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Hey all, anyone take this test? I know we can't get into details but I am going through an old AP prep book and I am getting a little nervous.

The AP Chem book has a ton of formulas that aren't on the reference table supplied. Can anyone let me know if I should memorize all of these? It has been many years since I have taken college chemistry and am getting nervous as I am working through these problems?

What is expected to memorize? What are the main topics to study? I have looked at the examples and they seem ok, but in this book the details are incredible.

Any help is appreciated! I just want to know what to expect! Thanks!
AYA-Bio I took the AYA-Bio test last year (and passed!) and used old AP Bio material to study with. Although I can't speak for equations that need to be memorized (since there aren't really any for Bio) I can say that it was absolutely necessary for me to be VERY well versed in AP curriculum for Biology. Hopefully someone else can answer your equation ques...See More
May 17, 2016
Lisa S. I took the AYA Science-Chem Comp 1 last year and did not find it necessary to memorize any formulas.

The advice given about the CR questions was a good one, because there are other subjects and just knowing Chem is not enough, you need some Biology, Physics, and Earth Science too (particularly for the multiple choice). Practice and have a...See More
May 17, 2016
AYA-Bio Think more pedagogical when you answer the CRs. I thought I bombed one of them because I felt that my content info wasn't where it needed to be. But I used my knowledge of how to address student misconceptions and still passed. Two books I used to study pedagogy are "Learning Science and the Science of Learning" by Rodger Bybee and "...See More
May 18, 2016


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