Fun and simple but perhaps not the best
Advantages bright, colourful, simplistic
Disadvantages Lacks indepth detail for Alevel study
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| Price | £3-£18 |
| Type of Book | Mixture Theory & Examples |
| Quality of Text | Average |
| Interesting/Absorbing? | Interesting |
| Logical Layout? | Perfect structure |
| Level of Difficulty | Simple |
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CGP are known for their line of light hearted revision guides.Ranging from primary school all the way to college Alevel study.
I used CGP for my GCSEs two years ago and for that purpose they were absolutley fine, however i used them for chemistry and biology at AS level and they simply did not suffice. While they were great for gaining a basic view of topics and a basic understanding they lacked depth and detail needed to achieve anything above a C. These are great for a last minute read as they do explain concepts in a way which are understanable. Unlike some textbooks they dont contain any real examples or practise questions.CGP do a range of books
KS1: Maths, Science & English
KS3: Maths, Science, English, Technology, Humanities & Languages
GCSE: Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics,Core Science, Additional Science, Applied Science, Double award science, English, Technology, Humanities, Languages. Buisness Studies, Statistics, Child Development, Citizenship, Music, PE, PSHEAS Level: Maths, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), English, ICT, Humanities, Sociology, Buisness Studies, Psychology & Critical Thinking
A2 Level: Maths, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), English, Sociology, Buisness Studies, & Psychology.
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thedevilinme 16/04/2012 17:37
cath_del 16/04/2012 15:51
TheGoodSurveyer 16/04/2012 15:28
CGP revision guides are only for revision, they're not study guides, so don't expect too much from them. Even as revision guides, I found them mostly quite useless for the core subjects, when I did my GCSEs' a very long time ago. I found the old library books on specific areas of study to be of better use, as they helped me to understand the concept being studied, e.g. a basic book on electronics covered what I needed to know for the physics unit about electricity, and had good explanations. I often find topic/unit specific books to be far better for learning, than the huge books which throw the entire course at you, all at once.
dynamicnurse 16/04/2012 15:27
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I found these useful more as reminders than anything - and they seemed to only cover the more basic concepts.