Java Textbook

[smeag]

Can someone please please please please give me the name of a good textbook for computer science uil, or
give me a common approach on how to do the test?

[DentonKnight]

I believe I already recomended the AP computer science a study guide. As for the test, do all 40 questions. It is okay to make educated guesses. If you know the answer is a boolean value, discard all answer choices that aren't booleans, then guess.

[smeag]

Can you give me a link to the computer science guide AP?

[DentonKnight]

It is not a website. It is a book. You could probably get a copy from a library.

[smeag]

out of all the computer science ap guides, which do you recommend?

[nsguy1350]

There are several books, and you can use any one of them. Any of the popular ones: Barron's, Kaplan, CliffNotes, whatever, just get one and use it. Nobody here is ever going to give you a specific textbook (well, in most cases), and many of us learned CS from school, not through self-study. You are aiming too specifically, just get a book, and don't waste time on trying to get a specific one. Get one, read it, and if you think you need more, get another one. You can ask CS questions here as well. Just go to a bookstore, a library, whatever, and look for the book that is the best deal; most reputable brand, best reviews, in-depth analysis, etc. If you REALLY want a specific name, get the Barrons Computer Science A (but AB is better, because it covers more topics, although it is no longer published, because AB is no longer taught). Do the practice programs, exercises, tests, whatever. If you think you want something more in-depth, get a normal, non-AP CS book, one such as "Big Java" that my CS teacher gave me. I'm not going to give you many exact titles, because I haven't read 500 CS books, and figured out which ones are the best, and neither has anyone else. One last thing; you do not need to know any specific AP Case study, such as Gridworld. Go over pure Java topics, nothing weird.