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Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?
Dotpoint for Chemistry is very good. I have it.
Dotpoint for Chemistry is very good. I have it.
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Re: What textbooks are the best?
maths 2u/3u--- cambridge is really good and it has year 11 and 12 stuff. it has different levels but u may find the way their answers are written a bit hard to get around at first. i havent found any faults in it!
business--- business studies in action. u wont need to use anything else with this book coz its the most comprehensive one i know and it has lots of case studies.
bio-- i used the heinemann one in year 11, dont do it anymore. i thought it was quite good!
english-- never used a 'textbook' per se. only the texts and then may be critical readings on it. if ur desperate u could use excel but i dont think theres alot in it.
well i can tell u for some of ur subjects:sikdude said:
maths 2u/3u--- cambridge is really good and it has year 11 and 12 stuff. it has different levels but u may find the way their answers are written a bit hard to get around at first. i havent found any faults in it!
business--- business studies in action. u wont need to use anything else with this book coz its the most comprehensive one i know and it has lots of case studies.
bio-- i used the heinemann one in year 11, dont do it anymore. i thought it was quite good!
english-- never used a 'textbook' per se. only the texts and then may be critical readings on it. if ur desperate u could use excel but i dont think theres alot in it.
foram
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Re: What textbooks are the best?
Math: Fitzpatric (Good, small), Cambridge (Too many questions, very depressing), S.B Jones and K.E Couchman (Good (the 3U book is small), questions are a bit too easy), Understanding Series (Very good cramming book).
Physics: Jacaranda (good), Macmillan (prelim book is smaller than jacaranda but still good).
Chemistry: Chemistry Pathways (a bit old, but good), Conquering Chem (good, prelim books is smaller than chemistry pathways).
Eco: Excel, Tim Riley. (eco is so dead easy, i can't tell which book is better, but most people think tim riley is better.)
Math: Fitzpatric (Good, small), Cambridge (Too many questions, very depressing), S.B Jones and K.E Couchman (Good (the 3U book is small), questions are a bit too easy), Understanding Series (Very good cramming book).
Physics: Jacaranda (good), Macmillan (prelim book is smaller than jacaranda but still good).
Chemistry: Chemistry Pathways (a bit old, but good), Conquering Chem (good, prelim books is smaller than chemistry pathways).
Eco: Excel, Tim Riley. (eco is so dead easy, i can't tell which book is better, but most people think tim riley is better.)
Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?
If you're one of those people that are doing 3U Maths and want to pick up extension 2... and are studying ahead... I recommend Foundations of Mathematics 4U book, that thing goes to an orgasmic level ^^. It's just awesome if you ask me...
[Though the Harder 3U part of the book is a bit too hard...]
If you're one of those people that are doing 3U Maths and want to pick up extension 2... and are studying ahead... I recommend Foundations of Mathematics 4U book, that thing goes to an orgasmic level ^^. It's just awesome if you ask me...
[Though the Harder 3U part of the book is a bit too hard...]
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Re: What textbooks are the best?
I will recommend all the books that Foram suggested (double recommendations!!!) except the Economics books.
For Biology, I will recommend Biozone books as well. Spotlight and Excel are also pretty good for light cramming, reading & revision.
For Mathematics, Excel books are really good. Get them. I doubt you will regret.
Good luck!
I will recommend all the books that Foram suggested (double recommendations!!!) except the Economics books.
For Biology, I will recommend Biozone books as well. Spotlight and Excel are also pretty good for light cramming, reading & revision.
For Mathematics, Excel books are really good. Get them. I doubt you will regret.
Good luck!
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Re: What textbooks are the best?
same as foram but for chemistry should have other textbooks like chemistry contexts and jacaranda
same as foram but for chemistry should have other textbooks like chemistry contexts and jacaranda
Re: What textbooks are the best?
and thank you lyounamu for pointing that out...what would we ever do without you???
well then cs1001 i was talking about the op coz foram recomended eco books to him.lyounamu said:I think cs01001 is referring to Foram who does both Chemistry & Economics.
and thank you lyounamu for pointing that out...what would we ever do without you???
Re: What textbooks are the best?
but as shortykatt said, the more books and resources u use, the more variety u get, hence u are better prepared!!
cambridge is definitely one of the best if not the best. but its all about getting a variety of questions which cambridge gives....sikhman said:
but as shortykatt said, the more books and resources u use, the more variety u get, hence u are better prepared!!
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Re: I need a good study guide for Bio
By the way, I won't suggest Excel or Macquarie as they tend to leave some pieces out (or only give summarised version of important info).
I mainly use Heinemann Biology textbook and Spotlight book. They are good books to use. I suggest you using them.Twickel said:
By the way, I won't suggest Excel or Macquarie as they tend to leave some pieces out (or only give summarised version of important info).
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Re: I need a good study guide for Bio
try Dotpoint i heard it is good for biology
try Dotpoint i heard it is good for biology