<p>Hello CC!!
I'm taking 3 AP's next year: Chemistry, English Literature, and Calculus BC.</p>
<p>I took Calculus AB this year, so I pretty much know how to prepare for BC.</p>
<p>My problems will be Chemistry and Literature. </p>
<p>For those who have already taken the courses, could you provide any tips? </p>
<p>What are the best YouTube channels for prep and review during the school year (something like Bozeman Biology, Khan Academy, or Just Math Tutoring)? Which are the best prep books? Do you recommend that I read anything or prepare during the summer before?</p>
<p>Any other tips you may want to add?</p>
<p>Thank you!! :)</p>
<p>AP lit won’t be that hard, just read the books and pay attention in class…chemistry will be hard, so just study a lot and ask the teacher, possibly get a tutor if you have the money, and kahn academy is helpful</p>
<p>Use princeton review for chem, and get the book at the beginning of the year. Don’t fall behind with anything, and it’s a good idea to look at practice ap test questions after every section of your book.</p>
<p>I used Barron’s for chem and thought it worked well. If you’ve already got the basics of reactions down from a previous chem course or Khan Academy (which I recommend), I would begin learning electrochemistry, coordination complexes and ligands, and organic on your own. These topics get a little bit of coverage on the exam, but they are apt to be skipped by teachers pressed for time (not really electro, most people get to that). Even if you don’t teach yourself the chapters as thoroughly as your teacher would explain them, you will be fine because the examples pulled from those sections are representative, not difficult. By learning the end chapters early and on your own, you will save yourself a lot of late-game stress.</p>
<p>We used Chemistry: The Central Science by Brown, LeMay, et al. as our book; you can find an older edition on abebooks or another used bookseller for really cheap. Because it’s intro chem, the material doesn’t really change, so it doesn’t matter if your edition is current.</p>
<p>I would also recommend practicing doing all the calculations by estimate; I’m really good at mental math but the numbers given on the multiple choice (no calculator section) are not friendly by any means. It wasn’t a difficult change to make, but because we were always allowed calculators on our in-class tests, I wasn’t used to it right before the exam.</p>
<p>We didn’t like that our teacher wouldn’t let us use calculators on our tests but once we took the exam we realized it helped us.</p>
<p>I’m taking AP Chemistry too! My friend introduced me to course notes, which is website that does good outlines for AP classes. The book my class will use is Chemistry: The Central Science 11th AP Edition. In the classroom just make sure you ask PLENTY of questions and do your homework. Also, don’t fall behind, when you’re feeling like you don’t understand the material, the teacher should be willing to answer any questions you have. Studying is one of the most important things for success in this class. You should allow about 2 hours a night for AP Chemistry studying. Good Luck.</p>
<p>You need to have strong mental math skills. Gas laws are big PV=nRT PV=PV PV/T=PV/T. I tought the test was pretty simple i made a 5 but i love science my school offers it as a two year corse.if you have a good teacher and like science there is no need for a tutor.</p>
<p>DON’T RELY ON YOUR CALCULATOR. Honestly, my teacher was great, but it’s not like we had non-calculator tests or anything throughout the year. I’m actually not that bad at mental math but if you don’t practice it a bit then during exam time, when you’re not allowed to use a calculator for the MCQ, it’ll be difficult.</p>