Planning on taking the AP Computer Science test? Below are some excellent test review preparation books for the Computer Science subject exam. A good AP computer science book provides practice and review questions, study tips, answers and explanations, etc.
Cracking the AP Computer Science A & AB Exams 2006-2007 Edition.
Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Princeton Review (January 10, 2006)
Book Description
The Princeton Review realizes that scoring high on the AP Computer Science A & AB Exams is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about computer science–only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP Computer Science A & AB Exams, we’ll teach you how to
·Use our preparation strategies to raise your score
·Master the program design, testing, and performance issues found on the exam
·Test your knowledge with review questions for each topic covered
This book includes 2 full-length practice tests, one each for Computer Science A and Computer Science AB. All of our practice questions simulate those you’ll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.
Book Description
The new fourth edition of Barron’s Advanced Placement Computer Science test preparation manual has been updated with a new case study. This new GridWorld Case Study will be tested on the AP exam starting in May 2008. Also new with this edition is an optional CD-ROM, offering two additional practice exams. The manual presents four full-length AP practice exams, two each for Levels A and AB. Two of these exams are presented as diagnostic tests, with charts detailing the topics for each question. All four model tests have questions answered and explained. Prospective test takers will also find an extensive subject review, starting with a review of Java 5.0 and going on to cover all topics questioned in both the Level A and Level AB exams. There are new sections on storage of numbers and random numbers. The manual can be purchased alone, or with the above-mentioned optional CD-ROM, with its two additional full-length model AP exams, one Level A and the other Level AB. These tests are presented on the CD-ROM with answers, explanations, automatic scoring for the multiple-choice questions, and a scoring chart.
5 Steps to a 5 AP Computer Sciencee
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (June 7, 2005)
Book Description
Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors
Sample tests that closely simulate real exams
Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests
Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently asked questions
Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses so you can ask them follow-up questions
Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers
