USEFUL LINKS IN AP COMPUTER SCIENCE

Installing and Using a Java IDE at Home

• Java SDK 1.4.2 The download site for Java SDK 1.4.2 from Sun Microsystems. Necessary for JCreator to work or to compile and run Java programs from the command line.
• Java SDK 1.4.2 Installation Installation notes on the installation of Java SDK 1.4.2 from Sun Microsystems.
• JCreator Download site for JCreator, an IDE useful in creating Java Programs.
• JCreator Tutorial A site with a tutorial on using the JCreator IDE.
• JCreator Tutorial Another site with a tutorial on using the JCreator IDE.

Some Java Tutorials

• Sun's Java Tutorial The Sun Microsystem’s tutorial on Java. This site contains a search engine that allows you to look about specific information about various classes and attributes of Java.
• Java Au Natural An online computer textbook in Java by William C. Jones. Book is in PDF format and can be downloaded in a zip file.
• Java: An Eventful Approach Another online computer textbook in Java by Bruce, Danyluk & Murtaugh. Book is also in PDF format.
• CCSU Java Tutorial An online computer course in Java from Connecticut State University. Topics occur in the approximate order in which they will be covered in class.
• Thinking in Java Another online Java textbook.
• Dick Baldwin's Java Tutorial An online tutorial by a community college instructor who teaches Java.

AP Computer Science Links

• Course DescriptionThe AP Computer Science course decription on the College Board web site.
• AP Computer ScienceThe website of the chief reader of the AP computer science exam.
• AP Computer Science Exam QuestionsA listing of the free response questions from previous AP computer science exams.
• Grid World Case StudyA manual related to the Grid World Case Study, a component of the AP Computer Science Exam.

Java Programming Information

• Sun's Description of ClassesA listing of all the classes and associated methods that are imported into Java programs.
• Sun's Description Code ConventionsA listing of the conventions that are used in writing source code.
• The Java RanchA tutorial like website of descriptions and coding examples of various features of the Java language.
• Fred Swartz's NotesA comprehensive listing of notes on various Java programming topices along with program examples.
• Java GamingA tutorial on writing computer games in Java.