Would someone help me with a few questions regarding AP classes?

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<p>Hey guys!
Alright, so I have a few questions I would truly appreciate an answer to. </p>

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<li><p>What is the best way to self-study for the AP Human Geography exam? As in, what combination of prep books/textbooks will pretty much guarantee a 5 on the exam?</p></li>
<li><p>Same as above, but this time for AP Environmental Science. </p></li>
<li><p>Which is "easier": AP Biology or AP Physics B? I am not really a math person; I mean, I'm not bad at it, but I don't particularly like it. I am unsure of which to sign up for my junior year. </p></li>
<li><p>On a scale of 1-10, how hard is AP Physics B? AP Biology? AP Chemistry? I heard Physics B is a lot like Precalculus (which I'm in now as a sophomore), so yeah.</p></li>
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<p>Thanks so much for your help, guys!</p>

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<li><p>I’ve never self-studied the class before because I took it in school. But the Barrons AP Human Geography Book was pretty much all I needed in the class. I never read the text.</p></li>
<li><p>Never took the class.</p></li>
<li><p>AP Biology all the way. Physics sucks.</p></li>
<li><p>AP Physics B (8)
AP Biology (5)
AP Chemistry (only took honors)</p></li>
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<p>-I’m taking Pre-Calc as well as AP Physics and I can honestly say not a single thing I’ve learned in Pre-Calc is relevant to Physics.</p>

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<p>^Hey, physics does not suck! Biology is worse.</p>

<p>1 and 2. No idea.</p>

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<li><p>I attempted to self-study AP Bio and I kept falling asleep while reading the textbook. I attempted to self-study AP Physics B and got a 5 on the AP exam, 800 on the SAT, and a nice story to tell. But really, if you’re decent at math, you shouldn’t have too much trouble with physics. (I like to think of it as applied math.) I’m bad at remembering lots of things, so biology is harder than physics for me, but it may be different in your case.</p></li>
<li><p>(I’ve never taken AP Bio, so…) The exams: AP Physics B = 5, AP Chemistry = 3. The classes (at my school): AP Physics B = AP Chemistry = 6. Just a matter of not making stupid mistakes on tests/quizzes and not screwing up labs. I don’t know anything about precalc because I self-studied it rather than taking the class, but from what I know of the material, it has vectors and trig in common with physics.</p></li>
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<p>Note that this is all coming from a mathy person, so your mileage may vary.</p>

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<li>I just used PR and got a 5. :smiley:
And I only started studying one week before the test.</li>
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<p>For 1 and 2, look at the stickied threads in this forum: [AP</a> Tests Preparation - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/]AP”>AP Test Preparation - College Confidential Forums)</p>

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<li><p>Which are you better at history or math?
energize is right that physics is just applied math while bio is more of a history class about study biological processes. </p></li>
<li><p>These numbers are purely subjective and how hard your teacher is and what your academic strengths are eg math vs. history. The above two factors are most important but my ratings:</p></li>
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<p>AP Chem: 8 lots of work, not too difficult material and I think more fun than either ap physics or bio</p>

<p>AP Physics: 5 if you are good at math and/or taking/taken calculus 7 if not. Hard more because there are many formulas to derive/memorize than actual difficulty.</p>

<p>AP Bio: 4 if good at memorization 7 if bad. Pure memorization.</p>