A-Level ICT - P.M. Heathcote

Advantages: Very useful, lots of practice questions
Disadvantages: Only in black and white, expensive

...I started doing AS chemistry 3 weeks into the course and I am now the only person in my A2 Chemistry class as the other three students restarted the year! You would think as I'm the only person in the class that I would be getting fantastic tuition but one of my teachers is also the Assistant Head so I don't see much of him (three lessons a fortnight- when he's here!) hence I do a lot of studying of my own. So that's where this book comes in. ** For those of you that don't know, AS stands for Advanced Subsidiary and is half an A-level. They take one year to complete. AS levels count as a qualification on their own or an additional year's study can make it an A-level. The additional year's study can be known as A2. AS and A2 produce a full A-Level qualification. ** I borrowed this book from the library. It is for the whole A-level... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting, bullet points, good diagrams
Disadvantages: Not in colour, some parts not detailed enough

...need colour to help me to learn. However, because the material is so nicely written it is quite easy to get over this. I use the material to make my own colourful notes. Some parts of the books are not quite detailed enough. This isn't too much of a problem though as I use other books as reference as well. The covers of both AS books and both A2 books have the same image. This means that you need to look at the subject name. At a glance though, it would be easy to pick up the wrong one. The advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages and I would certainly recommend these books if you or someone you know are studying for their A-Levels. *Prices and Availability* Approximately £6.50 each plus p&p Available from the Heinemann website. The biology and chemistry books are available for OCR or AQA specifications. They... Read review

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Advantages: Exam Q's
Disadvantages: A bit on the thin side

...If you've just crossed over from GCSE's to A-level and you can't find any "Revise-in-a-week" books that were so popular for GCSE. That's probably because there aren't any because the publishers think were all hard working. Hmmm, how wrong could they be. Being pretty time deficient myself, I need revision that is short and concise and also conveys the subject sensibly (like the "revise-in-a-week"). This book is the A-levels answer to the popular series. Every topic is crammed in here with room for examiners tips and past paper questions. Neatly designed and also can be used as an easy reference guide. Well worth the money.... Read review

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