Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides for Preliminary HSC? (5 Viewers)

[pillar]

Re: Would you recommend these books?

conquering chem owns lol

decent amount of questions

 

[studentcheese]

Re: Would you recommend these books?

I don't like Conquering Chemistry. Limited information.

 

[studentcheese]

Re: Where can I get Fitzpatrick book?

Cambridge 3U is not really good.... There is nothing on t formula, auxilary method and general solutions. I like Coachman and Fitzpatrick. Understanding Year 11 Maths is good too.
For Chemistry, get Jacaranda and Dot point. Conquering Chem is so overrated.
For Economics, stay away from Tim Riley.

 

[pillar]

Re: Would you recommend these books?

in what way?

 

[studentcheese]

Re: Would you recommend these books?

one dotpoint = one paragraph of info. There is nothing in Conquering Chem on Metals, Section 2. i.e. justify the increasing recycling of metals, how to recycle aluminium, etc. Jacaranda and Chemistry Contexts have 4 pages of info on Section 2.

 

[pillar]

I found conquering chem has a decent amount of info on recylcing (enough to 'cover the dot point' at least)

but yeah fair enough, conquering chem does have really dodgy amounts of information for different dot points, jacaranda I agree covers them quite well. However I still find conquering chem gets to the point and explains it really well without unneccessary info.

 

[krishkay]

hi guys

would is the riley textbook any good for economics?

thankyou

 

[rolror88]

hi guys

would is the riley textbook any good for economics?

thankyou

Our school uses it and I find it quite good. I know from friends that some teachers from other schools photocopy info from it.

 

[Guage]

Evening folks
I understand Dymocks sells a text called 'HSC Study Cards Physics' by Andriessen. link: Welcome to Dymocks Online. More for Booklovers.

Has anybody used this or would recommend it? Or can I better spend $20?

Also, what's the deal with Dotpoint for Chemistry? I've heard it has questions direct from the syllabus or some mojo like that. Does it have answers to every Dotpoint as well? I have Conquering Chem but barely touch it.

Cheers

Also, cbb reading back but is there such thing as the Cambridge 3U Math 'Study Guide', like a support text for the 3U Cambridge textbook?

bump

 

[KaosFalcon]

Well for Maths, I heard Excel and Cambridge are good

 

[gunat61]

What are the best books to study for my subjects?

hey,

my subs for next year (prelim) are:
economics
3u maths
2 adv. eng (probably no book?)
legal studies
business studies
chemistry

could any older people recommend some books for these subs please?

thanks a bunch =]

 

[pillar]

Re: What are the best books to study for my subjects?

Can't go wrong with Fitzpatrick/Cambridge for Maths.

And I like Conquering Chemistry, some don't, but it's still a quality book that you should look into.

 

[Brontecat]

Re: What are the best books to study for my subjects?

leading edge is an excellent textbook for business studies but i wouldnt recommend buying it as you might end up using it next year - if ur rlly interested try hiring some books from the library and see if u like any of them

 

[d3vilz]

Re: What are the best books to study for my subjects?

hey,

my subs for next year (prelim) are:
economics
3u maths
2 adv. eng (probably no book?)
legal studies
business studies
chemistry

could any older people recommend some books for these subs please?

thanks a bunch =]

business - Macquarie revision guide
legal - Macquarie revision guide + Excel

 

[Kujah]

Re: What are the best books to study for my subjects?

3U maths- Cambridge or Fitzpatrick.
Legal - the revision guides or Heinemann (iirc)
Chemistry - Conquering Chem or Jacaranda.

 

[Willohfish]

Any for Biology? Ancient History?

 

[11089]

what about a bio prelim texbook? does anyone have any recommendations for that?

 

[Awesomeness...]

heyys
Is it better to buy books brand new or second hand?

 

[speedofsound]

good textbooks for these subjects?

yes, another one of these threads.

modern history (russia, trotsky, cold war is what we're studying if it helps at all), ancient history (sparta, hatshepsut and new kingdom egypt), society & culture, legal studies and extension history (if a textbook even exists).

thanks!

 

[ninetypercent]

Re: good textbooks for these subjects?

my history teacher likes Antiquity for Ancient History. I don't know about the rest. I hear macmillan is good for legal studies (dunno if such a textbook actually exists)