SCJA preparation

[codeAJ]

I am currently struggling my way through McGraw Hill's SCJA study guide by Liguori & Finegan after completing a Java 101 course (of which I got a high distinction I might add )

I'm finding some of the review questions quite difficult & can't help but wonder if they're irrelevant. Often a question's subject matter is not covered within the chapter material, plus I believe they are out of scope of the SCJA exam objectives.

For example, Chapter 3 Question 2 :

Which set of operators represents the complete set of valid Java assignment operators?
Answer: C. %=, &=, *=, /=, ^=, |=, +=, <<=, =, -=, >>=, >>>=

Yet only a subset of these are covered on the exam (=, +=, -=).

Not to mention the assumed prior knowledge of classes & interfaces. (Which I have, but isn't SCJA for beginners?)

Does anyone have any advice/experience with this book? Is there a better study guide?

Or am I off the mark & need more experience with Java before attempting the SCJA?

[Gousia]

I am myself preparing for the exam and i found Kathy Sierra book Excellent from examination point of view

[codeAJ]

I am myself preparing for the exam and i found Kathy Sierra book Excellent from examination point of view

Thanks for the reply/tip. My book gets a bit better from chapter 4 onwards. I will check out your book too.