This document gives information specific to the AP Computer Science course. See the all course syllabus information as well.
We will do approximately three weeks of AP review before the AP exam. Second semester grades will be significantly impacted by AP test preparation.
Many people benefit from outside preparation. Start in February. As a rough guide, the Barron’s AP Computer Science A text is too easy and the Be Prepared for the AP Computer Science Exam in Java book by Litvin and Litvin is too difficult. I have not read the Princeton Review text.
In the last three years Whitney Young’s AP CS pass rate has been: 85%, 100%, and 93%, so you will be prepared.
These dates are tentative, but they should give an idea of the major deadlines in the course.