<p>I am planning on indpendent studying 3 or 4 tests next school year, and want to get an early start. I am going to buy some textbooks and over them with myself through the school year. If any of you have textbook reccomendations for the following, it will be greatly appreciated. </p>
<li>Macroeconomics</li>
<li>Microeconomics</li>
<li>U.S. government and politics</li>
<li>U.S. governement and politics comparitive</li>
<li>European History</li>
<li>World History</li>
<li>Psychology</li>
<li>All physics</li>
</ol>
<p>P.S. I wont be doing all of these, but these are my original ideas.
P.S.S. Please dont reccomend study guides like princeton review, barrons,
etc. I plan on buying these anyway to go over the month before the test.</p>
<p>Although I took most of the tests you have listed, I only have recommendations for (the texts we used weren't the best, and I can't speak for other ones):</p>
<p>US Government - We had several textbooks, but basically any book titled American Government, or the like, will do. (Our book was pretty good, but I can't remember the title...it was something generic.)
European History - History of the Modern World (R. R. Palmer)
Physics B - Giancoli
Physics C - Halliday/Resnick</p>
<p>I would not, personally, suggest Palmer for European History. My class used Palmer in addition to another text book. While Palmer is great for some things, it's too detailed overall to make it a good text book for the super-generalized AP exam.</p>
<p>As someone who recently self-studied Euro, I highly recommend "A History of Western Society Since 1300" by McKay as a textbook, and "Peterson's AP European History" as a review book. </p>
<p>Both of these books are well organized and cover the exact topics/themes that are on the test, with just enough detail that you actually learn history, and general enough that you don't waste time studying things they will never ask on the test. If you study these books for a full year, you are guaranteed to get a 5 on the test.</p>