MULTIPLE-CHOICE & FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE AP COMPUTER SCIENCE EXAMINATION - 8TH ED.

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new 8th edition of MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE AP COMPUTER SCIENCE EXAMINATION.

The new 8th edition has been revised and updated to include many new exciting features. As usual, the book is divided into two sections. The first section now has 19 focus chapters. Each chapter briefly summarizes the concepts, provides information about common pitfalls, and is followed by at least 12 review questions. The second section has 3 sample exams, each simulating the actual AP Computer Science Examination, with 40 multiple-choice and 4 free-response questions in each sample exam.

The 8th edition has been enriched in three areas to assist students in their preparation progress by intensifying and elaborating on these topics and adding many more questions. The first area is Object Oriented Programming, which has now been expanded to 4 chapters of review with a total of 48 questions. The second area is GridWorld Case Study, which is a completely new addition to this book. It is divided into two topical sections of review with a total of 48 questions. The third area is the tricky questions, also known as snooker questions. A snooker question is a question that a student with good knowledge of a topic, nevertheless gets wrong. Therefore, we have devoted a new chapter (chapter 20) for snooker questions. This new chapter covers 16 major topic areas that are tested on the AP Exam and provides two questions for each topic, to assist students with subtle trickiness in questions.

Approximately 70% of the book is comprised of new questions, while the remaining questions have been updated and modified. This edition has a total of 404 multiple-choice questions and 12 free-response questions, providing your students with a vast amount of varied questions to assist in preparing for the exam. Separate student Answer Keys for the multiple-choice questions accompany each class order.

Also available for your students is a STUDENT’S SOLUTIONS MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY MULTIPLE-CHOICE & FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE AP COMPUTER SCIENCE EXAMINATION. It provides detailed explanations for each question in the book.

The questions in the 8th edition are as demanding as students will find on the actual AP Computer Science exam, making its use more on target than other types of review books. This book is the most comprehensive up-to-date book published. It will enable your students to be better prepared. Why not give your students the edge?

The author of these books is Leon Schram, an AP Computer Science teacher and former member of the AP Computer Science Test Development Committee. He has also been a reader for the AP Computer Science exam for 10 years, and a consultant at workshops since 1985.

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"The AP Computer Science book is excellent. It is a credit to your company to recognize and publish the works of Leon Schram. Schram knows how to reach the high school students in his presentation of material in a unique and successful way."
Jean Lazenby / Hattiesburg HS, Hattiesburg, MS

"Provided some of the best review for preparation for the AP exam."
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"Topical approach to Part I questions. The classroom teacher has the opportunity to focus on re-emphasizing topics, picking up on the student's strengths and weaknesses."
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"The questions are difficult enough to prepare my students for the AP exam. Keep up the great work."
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