Best prep books for AP Chem and AP Bio?

[Strivetosucceed]

I am taking AP Chem and AP Bio. What books would be the best as prep books?

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[EyEnStein 07]

For AP BIO...CLiffs AP Biology for sure!
memorize it all and you will get a good score.

 

[AcademicTerror]

Barron's for AP Bio=No JK= Great Book

Chem= I'd go for princeton review

 

[xnfs93hy]

I second the rec. for CliffsAP for AP Bio. It's all you need.

 

[wr8487]

I used Barron's for AP chem- liked it alot, found it very helpful.

 

[JimL]

Barron's tends to be much more detailed. Princeton Review focuses on the main concepts. If your teacher was a good one, go for PR. If not, Barron's. Both are great books. Study a lot of past AP's from collegeboard. They REALLY help.

 

[skierbum]

Kaplans and Barrons are good for AP chem-I got a four. Try to mix up what you use so you don't get used to 1 test writer. Also, check out the college board website-they have old free response questions and answers.

 

[indianjatt]

Cliffs for the BIO!@

 

[skierbum]

Kaplans or Barrons study guide-I checked both out of the library-I practically owned them for a month and saved myself $30. Also, check out past free response on the college board website-they helped me get a 4 in Chem. You need practice taking the test under timed conditions.

 

[lessthanthree21]

For AP bio, I would definitely recommend Cliff's. Also, as someone else suggested, check out the collegeboard website for free response questions from past years. They also include the grading rubrics, which I found the most useful when studying for the AP last year.

Here's the link: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/biology/samp.html?biology