AP Comp Sci - Textbook/Study Guides?

Test Preparation
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<p>Okay. I'm thinking about self-studying Comp Sci with a group of friends, which means we're going to need a textbook to learn from, along with a guide/guides for the AP test. So, I figured CC would be perfect for finding the best material out there... but as it turns out, after already gone through much of the archives already, I've seen only like one textbook suggested, and some talk about Barron's study guide... hardly anything decisive.</p>

<p>My question again, then, if you just skipped all that text above, is:
Which textbook and study guide(s) are best for self-studying AP Comp Sci?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>sorry, but zero replies. bump.</p>

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<p>hi... I'm doing comp sci too. I think the best thing to do is buy that one java text book i forgot by Lewis, Loftus, and Cocking. It's pretty cool. You need netbeans for it though</p>

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<p>Even I would like to know which books are best for practicing for the AP Computer Science AB.</p>

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<p>goto java's main site. netbeans comes with it</p>

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<p>i dunno......i've heard that this book was great...</p>

<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0965485358/103-0715487-2035006?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0965485358/103-0715487-2035006?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Is it possible to get a 5 on the exam without actually doing the practical applications?</p>

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<p>sure, it's possible, but I highly recommend that you download a java compiler and actually do some programs just so that you learn what works and what doesn't. actual programming will give you more help than anything in your developing knowledge of algorithm design.</p>

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<p>Yes, if you are taking the AB exam, you should have very solid grounding with coding before the exam. From my experience, there is not time to think how to code, only to figure out the algorithm. You should code 2-3 times a week. </p>

<p>This exam is not to be approached from a purely theoretically view point!!!</p>