Good Bio or Chem prep books? (like basic pre-class stuff?)

[Gallix23]

Hey everyone,

I'm really bored in school right now since the days are winding down quick, so I figure I'd get a jump start on college prep. I'm going to be a Bio major, so I was wondering if you guys knew of any good books I could buy that give a nice review of Biology and Chemistry principles and what not so that I can familiarize myself with the materials before I actually start.

They don't have to be like really comprehensive, I just want to jog my memory from Bio and Chem again since I haven't taken either in a while. If you guys know any physics books like this either that'd be great too (had to take physics freshman year and did well, but I don't remember much).

Thanks for any help!

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[gotmilklol]

Bio for Dummies
Chem for Dummies

 

[malpractician]

the American Chemical Society has excellent study guides for general and organic chemistry

http://www4.uwm.edu/chemexams/guides/index.cfm

gchem is $15, ochem is $21

i ordered by phone, came out to about $42 i think. They explain the problems pretty well, and give practice problems for each area. Even shows you excellent process for eliminating answers, which i've never seen in a study guide before.

 

[Gallix23]

thanks guys, I actually never thought about Bio and Chem for dummies, hahah. I'll look into those and I'm going to check out the American Chemical Society stuff too, thanks

 

[Gallix23]

Alright, I'll keep that in mind. I have taken a chemistry class before, but it was sophomore year and my chem teacher was really strange, so even though I did good I don't feel like I learned much unfortunately. I took Bio last year, and I'm taking Anatomy/Phis this year so I just pretty much want to brush up on Bio outside of the body to make sure I have a basic understanding before college starts.

 

[CScull]

Hmm, have you thought about an AP Exam prep book? I have the Princeton Review right now for AP Bio and it basically outlines everything we've learned this year... otherwise I would just poke around Borders, or Books-A-Million or whichever big bookstore's nearest to you and look through a few, then choose the one you like best.

Even better, if you're near a university see if there's a store that sells text books, they'll probably have a lot of stuff to choose from.