Peterson's Master AP Chemistry [Paperback]

Brett Barker (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Peterson's; 2 edition (February 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0768924723
• ISBN-13: 978-0768924725
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 10.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has everything you need for the AP Chemistry test., July 6, 2007

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D. Pleman (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peterson's Master AP Chemistry (Paperback)

Quite simply, there is no other AP review book that will prepare you for the AP Chemistry test as well as Master AP Chemistry, by Peterson's.

While this book may be larger than the other study books (especially Princeton Review) it's because little is left out. For some, this book may be too excessive and detailed, but with colleges turning to accepting 5's as the only way to CLEAR college courses, this is the book to buy.

I'm not saying this is the best book without a reason, I actually have/borrowed all the others books for AP Chem that are sold at my local Barnes & Noble. This includes: Princeton, 5 Steps to a 5, Cliffnotes, and Barron's. I found the other books to have annoying commentary (entirely unnecessary), to be TOO shallow, or to have an annoying layout.

Master AP Chemistry has every bit of information needed: to survive the test (3) through the "Summing it Up" section at the end of every chapter; to show proficiency (4) through the "Summing it Up," Bolded Words, and practice tests at the END of the Entire book; and to show mastery (5)through everything above, the in-depth information in every chapter, and the tests at the end of each chapter.

I happened to get a 5 on the AP Chem test, and that score has saved me from taking general chemistry as a Freshman in college with about, 400-500 other students (in each lecture hall.) I have no doubt that this book was what enabled me to get a '5', but I also must suggest three other important factors.
1. A willingness to study and invest "Free-time" to pass
2. A good/experienced teacher
3. Practice/Old AP tests (Collegeboard's website and your teacher should have old AP tests)*Format changed this year on 'Reactions' portion, but old tests still do an ample job preparing*

However good a study guide might be, you, the test-taker have to be accustomed to how the test "works," it's layout, wording, timing, subject matter, and the expectation that a normal 'A' (90%) on this test is unlikely, so you WILL miss questions and you can't let this bother you.

Once again, Colleges are turning to 5's and no other book prepares students as well, but you're the one who has to open it and read it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AP Chemistry, March 13, 2008

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Jonathan Fast - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peterson's Master AP Chemistry (Paperback)

Very good book. It has the ability to retain my attention while giving me the info I need. Watch out though! There are some mathematical errors in the examples, but the answers are correct. Like in the beginning it has on accident a number in scientific notation as something like 3.3x20^5, when it should be 3.3x10^5. Other than those minor mistakes I am happy with it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Did the Job okay, August 27, 2008

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Katie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peterson's Master AP Chemistry (Paperback)

I read through most of this book, and did two of the practice tests, and some of the other chapter problems. There are some mathematical errors like the previous reviewer said, but they don't really subtract from your learning (though the book does lose credibility). It had a really good explanation of electricity/batteries and had a nice overview of organic chem. Overall it was an okay book, and I ended up getting a 4. I probably would have recieved the same score had I bought a different review guide though.