<p>Ok, I am taking AP CALCULUS BC, AP PHYSICS 2, and AP Computer science now, but the teacher doesn't teach. I really want to ace the classes. </p>
<p>should I buy prep books to ace the classes? ? if so, what are the best prep books?</p>
<p>I took AP Calculus AB and I had to use the Barron’s book every now and then for the class and I’d honestly say that it was a terrible resource. The practice questions were more difficult than the CollegeBoard’s released questions and tested knowledge that isn’t needed for the exam.
A better resource for calculus would be online videos. I recommend both GetaFive (the only problem with this is that the series of videos only covers Calculus AB and you’re taking Calculus BC) and PatrickJMT. The explanations are concise and are followed by multiple examples to reinforce the point. </p>
<p>@asdjfpaisdfusiaf Prep books are a good investment towards you AP exam. You should get Princeton Review prep books ( a good, known, prep company); they talk about the test and they cover the content of the test.
Here’s my story, I was nowhere prepare for taking the AP World History exam in 3 months: first off my teacher sometimes forgot about history, didn’t really discipline the class, but overrall he was a good person but he just couldn’t build confidence in the class about taking the test. So I felt jepeordized until I bought the prep book. It actually helped me. I got a 3 (not bad for someone without a long term preparation).
Don’t just rely on Prep books, you have to do your part as well. Sometimes the teacher is not necessary but in your case, you have some really tough classes, just do some research online or on books; </p>