AP Computer Science A

1.1

Why Programming? Why Java?

1.2

Variables and Data Types

1.3

Expressions and Assignment Statements

1.4

Compound Assignment Operators

1.5

Casting and Ranges of Variables

2.1

Objects – Instances of Classes

2.2

Creating and Storing Objects (Instantiation)

2.3

Calling a Void Method

2.4

Calling a Void Method with Parameters

2.5

Calling a Non-void Method

2.6

String Objects – Concatenation, Literals, and More

2.7

String Methods

2.8

Wrapper Classes – Integer and Double

2.9

Using the Math Class

3.1

Boolean Expressions

3.2

if Statements and Control Flow

3.3

if-else Statements

3.4

else if Statements

3.5

Compound Boolean Expressions

3.6

Equivalent Boolean Expressions

3.7

Comparing Objects

4.1

while Loops

4.2

for Loops

4.3

Developing Algorithms Using Strings

4.4

Nested Iteration

4.5

Informal Code Analysis

5.1

Anatomy of a Class

5.2

Constructors

5.3

Documentation with Comments

5.4

Accessor Methods

5.5

Mutator Methods

5.6

Writing Methods

5.7

Static Variables and Methods

5.8

Scope and Access

5.9

this Keyword

5.10

Ethical and Social Implications of Computing Systems

6.1

Array Creation and Access

6.2

Traversing Arrays

6.3

Enhanced for Loop for Arrays

6.4

Developing Algorithms Using Arrays

7.1

Introduction to ArrayList

7.2

ArrayList Methods

7.3

Traversing ArrayLists

7.4

Developing Algorithms Using ArrayLists

7.5

Searching

7.6

Sorting

7.7

Ethical Issues Around Data Collection

8.1

2D Arrays

8.2

Traversing 2D Arrays

9.1

Creating Superclasses and Subclasses

9.2

Writing Constructors for Subclasses

9.3

Overriding Methods

9.4

super Keyword

9.5

Creating References Using Inheritance Hierarchies

9.6

Polymorphism

9.7

Object Superclass

10.1

Recursion

10.2

Recursive Searching and Sorting