Barron's AP Computer Science A with CD-ROM - Softcover

Teukolsky M.S., Roselyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438075537 ISBN 13: 9781438075532

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2015

Synopsis

This updated manual presents computer science test takers with—

Three AP practice tests for the Level A course, including a diagnostic test

Charts detailing the topics for each test question

All test questions answered and explained
A subject review covers static variables, the List interface, Integer. MAX_VALUE, and Integer. MIN_VALUE. The practice exams contain several new questions on two-dimensional arrays and reflect the new free-response style used on the 2012 AP exam. This manual comes with aCD-ROM that has two more model AP exams with answers, explanations, automatic scoring for multiple-choice questions, and a scoring chart.

BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TEST: Students who purchase this book or package will also get FREE access to one additional full-length online AP Computer Science A test with all questions answered and explained.

System Requirements:

This program will run on a PC with:

2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel® Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks

Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008, Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (including 64 bit editions) with Service Pack 2, Windows 7, or Windows 8 Classic

512MB of RAM (1GB of RAM recommended)

This program will run on a Mac® with:

Intel Coreâ„¢ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor

Mac OS X v10.6, v10.7, v10.8, or v10.9

512MB of RAM (1GB of RAM recommended)

About this title

About the Author

Roselyn Teukolsky has an M.S. degree from Cornell University and was a math and computer science teacher at Ithaca High School in Ithaca, New York for more than 30 years. She has taught physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, and oceanography. She has published articles in The Mathematics Teacher and in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook. She is the author of Barron’s AP Computer Science review book and coauthor of Barron’s SAT 2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score. She has received the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching and the Alfred Kalfus Distinguished Coach Award from the New York State Math League (NYSML).

From the Inside Flap

Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Practice Exam One / Diagnostic Test 1
Chapter 1. Introductory Java Language Features
Chapter 2. Classes and Objects


Chapter 3. Inheritance and Polymorphism
Chapter 4. Some Standard Classes
Chapter 5. Program Design and Analysis
Chapter 6. Arrays and Array Lists
Chapter 7. Recursion


Chapter 8. Sorting and Searching
Chapter 9. The AP Computer Science A Labs
Practice Exams
Practice Exam Two
Practice Exam Three
Index

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438075537
• ISBN 13: 9781438075532
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504