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I love the following
books and recommend them for serious Java Students. If you wish to
purchase any of these books online, please click on the image-hyperlinks
(images of the covers of the books) on the right. If you found this web
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Complete Java 2
Certification Study Guide
by Philip Heller, Simon Roberts.I think
this is by far the best book for those who are
preparing for the SCPJ2 exam. Everything essential to
pass the exam has been covered in a very lucid
language. It would not, perhaps, be an exaggeration to
say that if you want to read only one book for the
certification then this is the book you should go for. |
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A
Programmer's Guide to Java (tm) Certification
by Khalid Azim Mughal, Rolf Rasmussen
If
you want to make absolutely sure that you will miss
nothing in the exam, you must read this book. Though
this book covers much more material than is absolute
necessary for the certification, it tends to make
obscure areas clear to you. One will certainly find
the exercises in this book on the tougher side. It may
even make you postpone the date of your appearance in
the exam :-). Written to deal a blow to your confidence
:-)), but a great book no doubt. |
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Java 2 Exam Cram
by Bill Brogden, William B. BrogdenThis
book is what the title suggests. Written in a notes
like style and perhaps meant to be last minute
preparation for the exam. One of the better books in
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Core Java 2,
Volume I: Fundamentals
by Gary Cornell, Cay S. Horstmann, Cay S. Forstmann
I
would call this book "The Book". Not only great
for understanding the basic concepts thoroughly but
also a collector's item, since it will prove to be
invaluable in the long time to come after you get the
certification. This book is primarily meant for
programmers. The emphasis is on the practical side of
Java Programming. While studying for the certification
myself, I used to keep referring to this book to
understand the complex concepts of Java programming. I
found this book to be the most useful for myself. |
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| This book, by Ivor Horton,
is also a must for java programmers. The name of the book is a bit
deceptive since this book would prove to be useful for Java
professionals too. I use this book to look up the solutions to my
programming problems. |
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