Easy self study APs?

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<p>bcon, I personally don't have experience with euro or chem, so I'm not going to give advice on them.</p>

<p>Any AP science class is going to be difficult if you don't have the time/materials to perform labs and get hands on experience. You're missing out on the "fun" of the class, I guess, by self-studying. AP bio is fairly easy though- I thought the essays were a little bit more difficult than some of the others, because science isn't a cut and dry thing, new things are being discovered daily...</p>

<p>APUS on the other hand, is fairly easy as far as history classes go. You don't have to do the APWH thing and go back 10,000 odd years and compare ancient civs, present day civs and memorize some random obscure facts about the ganges river valley. (can you guess which class I'm in now?)</p>

<p>APUS and APWH are graded differently though- APWH is a very cut and dry system. Your essays are graded by a rubric, and based on the rubric, you get a number of points, one through seven. if you hit those first seven points, you can then gain an additional two points based on how well your thesis is, how good your bias is (on the dbq), etc. </p>

<p>On the APUS, it's more...open...for the grader to decide on. There's a rubric, but it's subjective to the grader. So in that sense, it is more difficult, you now have the additional factor of "does my writing make sense to the reader".</p>

<p>MC are easier, I think, on US because the time frame is so much smaller. but that's just my personal opinion, it really is different for everybody. </p>

<p>Good luck on w/ever you decide!</p>

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<p>No, it is heavily logic based. Theres a basic syntax to learn, but after that its all manipulations. Being able to memorize doesnt help you very much. There are basically no past pre algebra math skills needed. Basically you just think of solutions to problems and then write a program or methods for the test. If you do it in college, it gets really math based, discrete math.</p>

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<p>To get a 5 on any test independent study, you would basically have to buy one textbook and have other resources on hand (multiple review books).
I say AP Statistics, stray away from the sciences. APUSH is possible if you are interested enough to grasp it as well as USGOV</p>

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<p>You will be killed on the AP science courses (especially Bio, which requires impromptu synthesis of a lab on the test which few have ever seen) without a school session. The courses are called laboratory sciences for a reason.
The easy courses would be material like Psychology, Economics, Human Geography, and Music Theory.</p>

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<p>"You will be killed on the AP science courses (especially Bio, which requires impromptu synthesis of a lab on the test which few have ever seen) without a school session."
So right. Even after taking the full-year course I'm not comfortable with that essay, seeing as it could be on anything (LITERALLY).</p>

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<p>I'm self-studying for the AP US History Test,a nd while I've always loved history, it seems that I actually know more than the actual class. I've done well on many of the practice tests from PR and REA. Also, as stated above a majority of the science tests are extremely hard to self-study for.</p>

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<p>For AP Environmental science, what is the best review book...because the test is coming up?</p>

<p>Is it PR, Smartypants, or what?</p>

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<p>Barron's is the best</p>

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<p>After this year's test I would not suggest Stats..</p>

<p>The previously released exams were ridiculous easy, but this year was not the case..</p>

<p>I am somewhat self studying bio and apush.. and they are easy IMO.. just memorization..</p>

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<p>"APUS on the other hand, is fairly easy as far as history classes go. You don't have to do the APWH thing and go back 10,000 odd years and compare ancient civs, present day civs and memorize some random obscure facts about the ganges river valley. (can you guess which class I'm in now?)"</p>

<p>I'd rather look at general comparisons than study stupid stuff like Macon's Bill No.2, McCumbry v. Maryland, Hawley-Smoot tariff/Payne-Aldrich Tariff and all those damn New Deal agencies.</p>

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<p>For history self-study it depends on what kind of learner you are, though both are definitely possible. I've taken the class for both Euro (will be taking Euro this Friday) and US, and I think I could have done fairly well without the class which I'd recommend anyway because I've had great teachers for both.</p>

<p>USH is more detail-oriented since, well, your time span is really from ~1700's to the early 80's. If you're an American student, though, a lot of the material (i.e. American Revolution, Civil War, Civil Rights movement, etc.) will be familiar to you so you'll alrady have a pretty good head start. Euro is more conceptual in navigating various political, intellectual trends and seeing how they are manifested in different countries. The time span is bigger-~1450 to 2000 and you have more countries to keep track of, but you've probably heard of many of the leading political and intellectual figures and movements already.</p>

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<p>My son is self-studying US Gov & Environmental, I think. He also self-studyed English Comp (got a 5 last year). He took 3 AP exams with the courses he had last year & 7 for the courses he has this year. Then, he has one concert & will be done for the year (except for hanging out with friends, graduation, baccalaurette, water park day, etc)!</p>

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<p>After this year's AP Stats, I would definately not say Stats is one of the "easiest" APs. In fact, I found Stats to be significantly harder than Calculus BC. I agree with the above poster that the previous practice tests and released exams were very easy, but this year's exam was just evil. I guess Collegeboard is gradually making AP Stats harder.</p>

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<p>Calculus BC is pretty easy if you already know Calculus AB.</p>

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<p>I will be self-studying for AP Environmental Science, AP Macroeconomics, AP Art History, and AP Psychology and I was wondering what is recommended for each of the subject that I listed above (as in what textbooks(if it's neccessary to get a 5 on the exam) to have (include the name of the book and author) and what study prep. I will need)?!
AP Classes for next year:AP Calculus AB, BC, European History, Biology, and Comparative Politics! Also, what are your recommendations for these subjects?! I probably self- study little by little during the summer!</p>

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<p>lol, 1 week before AP stats test, I picked up the textbook and started learning it. Everyone said stats was really easy. Big mistake for this year, however, since I've heard this has been one of the hardest stats exams ever. Oh well, I think i still pulled off a 4.</p>

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<p>Im going to be starting both econs on Monday, I will tell you how that goes. I plan on trying to read An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations by smith tomorrow, cz I am going to a programming competition and theres a lot of free time there.</p>

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<p>So what's the final list of Easy Self Study APs?</p>