Series: Advanced Placement (AP) Crash Course
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Research & Education Association; Pap/Psc edition (October 17, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738609315
ISBN-13: 978-0738609317
Product Dimensions: 1 x 6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
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While I was getting ready to prepare for my first ap exam of the week, my friend had recommended that I purchased this review book. However after getting my book, I was so amazed at how useful and compact it was. The book it self was somewhat thick but it absolutely had everything you needed for that exam. I studied the night before by reading this book and after I finished reading it, I felt very confident! I walked into that test room and breezed right through the test. Although I have not received my scores yet, I highly recommend using this book for a refresher before the exam but in addition to also using the Princeton Review Book: Cracking the Ap Enviromental Science Exam. The review test in that book literally had a third of the same questions I saw in that exam. I highly recommed buying both books.
I love this book! I wish I had had it as a guide for my students sooner.The tips are wonderful, the content is current and well-explained.It confirmed for me that I covered the important topics this year, even if my students did not do the work necessary to actually learn the material. If they all had Kindles or iPads or some such device, downloading this book is a great value.The content is well presented and pared down to the bare minimum. But there are over 250 pages so the author does not skimp on details, either. The tips on the different types of questions are very helpful and comprehensive.
Crash Course always pulls through. Another brilliant book!This book summarizes everything you need to know and is done in a way that doesn't confuse you with big words or stress you out. It explains every answer to leave you with confidence after reading.GOT ME A 5
I took the APES Exam this Monday do I do have some authority on the effectiveness of Crash Course. The team has my utmost gratitude for the FRQs, all of which I felt 99% confident in. This year, I'm self-studying APES, Psy, and US History, along with 4 other AP classes full time at school. My schedule is intense so I obviously could not afford to memorize the book. However, to get a sense of just how much is good enough, I read the entire book front to back twice closely, made Quizlet sets, studied them brutally and took multiple practice exams. You don't have to memorize small details but certainly try to get through as much as possible. I felt okay (60-80% correct) about the MC section, though I do not recommend any student self-studying to rely solely on CC. Youtube's Mr. Anderson is a great resource and everything else you may need can be found online. I appreciate the free practice exams offered along with the book. They greatly helped. This book is definitely worth the money, especially with useful test tips and math reviews! Always always look up maps of biome and resources maps! I can't emphasize enough how those sets (5-6 questions) messed me up. Though APES is known to be one of the easier AP exams, no AP exam is easy. Then again, I didn't take the class or read a full textbook. Good luck!
best review book out there. I bought this two days before the AP test and learned more by cramming through this book than I did the entire rest of the year. Great info, only what you need, helpful tips. A lifesaver.UPDATE: I got a 4 out of 5 on the AP test! I'm thrilled!! Yay!!
This was such a huge help to me during my AP enviro class. Even though it says crash course i found that it was helpful to be used as a study guide (in addition to the one my teacher handed out) on the unit tests. When used throughout the year it can be a really helpful tool. it does not have all the exercises that some of the other fancy books have but it's fantastic to help give you guidelines for study and review and then a few nights before the exam just to read over. It WON'T tell you everything you need to know just by reading it! you can't read this the week or night before and expect to do great on the exam you have to put effort in! but i found it really helpful and much less intimidating than those giant textbook sized review books. this gets right to the point and gives really amazing tips instead of bombarding you with way too much info at one time.
I purchased this book, along with the Princeton Review book. I really like how points are bulleted, making it easier to follow and pull out the main ideas. At the end of each chapter there are also helpful tips on what points the exam will really focus on, which may be very beneficial for people who start studying for the exam later and are looking for what they should really know well.My only problem with this book is that I'm not a fan of how it is organized. I found that certain concepts with multiple parts, such as water, were broken up and scattered in different areas throughout the book, instead of being presented all in one section. In comparison with the Princeton Review book, I would say that there are far fewer diagrams, and being a more visual learner, it took longer for me to understand some concepts that were not represented with a diagram. However, this is not too big of a problem, as these pictures can probably all be searched up online.
Thanks to this book I got a 4 on the exam!!!!! What I did was read this book like 3 times full prior to the exam and took some memorable facts from the book. This book is awesome and I would definitely recommend it to any other AP student.
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