<p>Ok, my school doesnt offer micro or macro economics, but i plan to major in business/economics in college so i would love to take these AP classes. Sincemy school doesnt offer them, ill obviously have to self study them, but my question is how do i go about doing this? Do i just buy the prep books and start studying? How and where do i go to sign up for the tests? Any additional information?</p>
<p>Textbooks seem like a logical place to start, but they can be pretty dry. “The Economic Way of Thinking” by Heyne/Boettke will give you a pretty good grasp on micro/price theory. You are better off buying an old edition because it will be much cheaper and have very similar material. Also, books like “Freakonomics” or “Naked Economics” are quick reads but get you to think like an economist. Prep books are probably the most important because they give you a good feel for the test.</p>
<p>thanks do you think ig i just got the prep books that id bee good to go, or are the textbooks essential?</p>
<p>I’m on the same boat, and I’m relying on prep books. I noticed that a lot of my other AP teachers don’t teach from the textbook (AP Biology and AP World), but rather from test prep books (Sparks for Bio, PR for World).</p>
<p>get a princeton review book. im using it right now. it’s concise and helfpul</p>
<p>I’ve also heard a ton of great things about The Essentials of Economics, by Mankiw. It was highly recommended to me on CC and I’m reading it right now. Well… I’m on Chapter 2. But still, it’s okay thus far.</p>
<p>I always recommend Khan Academy for an online teacher:</p>
<p><a href=“Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice”>Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice; Economics
(link isn’t working, go on the Humanities tab and click on economics under finance)</p>
<p>Though Salman sadly hasn’t really posted that many useful videos for economics (although the videos on inflation/capability utilization, unemployment, and CPI Index may be of some use).</p>
<p>I use a website called Reffonomics, it covers all the topics (in Micro at least, haven’t looked at Macro that much) pretty thoroughly.</p>
<p>Has anyone tried the Principles of Economics by Mankiw? I wonder what the difference between the Principles and the Essentials are…</p>