<p>hi guys, i just wanted to know if anyone recommends self studying for AP comp sci a. I don't have much programming experience, but both my parents are programmers, and i have self studied for ap exams (physics b) before.
also what books (review and textbooks) should i get.</p>
<p>Barron’s review book is excellent.</p>
<p>I used the textbook found here - [BARNES</a> & NOBLE | Starting Out With Java: From Control Structures through Objects by Tony Gaddis, Addison Wesley | Paperback, Other Format, Multimedia Set](<a href=“http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/starting-out-with-java-tony-gaddis/1100059332?ean=9780321479273]BARNES”>http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/starting-out-with-java-tony-gaddis/1100059332?ean=9780321479273) - for my honors Java class. It covered all of the topics in a typical AP CompSci course in great depth, but it did not offer a lot of questions that resembled AP exam questions, just several basic section/chapter review questions. I’d highly recommend this as a supplement to your studies, especially as an aid for reading/writing code, but by just reading a review book such as Barron’s, as Rob mentioned, you should be able to get a 5.</p>
<p>I wondering if this is suicide or not but I am trying to get a 5 on this exam without much prior computer programming experience. Do you guys have any ideas for the timeline I should use to prepare?</p>
<p>Starchow: If you do not have prior programming experience, start early (like, September). Treat it as you would a regular AP class you are taking at your school. Follow a textbook (a real textbook, not an APCS review book), take a unit at a time throughout the entire year. Make sure you are actually programming, not just memorizing information from Barron’s. You’ll be a happy camper in May, and even happier afterwards, when you realize you’re actually programming and not just taking the AP test.</p>
<p>thanks bobbytables
I am considering it…</p>
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