
If students who are taking AP courses want to self-study or can not afford tutoring, they might want to use resources outside their textbooks or slides to fully understand the concepts. Here, Hack Your Course AP and IB Tutoring Service has broken down top free and inexpensive resources for AP courses to use by subject.
A. AP Resources for All subjects
DESCRIPTION: Unlike IB, you can find helpful course material on the College Board website, including notes, exam papers, and links to outside videos. Moreover, because they cooperate with Khan Academy, you can find many videos and practices directly related to AP on the Khan Academy website.
PROS:
– Free
– AP-Aligned
– Provides details on material required for the exam
– Provides practice problems for the free response section with detailed explanations
CONS:
– Doesn’t provide examples for the multiple-choice section
– Not the best, stand-alone resource for self-studying
DESCRIPTION: Khan Academy offers practice exercises and instructional videos catered towards all subjects created by the College Board.
PROS:
– Free
– AP-Aligned
– Thorough coverage of the material required for the exam
– Provides practice questions with detailed explanations
– Good pace and clear teaching style
CONS:
– Doesn’t provide practice exams
– Practice questions are not at the level seen on the free response section of the exam
– Does not cover AP physics 2 and C
3. Advanced Placement YouTube Channel
DESCRIPTION: YouTube channel dedicated to teaching AP related courses. It has more than 250,000 subscribers and covers most of the subjects. All of the courses start by covering chapters then the last video is a review of exam questions.
PROS:
– Free
– AP-Aligned
– Good pace and clear teaching style
CONS:
– Not good if used as a primary material; better if you want to use these videos to help supplement your learning