Cracking the AP Computer Science Exam, 2004-2005 Edition

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Summary: Well worth the money!
Review: I feel as though this book really helped me for the AP Comp Sci A test. It really does an excellent job of reviewing the basic fundamentals and all the other Java concepts that are covered in the curriculum. However I wouldn't count on this book to teach you anything new you haven't learned already. If you have already covered the concepts in class but need to review them one more time before taking the exam then this book is perfect for you. If you only want to get a 3 or 4 then this book can help you acheive that. However if your counting on a 5, I think you should at least check out the practice tests in some of the other tougher review books such as Barrons. I felt some of the AP test questions were a little bit tougher than the ones I encountered while using this book. But overall, this book really covers pretty much everything you need to know for the exam and nothing more. If that fits your boat then I think you should get this book

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Summary: A total Rip Off
Review: I thought that the name Princeton Review would guarantee a comprehensive and thorough effort. All other AP Computer Science review books are far superior to this waste of paper.

Rating:
Summary: A total Rip Off
Review: I thought that the name Princeton Review would guarantee a comprehensive and thorough effort. All other AP Computer Science review books are far superior to this waste of paper.

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Summary: Don't bother with this one.
Review: Last year was my first year teaching AP Computer Science. I purchased a package that included this title for all of my students. The idea that the author had participated in writing the exam gave me the impression the prep questions in this book might have something to do with what the actual exam would be like - I was wrong. The book was a total disappointment. Several students purchased other books that were passed around before the exam. Everyone agreed that this book was by far the least helpful and was in fact misleading. Don't waste your money.