Re: [school-discuss] AP Computer Science

[Cameron Miller <cdmiller@adams.edu>]

Cameron Miller wrote:
> Hmm,
> 
> In looking quickly through the 2001 and 2002 free response questions, my 
> initial reaction is that the college board should have named the test 
> the C++ AP exam.
> 

Correction: they're, (it's early).

> Looks like their switching to Java, so study Java syntax, the Boards 
> class library, and a good algorithms book.
> 
> - cameron
> 
> chip wrote:
> 
>> My school doesn't offer anything close to any programming classes.
>>
>>  
>>
>> I am self/book/friend taught in Perl/PHP/Python(the 3 Ps of Programming?)
>>
>> I have dabbled in C/C++, Ruby, TCL and Java. More so in Java. But I 
>> wouldn't consider myself very skillful in those yet.
>>
>>  
>>
>> I am talking to my school consoler about possibly taking the AP 
>> Computer Science exam in May(in addition to AP Government and AP 
>> English - o what fun :-D)
>>
>>  
>>
>> I have looked at many of the PDFs on the College Board Website about 
>> the AP Comp Sci exam: http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/students/compsci/
>>
>>  
>>
>> I am looking for any specific curriculum or books that closely follow 
>> the requirements for the Computer Science exam along with any other 
>> suggestions.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thank You,
>>
>> -Paul Querna
>>
> 
> 
> 



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