About the Test

Check out the description from College Board including the description of the test. For the technical folks, this is also a handy document about the features of Java that the test uses. As of the time of this writing, there are two sections:

1. Multiple choice: 40 questions, 90 minutes, 50% of your score

2. Free response: 4 questions, 90 minutes, 50% of your score

Links and Resources

Software

• ​NetBeans with bundled JDK 8 (works best with CollegeBoard labs)

• ​Visual Studio Code (install latest JDK, then install the VS Code Java Extension Pack)

• ​Google Drive File Stream​

Great Books

• ​Be Prepared for the AP Computer Science Exam in Java​

• ​Barron's AP Computer Science A​

Online Courses

• ​MistaPotta's YouTube collection​

• ​https://www.albert.io/ap-computer-science-a​

• ​https://courses.edx.org/courses/CooperUnion/CS.1x/1T2015/course/​

• ​http://www.whs.wwusd.org/page/3154​

• ​https://codehs.com/info/curriculum/apjava​

• ​https://www.udemy.com/ap-computer-science-a-java-programming-essentials/​

Practice Problems

• ​http://codingbat.com/java/AP-1 (learn by doing. Loads of mini problems)

• ​Runestone Academy best break-down of skills)

• ​https://www.varsitytutors.com/ap_computer_science_a-practice-tests​

• ​http://www.danshuster.com/apcs/java_tests.htm​

• ​https://www.codestepbystep.com/​

• ​https://practiceit.cs.washington.edu/​

Java Tutorials and References

• ​https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming​

• ​https://codesignal.com/arcade​

• ​https://www.sololearn.com/Course/Java/​

• ​https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-java​

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