Book for time constrained SCJP prep

[Ravi Naidu]

Please suggest a book short and sweet to prepare for SCJP Time - 3weeks prep working full time. I have basic java knowledge.

[Corey McGlone]

Originally posted by Ravi Naidu:
Please suggest a book short and sweet to prepare for SCJP Time - 3weeks prep working full time. I have basic java knowledge.

I'm using A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification: A Comprehensive Primer and I swear by it - it's one of the best books I've found to help you prepare for the exam. You can also look here for more good certification book reviews.
Best of luck,
Corey

[Vikrama Sanjeeva]

I recommend Only Khalid Mughal's Book (KM)
Bye.
Viki.

[Bob White]

Two recommendations and a lot of praise from the reviewers at Amazon... okay, I bought Mughal & Rasmussen's book. Thanks.

[Rick Reumann]

Originally posted by Ravi Naidu:
Please suggest a book short and sweet to prepare for SCJP Time - 3weeks prep working full time. I have basic java knowledge.

I guess it depends what you mean by basic Java knowledge. Unless your knowledge is more than what I would consider basic I don't know how you could get through K&R's book and understand it all in three weeks while working full time. Maybe if you don't sleep
Then again, I aint the smartest kid on the block so may have just seemed a lot tougher for me
[ January 10, 2002: Message edited by: Rick Reumann ]

[Jim Hall]

That does not sound like enough time with only basic knowledge and working FT. Most people need like 2-3 months, some even more.

[Marcus Green]

Whilst it depends heavily on your current level of knowledge, 3 weeks would be a very, very short amount of time to prepare. It is very dissapointing if you do not pass.
Marcus

[Darryl Failla]

The Mughal book is excellent and relatively concise. Know which parts to skip if the SCJP exam is the short term goal (Swing, Applet, Javadoc).