CITATION

Sway, Julie Schacht. 5 Steps to a 5: AP Computer Science Principles, 2nd Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2020.

5 Steps to a 5: AP Computer Science Principles, 2nd Edition

Published:  September 2020 Pages: 224

eISBN: 9781260466775 | ISBN: 9781260466768

Book description:

MATCHES THE LATEST EXAM!

In this hybrid year, let us supplement your AP classroom experience with this easy-to-follow study guide!

• The immensely popular 5 Steps to a 5:

AP Computer Science Principles, 2nd Edition guide has been updated for the 2020-21 school year and now contains:

• 3 full-length practice exams that reflect the latest exam

• Up-to-Date Resources for COVID 19 Exam Disruption

• Comprehensive overview of the AP Computer Science Principles exam format

• AP scoring guideline for the free-response section of the practice exams

• Two full sections devoted to algorithm writing and two levels of sample questions for each Java concept (basic & advanced)

• Clear and complete explanations for all multiple-choice questions, free-response problems, as well as the Java code solutions

• Demonstrations of the multiple ways to solve problems by providing alternate solutions to many free-response questions

• Specific common errors section for each free-response question as well as driver code programs for selected free-response questions

Julie Schacht Sway serves as the Technology Department Chair and Education Technology and Innovation Director at a 3K-12 independent school, and serves as an AP reader for Computer Science Principles. She teaches AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, and other programming classes to high school students.