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Customers find the book surprisingly comprehensive in its examples and great for preparing for the APCS exam. Moreover, the content receives positive feedback, with one customer noting it's the best book out there for AP Java. Additionally, the writing style is refreshing, and many find it easy to understand. However, the book contains many errors in the examples, making it confusing for readers.
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18 customers mention informative, 17 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the book informative, with surprisingly comprehensive examples and clear explanations of complex topics. One customer mentions that it includes practice tests in each chapter.
Amazing book with complete insight was the first reaction from my niece. I gifted it to her and happy to get attention to study AP Computer Science....Read more
This books does a great job explaining information at a student's initial level....Read more
...for the APCS test and was delighted to see that it had multiple realistic practice tests. Definitely recommend it!Read more
Excellent book from an high schooler. Good practice tests and lots of examples....Read more
12 customers mention content, 12 positive, 0 negative
Customers praise the content of the book, with one customer noting it's the best resource for AP Java.
Amazing book with complete insight was the first reaction from my niece. I gifted it to her and happy to get attention to study AP Computer Science....Read more
...teach AP Computer Science and I congratulate Moksh on producing an excellent book....Read more
Excellent, as advertised, excellent quality.Read more
Wonderful book, it's not often that you see a study book written by an actual high school who has experienced the test and knows how his fellow...Read more
6 customers mention writing style, 6 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, finding it refreshing and well-suited for high school computer science students.
This is a very well written and structured book. It is clear, concise, offers lots of examples, problems and pratice tests.Read more
...the book... quite easy to understand and I find the writing style to be refreshing, compared to other books"Read more
While it is very impressive that this book was written by a high-school student, there are many errors in the examples, sample questions and answers....Read more
Really like that the book is written from the perspective of a high schooler and look forward to using it for next years test!!Read more
6 customers mention readability, 4 positive, 2 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the book's readability, with some finding it easy to understand and clear, while others report it being difficult to follow along.
"Just started reading the book... quite easy to understand and I find the writing style to be refreshing, compared to other books"Read more
...The many mistakes make it very confusing and difficult to follow along. We will look for another book.Read more
This is a very well written and structured book. It is clear, concise, offers lots of examples, problems and pratice tests.Read more
Just starting reading it... very well organized and easy to understandRead more
5 customers mention accuracy, 1 positive, 4 negative
Customers report that the book contains many errors in the examples, making it confusing to follow.
This book badly needs editing. The many mistakes make it very confusing and difficult to follow along. We will look for another book.Read more
...this book was written by a high-school student, there are many errors in the examples, sample questions and answers....Read more
...As a result, it contains too many mistakes to be a good resource.Read more
...It is clear, concise, offers lots of examples, problems and pratice tests.Read more
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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2016 This is a required book for everyone taking AP Computer Science. There's no better textbook for the class, and it will prep you for the AP exam. The book is written by an AP Computer Science student, so it's written for high school computer science students. Not only will you have the best textbook, you get access to an online video course with lectures that will help you understand complex topics. There are practice tests in each chapter and prep questions for the AP exam. This course (like AP CompSci) is based on Java. If you aren't taking the course but want to learn Java programming, this book is for you, too.
One person found this helpful Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2016 I teach AP Computer Science and I congratulate Moksh on producing an excellent book. It covers the APCS-A course content well, and is clear and easy to read. Coupled with the Barron's APCS review book, any student will have very good resources to help them achieve. I plan to recommend this book to my students next year.
5 people found this helpful Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2018 I'm a highschool senior, and this book has been a tremendous help. Put simply, I'm was already programming in Java and have the rules memorized a few days later! This book really makes it fun and easy to learn AP Computer Science. Thank you!
One person found this helpful Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2017 While it is very impressive that this book was written by a high-school student, there are many errors in the examples, sample questions and answers. For instance: On figure 9.7, page 268, the figure atempts to illustrate how Mergesort works but while text says the result is sorted, the list in the figure remains unchanged. Another example -- there are at least two errors in the code for chapter 9 question 21 ("for" loop of j should start at i instead of 1 and that "for" loop never swaps the very last element). And one more (although there are many): The Answer Explanations for chapter 9, questions 22 is an answer for another question. Again, I comment the author for his efforts and kind heart. (He nobly states early on that he hopes to provide free copies of the book to anyone who can't afford it.) However, if you need to use this book to prepare for the AP Test, you are better off with Barrons. (I purchased both for my twin sons and we wound up purchasing a second copy of Barrons)
6 people found this helpful Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2017 This book badly needs editing. The many mistakes make it very confusing and difficult to follow along. We will look for another book.
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The only AP CompSci textbook you need
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Covers course content well
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Great for the basics and really helps
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Nice effort, but far too many errors
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Many errors.