<p>I know many people have probably talked about this subject alot, but from people who have already done it in a class or have self studied the course, what textbook did you use? We don't have an ap economics class at our school, and I'm organizing a group of 6-7 students. I'm trying to find a textbook, but its difficult to find one that would fit the needs of the ap exam. Feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>can someone who has taken it please help me :(</p>
<p>I’ve heard PR is good for econ. </p>
<p>Though there are lots of help sites on the internet to further assist (i.e. economics blog, etc.).</p>
<p>I didn’t use a textbook.</p>
<p>Princeton Review + 5 Steps = 5 :)</p>
<p>Though if you are struggling, I’d recommend Econ For Dummies…I read that probably 2 years before I took the AP exam for an EC and I thought it helped a bit.</p>
<p>In addition, I’d think using that subconcious vocab expansion thing (by reading a lot) would help too. Read mags like The Economist or Time, particularly stuff on the economy and look up concepts and terms you don’t get on something like Wiki. Seeing Also to nearly every other related topic kinda helps as well.</p>
<p>I second the Wiki bit but highly disagree with the advice on reading Time or The Economist. It was the same thing with Human Geography…everyone told me to read current events when it wasn’t tested one bit. </p>
<p>Both those magazines focus on news rather than economic theory when economic theory is what is being tested. Sure, it’s great for self-enrichment but not for AP exams, especially AP Econ</p>
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<p>It’s not the same. I’m saying, perhaps, going on the Economist website, and saying “Wow, China’s GDP just overtook Japan’s GDP. What in the h*ll is a GDP?” And then looking it up on wiki and going on wiki quests lasting all night.</p>
<p>Sounds fun. But don’t you think that reading PR would be a much more effective, concise way to cover all that is tested? If it works for you, great. I’m just trying to make sure that the OP doesn’t get the wrong impression that he has to be up on the current recession, current trade balances, current monetary policy, or the fact that China’s GDP just overtook Japan’s GDP in order to get a 5. </p>
<p>It is enriching to do what you’re saying and sounds very interesting 
and may work for the OP but it is not the most effective way to obtain a 5</p>
<p>P.S.
GDP = Macro
OP = Micro
So that wouldn’t really help… Esp because most news in Time etc. is Macro related</p>
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<p>In no means am I say to steer off the PR book, that should be the OP’s Bible studying for Macro. But what I said before certainly gives lots of real life examples and, at least in my case, makes the material a lot more interesting (in addition to just knowing more stuff).</p>
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<p>I’m aware of that, but it was just one example. And Time frequently has articles about the current recession and banking crisis and could work with the method I mentioned before (a good portion of The Economist’s material is just news reporting as well, many times completely unrelated to economics/business).</p>