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How to Prepare for the AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Macroeconomics/Microeconomics Advanced Placement Examination)
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Presented in this updated manual are two full-length practice tests—including one all-new macroeconomics test—with all questions answered and explained. Students will also find an extensive review of all AP test topics, which include economic systems, demand and supply, theory of consumer choice, economics in the public sector, costs, product markets, perfect and imperfect competition, monopolies, labor resources, the national income and gross domestic product, inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy, money and banking, monetary policy, determinants of economic growth, and international trade and exchange. Added new sections in this edition include game theory, Giffen goods, money demand, interest rate determination, and potential GDP.
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How to Prepare for the AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Macroeconomics/Microeconomics Advanced Placement Examination)
- Paperback: 312 pages
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 2006-02-01
- Label: Barron's Educational Series
- Studio: Barron's Educational Series
- ISBN: 0764133616
- Average Customer Review: based on 3 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #68191
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Summary: Too easy, too many mistakes, too few practice problems 2008-01-14
Comment: Too easy: the review is too sparse and too basic to be useful. The AP test will require a much more rigorous preparation than this guide can provide.
Too many mistakes: surprisingly, some of the answers provided to the review questions at the end of each chapter are clearly wrong (which is easily verifiable by a look back at the chapter). Examples: Chapter 3 question 3 should be A. Chapter 5 free response question -- the answer is given as "B" -- is this a joke? Chapter 8 #3 should be D and #5 should be C. Chapter 10 #1 should be D. Chapter 11 #2 should be E. Maybe there are more, but these are the ones I have found so far.
Too few practice problems: There are only 5 multiple choice practice problems per chapter. Answers are given, though they are often wrong, and no explanations are provided (however, the practice test does have explanations). A free response question is often omitted (the author refers back to a problem given within the chapter itself). The questions are easier than the actual AP test, which is disappointing for a review book.
I would suggest going with the Princeton Review version, at least for this AP test.
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Summary: Poorly written and poorly thought out 2007-04-15
Comment: I used both this book and the Priceton Review, and I have to say the Princeton Review one is much better.
The Barron's one appears to have lots of practice questions, but really, towards the middle of the book they leave out free-response questions. Instead, they tell you to solve the question that was provided in the middle of that chapter.
It was as if they wrote this on a deadline and rushed through the entire thing. The content seemed inadequate and explanations were poor. Their attempts to make funny remarks to appeal to the teenage audience were often inappropriate or left the reader confused.
Barron's is usually my first choice for AP prep, but the AP economics book is one exception.
However, you might want to buy this anyway since it comes with 2 practice tests that you could use.
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Summary: Practice tests are lacking 2006-07-17
Comment: When compared to the Princtons review book, I found that the tests in the Barrons book were too easy. The rest of the book is well laid ou though and explanations are clear and concise. I took the micro and macro tests in may 06 and got 5s on both. But this was mostly because of the princeton book & going online to the ap website.
macro: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,152-171-0-2083,00.html
micro: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,152-171-0-2084,00.html
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How to Prepare for the AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap Macroeconomics/Microeconomics Advanced Placement Examination)
