AP Exams Study Guides
AP exams are end-of-year College Board tests scored 1 to 5. Many US colleges grant credit or placement for high scores. ExamEdge US covers all 38 AP courses, with five-page detail sets per course (exam format, scoring rubric, tips-for-a-5, FRQ walkthroughs, recommended resources) plus unit-by-unit study guides built around the official AP Course and Exam Descriptions.
38 AP courses · 456 topic guides · all free
Browse AP courses by category
STEM
13 courses — Calculus, Statistics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics.
History & Social Sciences
9 courses — US/World/European History, US/Comparative Gov, Macro/Micro, Psychology, Human Geography.
English
2 courses — Language and Composition, Literature and Composition.
Arts
5 courses — Art History, Music Theory, three Studio Art portfolios.
World Languages & Capstone
9 courses — Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Spanish (×2), Seminar.
Arts
AP Art History
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Music Theory
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Studio Art: 3-D Design
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Studio Art: Drawing
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
English
AP English Language and Composition
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP English Literature and Composition
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
History & Social Science
AP Comparative Government and Politics
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP European History
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Human Geography
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Macroeconomics
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Microeconomics
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Psychology
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP United States Government and Politics
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP United States History
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP World History: Modern
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
Math & Computer Science
AP Calculus AB
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Calculus BC
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Computer Science A
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Computer Science Principles
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Precalculus
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Statistics
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
Sciences
AP Biology
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Chemistry
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Environmental Science
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Physics C: Mechanics
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
World Languages
AP Chinese Language and Culture
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP French Language and Culture
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP German Language and Culture
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Italian Language and Culture
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Japanese Language and Culture
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Latin
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Spanish Language and Culture
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Spanish Literature and Culture
12 units · 6 FRQ walkthroughs
AP Capstone
How to use these guides
Each subject page lists every unit in the official framework. Click into any unit and you get four short paragraphs of notes, a set of key ideas you can copy onto a study card, and four practice questions with explanations you can reveal one at a time. AP courses additionally include a five-page detail set — exam format, scoring rubric, tips-for-a-5, six annotated FRQ walkthroughs, and a curated resources list — accessible from the top of every course page. The questions are calibrated to be slightly easier than a real exam item — they confirm understanding, not simulate test-day difficulty. For full-length practice, work through the released exams that the College Board and ACT publish on their official sites.
If you have a target test date, build a schedule first. Our study planner turns a target date into a six-week calendar of unit reviews and timed quizzes; the quiz tools page explains how to drill efficiently using the questions on this site.