Advanced Placement Computer Science AB

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Author and Textbook Resources

· Student Companion Site (Horstmann: Java Concepts, Fourth Edition)

• Cay Horstmann's Home Page
• Java Concepts, 4th Edition
• Source code for all sample programs (zip file)
• Solutions to selected exercises
• Lecture slides (zipped HTML) | Slide HOWTO
• PowerPoint Slides
• Blue J manual, customized for this book (PDF)
• Source code for all sample progams, packaged as BlueJ projects (zip file)
• Compiler Help
  J2SE JDK
  BlueJ
• Labs
• Programming style guide, in HTML
• Errata
• Special Features, index to syntax boxes, common errors, how tos, quality tips, productivity hints, advanced topics and random facts (PDF)
• The AP CS Study Guide including errata

Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0

• J2SE 5.0 Downloads (J2SE Development Kit (JDK), J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE), and J2SE 5.0 Documentation)
• Installation Instructions
  J2SE Development Kit (JDK)
  J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
  J2SE 5.0 Documentation

· J2SE 5.0 Documentation (online)
Search JDK 5.0 Documentation
J2SE 5.0 API Specification (online)
Glossary of Java programming language terms

• The Java Language Specification, Third Edition
  The Java Virtual Machine Specification, Second Edition and Clarifications and Amendments
  Packaging Your Application in a JAR File
  Deploying JRE on Windows
• The Java Tutorial
• Code Conventions, Standards and styles for coding Java programs (PDF)
• Java Demo Applets
• Trouble-Shooting and Diagnostic Guide (PDF)
• JDK Tools and Utilities
• Javadoc Tool Reference Page
• Sun Java Studio Creator
• Java Technology

The AP Computer Science Exam

• AP Computer Science Course Description (2.12 MB PDF, 168 pages)
• Topic Outline
• The AP Exam
• Reference Materials for the AP CS AB Exam
• Grade Distribution
• Sample Questions & Scoring
• Java Subset
  Java Subset API
• Marine Biology Simulation Case Study (MBCS)
  Complete Download (1.2 MB Zip file)
• Additional Resources
• Exam Day

FREE Java Interactive Development Environments

• BlueJ
  Download BlueJ
  BlueJ Documentation
  BlueJ Help and Information
  Using the MBCS with BlueJ
  Detailed BlueJ setup instructions
  Objects First with Java Chapter Crossword Puzzles and Reading Interactions
• drjava
• Eclipse
• JCreator LE
• netBeans

Other Links

AP Computer Science Books (Textbooks, Exam Study Guides, and Java Books)

Domain Names, Web Hosting, SSL Certificates, and Email Accounts

Java Web Sites

• java.com: Hot Games, Cool Apps
• The Jargon File, version 4.4.7, use Unicode(UTF-8) encoding
  Be sure to check out the Introduction, Hacker Folklore, and A Portrait of J. Random Hacker
  The Jargon Lexicon
• Javalobby
• JavaRanch
• Free Gamer's Journal

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