<p>Any suggestions for textbook and study guides?</p>
<p>..no, but your username makes me laugh.</p>
<p>Anyone have suggestions? Please?</p>
<p>I didn't take AP Econ yet, but all the seniors that took the test this year recommended either Princeton Review or the "5 steps to a 5" series.</p>
<p>Thank you, I had a feeling that PR would be a good study guide. However, does anyone have a suggestion for a textbook. Please provide a few reasons to back up your choice. Much obliged in advance to any responses.</p>
<p>I think the standard would be either Economics Today, or Economics by McConnell and Brue. They both provide a solid background and the latter is actually pretty entertaining. Some of the other textbooks aren't really appropriate for AP and some are just like... ***?</p>
<p>You wouldn't happen to have the ISBN for the second text would you? I cheked on Half.com and there are micro, macro, and just plain "economic" editions in addition to several texts by the same authors.</p>
<p>you can buy mine (got a 4 on micro, 5 on macro)... PR + "Principles of Economics" by Makinaw (sp?). covers both micro and macro... has online exercises too. 30 bucks +S&H, a package deal. lol... </p>
<p>ahh... i really need to set up an account on half.com.</p>
<p>This one's an older edition 0072340363
new version 0072819359</p>
<p>i have the green cover older one, its still pretty good</p>
<p>By the way: which test is easier is it Macroeconomics or Microeconomics?</p>
<p>i used Kaplan and got 4s..
didnt study much!</p>
<p>All of the Econ review books are terrible. If you need a study guide, go to <a href="http://reffonomics.com%5B/url%5D">http://reffonomics.com</a> (sometimes the site randomly doesn't load, but it works most of the time).</p>
<p>As for which test is easier, well, it depends on who you are. The majority of people I've talked to seem to think Macro is easier, but I tend to lean towards Micro (Got a 5 on the Micro test, but only a 4 on the Macro test). You'll just have to see for yourself.</p>
<p>i think the material for micro is easier to understand; however, the curve for macro is more lenient.</p>
<p>My econ teacher recommended Kaplan. He apparently knows people who are on the "inside" of the AP test.</p>
<p>How close are the PR practice tests to the real thing, because for Macro I got 40/60, and after the free-response, I had a 3-4. Is PR harder or easier than the REAL test?</p>
<p>Also, does anyone have any economics released exams, will trade with u.</p>
<p>THanks.</p>
<p>is reffonomics good enough to replace ap books? i visited the site and am very impressed. plus, its free. thanks kuni_kuni88 for sharing that url. but how dependable is the site? is it good for just an overview of economics or is it very in depth?</p>
<p>no review book. I had a REALLY bad teacher, but the night before i printed out a few exams, did them and got a 5 (microeconomics). I'm not one of those 2400 SAT genius people either...I just found that doing the exams kind of helped bring the scattered facts I learned in class together.</p>
<p>Just read a texbook (I used the McConnell one). I had a first-year economics class so I pretty much had to self study, and the tests were easy as hell.</p>