<p>I created this thread in order to have a detailed and organized way of viewing the best AP Review books. I came up with several review books for the AP classes/exams I took but I only took a few. So, feel free to add your recommendations to this thread, but please follow the legend in order to make it more organized and detailed. </p>
<p>LEGEND
A - Accurate practice tests.
B - Good for self-studying.
C - Easy to read and understand.
D - Not a lot of superfluous material.
E - Teacher recommendation.
F - Slightly harder than the real thing. (Write F+ if it's a lot harder than the real thing)
G - Good practice questions (outside of the practice tests)
H - A lot of practice tests (more than 3)</p>
<p>Art History</p>
<p>Biology</p>
<p>Calculus AB</p>
<p>Calculus BC</p>
<p>Chemistry</p>
<p>-5 steps to a 5 (A, B, C, D, E, G)
This book is great. The review is well organized and concise. It contains only what you need to know for the exam, and the practice tests are pretty accurate.
Recommender's Score: 5 </p>
<p>Chinese Language and Culture</p>
<p>Comparative Government & Politics</p>
<p>Computer Science A</p>
<p>-Barron's (B, C, E, F, G)
This book is very comprehensive and explains the material really well. It's practice tests are harder than the real thing, but that can only help. The review contains a bit more information then you need to know.
Recommender's Score: 5 </p>
<p>English Language & Composition</p>
<p>English Literature & Composition</p>
<p>-Barron's (B, C, E, F, G, H)
This book contains 7 practice tests which are a bit harder than the actual test. However the review is great and it gives you great tips on how to answer the multiple choice and tackle the essay.
Recommender's Score: 5</p>
<p>Environmental Science</p>
<p>European History</p>
<p>French Language</p>
<p>German Language</p>
<p>Human Geography</p>
<p>Italian Language and Culture</p>
<p>Japanese Language and Culture</p>
<p>Latin: Vergil</p>
<p>Macroeconomics</p>
<p>Microeconomics</p>
<p>Music Theory</p>
<p>Physics B</p>
<p>Physics C</p>
<p>Psychology</p>
<p>Spanish Language</p>
<p>Spanish Literature</p>
<p>Statistics</p>
<p>U.S. History</p>
<p>U.S. Government & Politics</p>
<p>-Barron's (B, C, E, F, G)
This book is great for those who are self-studying. It's very comprehensive and contains more than enough information. It's practice tests are also harder than the real thing.
Recommender's Score: 5</p>
<p>-Crash Course (C, D, E)
This book is great for a review but not for learning the material for the first time. It should also not be used by itself since it only had one practice test online and not enough information by itself.
Recommender's Score: 4 or 5</p>
<p>World History</p>
<p>-Princeton Review (C, D, E, F, G)
This book is great for those people who already took the class. It's not for people self-studying. The book focuses more on the big idea and connections rather than small details. The practice tests were a little harder than the real thing.
Recommender's Score: 4 or 5</p>