Deciding on my book

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<p>Well this is the first time im posting here
so first i would like to say hi to everyone</p>

<p>Well im starting to study for the ap calc ab exam (might take bc)
and i was wondering whether i should get the baron's one or Princeton review</p>

<p>im already pretty good in our ap calc class
not a shinning genius or anything but i understand the concepts (most of them)</p>

<p>so i was wondering which one would benfit me the most if i was taking:
ab?
bc?</p>

<p>which one has more ap-like test for:
ab?
bc?</p>

<p>also which one would make it it easier for me to properly understand the material
needed for bc</p>

<p>also do u think i should take the bc exam this year? or maybe next (im a junior)
i was thinking it would be more beneficial to take this year because im taking calc ab right now
but would it be worth doing the extra studying now since i already have to take ap bio and
ap psyc?</p>

<p>Thanks again
~Confused AP test taker</p>

<p>PS: whats a good book for ap bio
my techer doesnt teach.. at all...we draw diagrams in class....he wants the environment to be like college so everything is self study
so what would be a good book for ap bio</p>

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<p>Princeton Review is considered the best study guide. I used it and it was well-organized and it had many practice problems.</p>

<p>BC would benefit you more because you save more money and it get you out of Calc I and Calc II in college. So, you need to study all the way up to polar graphs in your calculus textbook.</p>

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<p>@jerry thanks and i was wondering if u would be willing to expand on what topics are big in the bc exam</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/201793-consolidated-book-suggestions-ap.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/201793-consolidated-book-suggestions-ap.html&lt;/a&gt;
^Helpful. </p>

<p>For AP Bio, I liked Barron’s but I just used it for a quick review, I don’t know if it’ll be as helpful for you if you need to relearn everything.</p>

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<p>AB material just covered up to Shell/disk Method. After that, you should learn arc length(function, parametric, polar), some new integration techniques, L’Hopital’s Rule, improper integrals, series, parametric equations, and polar graphs.</p>

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<p>I have Barron’s and it is pretty difficult to understand if you’re looking over the explanations. Princeton Review is much better laid out and between that and your textbook you should be good. However, for Calc there’s also the option of Arco (now called Peterson’s I believe) which is very very good with explanation and I give my highest recommendation</p>

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<p>thanks everyone for ur reply</p>

<p>i hve the princeton book right now
its easy to understand but seems really simple</p>