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A Perfect Plan for the Perfect Score
We want you to succeed on your AP* exam. That's why we've created this 5-step plan to help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get your best score. This easy-to-follow guide offers you a complete review of your AP course, strategies to give you the edge on test day, and plenty of practice with AP-style test questions. You'll sharpen your subject knowledge, strengthen your thinking skills, and build your test-taking confidence with
- Full-length practice exams modeled on the real test
- All the terms and concepts you need to know to get your best score
- Your choice of three customized study schedules--so you can pick the one that meets your needs
The 5-Step Plan helps you get the most out of your study time:
Step 1: Set Up Your Study Program
Step 2: Determine Your Readiness
Step 3: Develop the Strategies
Step 4: Review the Knowledge
Step 5: Build Your Confidence
Topics include: Fundamentals of Economic Analysis * Demand, Supply, Market Equilibrium, and Welfare Analysis * Elasticity, Microeconomic Policy, and Consumer Theory * The Firm, Profit, and the Costs of Production * Market Structures, Perfect Competition, Monopoly, and Things Between * Factor Markets * Public Goods, Externalities, and the Role of Government * Macroeconomic Measures of Performance * Consumption, Saving, Investment, and the Multiplier * Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply * Fiscal Policy, Economic Growth, and Productivity * Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy * International Trade
Table of contents
STEP 1: Set Up Your Study Program
1. What You Need to Know About the AP Economics Exams 2. How to Plan Your Time
STEP 2: Determine Your Test Readiness
3. Take Diagnostic Exams
STEP 3: Develop Strategies for Success
4. How to Approach Each Question Type
STEP 4: Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
5. Fundamentals of Economic Analysis 6. Demand, Supply, Market Equilibrium, and Welfare Analysis 7. Elasticity, Microeconomic Policy, and Consumer Theory 8. The Firm, Profit, and the Costs of Production 9. Market Structures, Perfect Competition, Monopoly, and Things Between 10. Factor Markets 11. Public Goods, Externalities, and the Role of Government 12. Macroeconomic Measures of Performance 13. Consumption, Saving, Investment, and the Multiplier 14. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply 15. Fiscal Policy, Economic Growth, and Productivity 16. Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy 17. International Trade
STEP 5: Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
* Practice Exams
