<p>I have both the Princeton Review AP Calc prep book and the AP Chem prep book. I have started working through them, but I was just wondering what the best way to use the books is. Should I take notes from the books or just read them and do the practice problems? Also how good are the Princeton Review books for preparing for the AP tests? Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>First let me say that if you are using PR books, you will almost always be in GREAT hands. While they may not have as much information in them as let's say the Barron's, they have the RIGHT amount of information. If you don't need to know it for the test, it won't be in there.</p>
<p>As for your first question...it depends what works for you. I always take notes on what I read. I can't absorb any of the material if I don't. I also make flashcards while I read. If you feel like you can absorb info without rewriting it, don't take notes because it does take extra time.</p>
<p>I am taking AP Chem and Calc as well. I am using PR for Calc. I will not take notes for Calc because there really is nothing conceptual to take notes on. The practice problems will be sufficient.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Her0, good luck on your tests!</p>
<p>I personally don't like how PR isn't as comprehensive as most other books. I tried going through the equilibrium chapter when studying for my chem test and it had like 5 pages of information. Which didn't help at all. And I don't think the AP test will be 5 times easier than my chem tests...</p>
<p>Her0, you seem to be pretty experienced with PR books. I am only taking ap chem, so I was wondering, how accurate are the pr practice problems and tests? Some of the problems just seem to easy to be true. But I guess in any prep book, the information you need to answer the questions is in the book. Doing the questions after each chapter, I feel extremely confident about getting a 4 or 5 on the Ap test, is the PR book just that good?</p>
<p>I heard that PR's AP exams are sufficiently accurate. On the AP exam, too, there will be some questions that will be very simple and some that will be very challenging.</p>
<p>The chemistry PR practice problems are fairly accurate. They are definately in the same format as the AP exam. As for difficulty, some people find them to be slightest bit easier. The best way to practice is to take past years' exams. You can find those online or ask your teacher for them.</p>
<p>im using PR for bio and i think its a really good book, summarizing the details and processes. i guess the details and arrangements of the subjects of PR books just depends.</p>