Barron's AP Chemistry
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Updated to reflect the brand new AP Chemistry exam that will be administered for the first time in May 2014, this manual includes:Six practice AP exams: three diagnostic tests and three full-length practice exams that are aligned with the upcoming, new AP Chemistry examAll questions answered and explainedA comprehensive subject review covering the structure of matter, chemical bonding, states of matter, physical chemistry, chemical reactions, and all other test topicsStudy tips and test-taking strategiesThe manual can be purchased alone or with an optional CD-ROM that presents two additional full-length practice tests with automatic scoring and fully explained answers. System Requirements: Microsoft Windows: 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor,or Intel Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processorfor netbooksMicrosoft Windows XP (32-bit), WindowsServer 2003 (32-bit), Windows Server 2008(32-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows 7(32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit Review: Helpful and needed - Great resource and very helpful for high school student. Covers additional material not covered in class with explanations and examples. It helped prepare our student. Review: Good one if you are a teacher. - Mistakes! At least five since I haven't gone through the whole book. If you are a teacher, this is a great book for prepare your students for AP. But if you were a self-teaching student, you need to keep it in mind that some of the notes, examples, and question answers are incorrect. It also helps a lots to have notes, topics, and practice questions. It is a great guiding book. But for prep of test, those questions are only two dozens per section, not enough...
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| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 86 Reviews |
K**E
Helpful and needed
Great resource and very helpful for high school student. Covers additional material not covered in class with explanations and examples. It helped prepare our student.
A**1
Good one if you are a teacher.
Mistakes! At least five since I haven't gone through the whole book. If you are a teacher, this is a great book for prepare your students for AP. But if you were a self-teaching student, you need to keep it in mind that some of the notes, examples, and question answers are incorrect. It also helps a lots to have notes, topics, and practice questions. It is a great guiding book. But for prep of test, those questions are only two dozens per section, not enough...
A**A
Amazing book
I pre-ordered this book because it's a new AP format this year. Once it was released, the book arrived to my house very quickly. There's plenty of practice tests with answers and explanations -- which is helpful since I forgot a lot of material. I'm very happy with the quality of the book as well as the price. I got a lot for the little I paid. :)
A**S
Disappointing
Having taken the actual AP test literally just 2 hours ago, I can say with certainty that this book WILL NOT help you prepare for the test very well. The review book is simply too thick and covers WAY more material than what is actually tested. The questions in the book seemed much more difficult than the ones in the actual test and the style of the practice free response questions were different from that of the real one. Finally, as many others mentioned, there are too many mistakes in the book. For a published material of academic content, this is just absolutely embarrassing. To prepare for the test, I had also gone through the Princeton Review, which I found was MUCH MUCH better than this one. It is concise and the questions were similar to the ones I saw just a few hours ago. I am confident that I got a 5 on the test, thanks to the help of the Princeton Review. Bottom line: FORGET ABOUT THIS BOOK. GET THE PRINCETON REVIEW
A**S
Too much content, misaligned to exam material, yet good at identifying areas of improvement.
Hey all, I am an AP Chemistry teacher (3rd year) and I sat down to read all of the available AP review books released for the new 2014 AP Chem exam. After reading through the Princeton Review, Barron's, and 5 steps to a 5, I thought that Barron's was overall the worst choice for a comprehensive review book. Barron's had by far the most information in it, yet it was often TOO much. Their diagnostic 1 test contains between 15-20% Organic Chemistry questions which is NOT on the AP exam (although admittedly wouldn't hurt). Furthermore in comparison to the past 8 years of AP exams (available on Collegeboard), the questions seem TOO hard. On the upside, Barron's does an excellent job helping students identify their weak points. In addition to providing detailed answer keys (which all 3 books do), they also provide a table which help students figure out which TYPES of questions they are struggling with and WHICH CHAPTERS those questions are coming from. This will enable students to key in on their weak points easily and to me this feature is the highlight of the book. In conclusion, if your students can do Barron's, they'll do very well on the test. But time is limited for our AP students and Barron's feels like the wrong tool for the job. (Why learn how to operate heavy machinery when a hammer will do?) The book reads more like a college textbook than a review/skills focused book and over-complicates the subject leading students to believe they need to learn around 3x as much information. Hence I believe either of the other two (Princetons or 5 steps to a 5) will serve my students better and I have steered them in that direction.
S**E
It was one of the better ones I found for 2013-14 school year
Seemed to help review for the NEW chem test this year. The questions seemed to be aligned with what the college board wanted. It was one of the better ones I found for 2013-14 school year.
A**R
Book is good but it has extra information
Book is good but it has extra information. What I mean by that is not everything in this book will be on the AP exam. Everything on the APexam has been talked about in this book but everything talked about in this book isnt on the AP exam. Its a good book for a good practice.
S**I
In-depth, useful, a bit superfluous, and lots of mistakes!
I chose Barron's because of their well-known hardcore cracking books. The book itself is more than enough (which may not be such a good thing) and over teaches you. On the one hand you get a firm review of ALL concepts and theories required, yet the manner is not consistent with the current exam format (I took the official practice test so I know). Also, the book tries to reconfigure itself under the new format by teaching the required concepts, yet also has practice questions that relate to past exam material, so it's a bit "presumptuous" in that sense. In addition, there are MANY mistakes in the Q/As, yet this is understandable since the format of the exam changed abruptly. Overall, I would recommend this book only alongside another cracking book (Princeton Review/5 Steps To A 5/Kaplan) and I highly suggest one read the AP Chemistry Course Description & Overview, which is posted on the official AP Chemistry site on CollegeBoard. Good Luck!
A**A
Extremely useful
Extremely useful book. It's great for self-studying as the explanations are quite clear.
D**V
Five Stars
received book in good quality
S**I
Five Stars
good book
M**L
Five Stars
great book with everything in detail
A**.
Good content
I don't like the format of the book. Would recommend a physical copy.
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