Be Prepared for the AP Computer Science Exam in Java

This book will prepare you for the AP Computer Science "A" exam. It will help you fill the gaps in your knowledge and raise your grade. This exam requires coding in Java. This seventh edition has been updated to meet the latest exam requirements. The introductory chapter describes the exam format and strategies. The five review chapters cover all of the exam required topics. The five comprehensive practice exams will give you ample opportunities for practice. The book's companion website includes annotated solutions to past free-response questions and links to AP CS resources.

Maria Litvin has taught computer science and mathematics at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, since 1987. She is an AP Computer Science exam reader and Table Leader and, as a consultant for The College Board, provides AP training for high school computer science teachers. Maria is a recipient of the 1999 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement for Mathematics, Science, and Technology for New England and of the 2003 RadioShack National Teacher Award. Prior to joining Phillips Academy, Maria taught computer science at Boston University.

Maria is the author of the first C++ version of Be Prepared (Skylight Publishing, 1999) and co author of C++ for You++: An Introduction to Programming and Computer Science, which was the leading high school textbook for AP Computer Science courses in the C++ era. In 2001, Maria and Gary Litvin co wrote their first textbook in the Java Methods series. Now Java Methods: Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures, Third AP Edition (Skylight Publishing, 2015) is used for AP CS courses in hundreds of schools. Maria and Gary also co-wrote Coding in Python and Elements of Discrete Mathematics (Skylight Publishing, 2019)