<p>I've been doing a bit of searching for the best prep book for sat chem and it seems most people say PR is the best. however, do they mean the AP book or the SAT book? which one would be better?
I want the best prep book to get me high 700's/800. (or is barron's better for that?)</p>
<p>The preparatory books that are made for the Subject Test in Chemistry are better for the Subject Test in Chemistry than those that are not.</p>
<p>I purchased the Barron’s book but many argue the Princeton Review has an edge due to the consice way it presents information. As silverturtle said, those books made specifically for the test would probably offer better study tools than ones designed for other tests.</p>
<p>I took both the AP and the SAT II in the same year with the AP in May and the SAT II in June. I got the princeton review book for the SAT II to supplement what I had learned in my AP class. My teacher told me that the SAT II simply tests your knowledge on a couple things more than the AP. I ended up getting a 5 and a 790, so I think that you should get the SAT II guide since the AP guide will miss a tiny bit of information for the SAT II according to my teacher.</p>
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<p>The SAT II simply has a different focus. The AP Exam/course places emphasis on chemical equilibrium, thermodynamics, and kinetics whereas the Subject Test accentuates the structure and states of matter, chemical reactions, and stoichiometry.</p>