<p>Hello ya’ll. I plan on independently studying 5 AP’s, with some help from other AP teachers (not in my school–my school only offers 8 AP’s). But for the most part, I will be self-studying the AP’s themselves. So I need your input on what helpful materials, such as textbooks, I could use for self-studying these AP’s:</p>
<li>Microeconomics</li>
<li>Psychology</li>
<li>Computer Science A</li>
<li>Environmental Science</li>
<li>Human Geography</li>
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<p>Thank you very much.</p>
<p>I heard that Micro, Psych, and Enviro are pretty easy. Comp Sci A will be very easy if you are a computer/science person. No idea about Geo.</p>
<p>human geography: prep book: barrons(obviously)
text: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471441074/qid=1123321533/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_sbs_2/103-0634789-1733413?v=glance&s=books&n=507846%5B/url%5D">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471441074/qid=1123321533/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_sbs_2/103-0634789-1733413?v=glance&s=books&n=507846</a></p>
<p>Psych - Barron's</p>
<p>Geog - Barron's</p>
<p>Comp Sci - Barron's (if you have a solid understanding of programming) or PR (if you don't)</p>
<p>Enviro - NOT Barron's! It's the worst book ever! Just check the ratings on Amazon. Get the textbook called Environmental Science by Tyler Miller. The REA and PR books are new, so I don't know how they will be, but the textbook is all you need.</p>
<p>Econ - Sorry, I don't know.</p>
<p>Woah, this forum goes by fast! Haha, thanks for the help. But you can never have enough preparation. So any others would be helpful.</p>
<p>Bumpity, bump. Heh.</p>
<p>Use PR for econ - I learned it the night before the test. If you have a fair amount of general science knowledge, studying for envi sci isn't even necessary, but you might want to get a study guide or something (there's one by "awesome guides"). For Comp Sci, the Litvin study guide is the best - in fact, you should probably take Comp Sci AB, since Comp Sci A is way too easy.</p>
<p>My friend got a 5 on Comp Sci A without any studying, and then a 3 on AB the next year.</p>
<p>Another friend - who is an absolute genius - got a 5 and then a 4 after rigorous studying.</p>
<p>It's safer to go with A.</p>
<p>I don't know - I didn't have any programming experience at all, self-studied Comp Sci AB in a week, and got a 5. I guess it's just kind of a mode of thinking - if you consider yourself a very logical, quantitative thinker, AB is probably a good option, but if you're more of a humanities-oriented person, it might not be the safest choice.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. Will definitely look into all of these.</p>
<p>randomperson, I'm just curious on what got on Micro? I just want to see if PR was effective for you or not.</p>
<p>He got a 5 :p.</p>
<p>For AP Environmental Science, I posted this earlier today about which cram book to use:</p>
<p>"I'm taking AP Environmental Science next year, so I've been doing some research on the cram books available. REA is 560 pages and Barron's is 528 pages, and from what I've heard, they're both filled with useless information. There's no use reading a cram book that's longer than your textbook! The Awesomeguides one is shorter, but my friends who took the course and my teacher all said that it doesn't cover the stuff you need to know for the AP exam. </p>
<p>My teacher recommended a book called "The Smartypants' Guide to the AP Environmental Science Exam" by Michelle Mahanian. That's the one I bought, and just skimming through it, it looks really good. It covers all the topics on the AP Exam, and it's only about 120 pages long (including the practice test and explanations, index, etc.)- pretty good for a lazy bum like me Here's the website where I bought it: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/154552%5B/url%5D">http://www.lulu.com/content/154552</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps!"</p>
<p>I advocate REA foremost for the EnvSci exam. I didn't use my textbook, learned next to nothing in my actual course, but managed a 5 on the exam ...</p>