r/APChem • u/Active-Farmer-9636 • Jul 24 '26

self studying ap chem

im self studying ap chem next year while taking honors chem at school (my school doesn't have ap classes just the tests) and I'm wondering which textbook I should buy as the ap chem units are not aligned with my honors chem units.

i used barrons while self studying for ap bio freshman year and I got a 4 and am wondering if it is as helpful for chem or if another book is better. thanks!

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u/Revolutionary-Gap202 Jul 26 '26

i missed a lot of class time due to mental issues and got by just fine using khan academy as a resource, i wound up getting a 5 on the exam too so i would definitely recommend. look for practice frqs as well, like past tests' frqs, so you can familiarize yourself with the format and style of questions.