5 Steps to a 5: AP Chemistry [Paperback]

John T. Moore (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071412751 | ISBN-13: 978-0071412759 | Publication Date: December 12, 2003 | Edition: 1

For the more than one million students taking the AP exams each year

• Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors
• Sample tests that closely simulate real exams
• Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests
• Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently asked questions
• Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions
• Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

John T. Moore, Ed.D. is the author of Chemistry for Dummies and is a professor of chemistry at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Richard Langley, Ph.D.has graded AP Chemistry Exams for the past 3 years and is a chemistry professor at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071412751
• ISBN-13: 978-0071412759
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,162,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Moore grew up in the foothills of Western North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina -Asheville where he received his bachelor's degree in chemistry. He earned his Master's degree in chemistry from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. After a stint in the United States Army he decided to try his hand at teaching. In 1971, he joined the chemistry faculty of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas where he still teaches chemistry. In 1985 he started back to school part time and in 1991 received his Doctorate in Education from Texas A&M University.
John's area of specialty is chemical education, especially at the pre-high school level. For the last several years he has been the co-editor (along with one of his former students) of the Chemistry for Kids feature of The Journal of Chemical Education. He has authored Chemistry for Dummies, Chemistry Made Simple and co-authored 5 Steps To A Five: AP Chemistry, Chemistry for the Utterly Confused and Biochemistry for Dummies. He is currently working on two additional Dummies books and a college textbook.
John lives in Nacogdoches, Texas with his wife Robin and their two dogs. He enjoys brewing his own beer and mead and creating custom knife handles. And he loves to cook. His two boys, Jason and Matt, remain in the mountains of North Carolina along with his twin grandbabies, Sadie and Zane.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, underrated series, March 21, 2004

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Eduardo Gonzalez (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 5 Steps to a 5: AP Chemistry (Paperback)

To bluefox2003:
A lot of students, myself included, find the Barron's a bit too technical and dry. I went to the bookstore and saw 5 Steps to a 5, not expecting much, but it turned out to be, for me at least, the most clear, concise, interesting, yet still complete and full review of AP Chem. It reads like a friend explaining the ideas to you. Not a dumb friend, either, but one who is interested in AP Chem, talking to someone who is interested in AP Chem. If you think that the problems are too easy, it might be because they are, in fact, supposed to be that easy when they are explained well. Just my two cents.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great and my high school students love it., January 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: 5 Steps to a 5: AP Chemistry (Paperback)

The type in the book is easy to read and the examples are easy to follow. A couple of my students started using it last week and they say it explains things better than their textbook does.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, December 17, 2007

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Carol Campbell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 5 Steps to a 5: AP Chemistry (Paperback)

My brother used this book and received a 5 on his exam. Obviously he worked hard during the year, but he said the comprehensive review was extremely effective and instrumental in his getting the 5.