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Best AS/A2 Revision Guides?

hey guys just wanted to ask which revision guide for AS would you guys recommend ???

i currently wanna buy letts Revise AS & A2 like so >>> http://www.lettsed.co.uk/catalogue/browse.asp?title=31585&keystage=1&css=1

basicly its a good price for 2 books in one where as AS and A2 separately cost 10 pounds each..

just wanna ask which one would you guys recommend which are easy to understand mainly for bio>chem>physics>Maths>economics>psychology

i was thinking of buying CGP books just not sure :rolleyes:

thx any input will be helpful

Reply 1

Viridis

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I always go for CGP, i find the layout of the notes really helps and the cheesy humour makes me laugh :p:

Reply 2

lilac_glitter2

Letts really for biology i wouldnt recommend the detail is minimal to say the least! I find cgp for biology a lot better plus they do board specific so u dont get stuff you dont need to know. Letts are pretty good for chemistry but the best I find is phillip allan update books the little modular guides. Hope this helps

Reply 3

brown

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The Philip Allan series was really good for my subjects. The Unit Guides contain exemplar answers and examiner commentaries, which give you an insight into how the examiner thinks and what you need to do in the exams to get the top marks. I think they are available for most subjects :smile:

. Here's the link to the website: http://www.philipallan.co.uk/content.aspx?page=HOME.

Reply 4

Remo

brown

The Philip Allan series was really good for my subjects. The Unit Guides contain exemplar answers and examiner commentaries, which give you an insight into how the examiner thinks and what you need to do in the exams to get the top marks. I think they are available for most subjects :smile:

. Here's the link to the website: http://www.philipallan.co.uk/content.aspx?page=HOME.

yea i agree the chem and bio books from philip allan r amzing they hav the same content as school text books but are more easier to understand.

Reply 5

MaryMoo

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Beya

I always go for CGP, i find the layout of the notes really helps and the cheesy humour makes me laugh :p:

Same !! Love the crap jokes, especially those next to the barcode!

Used CGP since SATs. Good for Bio as they do one for just the Edexcel course :p:

But like all revision guides they can't include everything, stuff is bound to be missed out. So make sure you have your own notes :smile:

Waterstones usually include revision guides on the 3 for 2 offer, just in case you're thinking of buying them somewhere other than online!

Reply 6

Excalibur

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The Collins guides for Biology was excellent, and if you do AQA or Edexcel they are exam-board specific so are very convenient. "Advanced Biology for You" textbook is also rather helpful, albeit a bit long-winded if you solely want revision guides.

For chemistry I used Philip Allan's textbook, "AS Edexcel Chemistry" for primary revision.

Reply 7

Greenmile

9

Letts are usually pretty good - though you obviously have a lot of stuff in them which isn't relevant to your exam board.

It will depend on your subject, but I have found the exam board specific modular books extremely helpful.

Reply 8

Vesta

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I buy both, sometimes 2 explanations help me understand more. Plus, between the two, different angles would be covered and different details. Can't go wrong. :smile:

But yeah - I swear by Letts & CGP :smile:

Reply 9

.ACS.

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Honestly, you’d be doing yourself a great favour if you stayed clear of Revision Guides for A-Levels, especially for the subjects you’re intending to take. A-Levels aren’t like GCSEs, and are much more in-depth. They require a lot more than good memories and what have you.

If you really want to do well at A-Levels, then the best you can do is get some very good textbooks, learn from them, and do plenty of past papers. In the end you’ll find yourself skimming over your textbooks for revision purpose more than your Revision Guides.

Reply 10

Mr Ben

14

I don't use revision guides that often, but when I do I use Letts.

Reply 11

Samputer

I thought that lonsdale were amazing Revision guides for GCSE, does anyone know any similiar style ones for A level?

Reply 12

shootingstar123

totally agree - CGP are the best revision guides. I had one last year for AS Biology and it really helped (got a B in the end :-)).

You may be lucky in purchasing the revision guides with the college as they buy them in bulk and so you get it about half the retail price.

Reply 13

adorkable

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I really like the "Oxford Revision Guides" ...the revision through diagrams ones
:rolleyes:

Reply 14

Beckysaurus

CGP (for the cheesy jokes) and Oxford Revision Through Diagrams (for pictures, yay!)

Reply 15

FireDeuce

14

Oxford Revision Through Diagrams I used a lot for psychology practical work folder and long answer questions. Because they give a general subject (for example participant observation) and then give the advantages/disadvantages and what have you, which you can then learn and then just apply to the individual case study