<p>Hello…what’s going on here?</p>
<p>no, it’s not too late, i just started too</p>
<p>What do i do to get started? buy a textbook?? buy a prep book? Read stuff online?
your response is appreciated</p>
<p>10 char bump</p>
<p>What is this?</p>
<p>So it seems as though a lot of people are too absorbed with regular school work to continue this. Who is still down to self study Comp Sci AP?</p>
<p>are we trying to make this like our own class or is everyone going at their own pace?</p>
<p>I’m just getting into event-driven programming myself. Chapter 6/18 in my book.</p>
<p>I’ve noticed that the MC questions in the Barron’s book are much harder than those on CB’s course description. Is it fair to say that the Barron’s questions are harder than the AP CS exam will be?</p>
<p>If you can get a 65/80 on the Barron’s book, that score translates to about a 75 on the actual test, so yes, Barron’s is much harder than the actual test.</p>
<p>I know this may be a “nooby” question, but how may I get started self studying? online textbooks? ap prep books? actual textbooks?? your help and response is appreciated</p>
<p>Bump 10Char</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065 (9780071591065): Katherine Sierra, Bert Bates: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/SCJP-Certified-Programmer-Java-310-065/dp/0071591060/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320622188&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/SCJP-Certified-Programmer-Java-310-065/dp/0071591060/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320622188&sr=8-1)
For a better more intuitive understanding of java.</p>
<p>@semaphore12</p>
<p>Does that go past what we need to learn for the AP test though? I mean I am not against learning but I have an extremely busy schedule and don’t want to waste my time learning superfluous information. </p>
<p>Also any other review book recommendations? I have hear Litvins and Barrons is good any opinions on them or any others?</p>
<p>I guess you could say that it goes past into actual Java (AP CS isn’t “real” Java, only numbers and basic objects pretty much), but if you want a quickie, Barron’s has everything that you need and nothing that you don’t.</p>
<p>@semaphore12
Alright thank you.</p>
<p>The SCJP Exam books tend to focus more on the specifics of Java libraries, runtime systems, things like that. For the AP exam, I’d stick with an AP Exam textbook or prep book (like Barrons).</p>
<p>All right I’ve decided that I am not going to learn anything in my class (blow off) so I’ll join. I’ll buy Barron’s and do Stanford for now.</p>
<p>Sad since it’s Java… The classes offered by community college near my house only teach C++ and Data Structure…</p>
<p>I think we should revive this thread 
I am also self studying for APcompsci. I started like one week ago and am using the stanford lectures as everyone else appears to be doing.
I run into a problem whenever I try to do the assignments. I am on Assignment 1. Whenever I try to test my code, an error message appears and the debugger directs me to the “import.stanford” section of the code. Is it impossible to test your code in a computer not affiliated with stanford, or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks!</p>