm not a big fan of prep books (I enjoy learning and prefer just paying attention during the year, reading textbooks and doing practice problems-not to say that you don't), but here are my suggestions. </p>
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<li><p>English Literature-i used 5 steps to a 5 and cliffs and then read some sample essays from cb. those really help for the prose essays b/c u can write the same bs each time. i know it defeats the purpose of the test but o well. </p></li>
<li><p>Biology- i didn't take ap bio but the other folks are probably right about cliffs and kaplan.</p></li>
<li><p>APUSH-REA or Amsco. Forget all the other review books like kaplan, pr, barrons, ect. pr is way too brief and barrons is garbage.</p></li>
<li><p>Calc AB?-I took calc bc and basically relied on my textbook and that moems 15yr free response book. i think that should work for ab as well. Also, i did find barrons and the peterson book to be very good for content. </p></li>
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<p>it's also good to get a hold of some released exams and practice. ask your teachers if they have any b/c they aren't "supposed" to be online.</p>