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AP Computer Science A _Updated
AP Computer Science A Java for 2019-20
Curriculum
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About the Curriculum
The AP Computer Science A course is designed to help your students build Java programming skills.
Curriculum Overview
Units
Unit 1. Computational Thinking
1
Topic 1
About this Course
2
Topic 2
About Java and AP CS-A Exam
3
Topic 3
Warm up
Unit 2. Fundamentals
1
Topic 1
First Program
2
Topic 2
Syntax
3
Topic 3
Primitive Variables
4
Topic 4
Mathematical Operators
5
Topic 5
Relational Operators
6
Topic 6
Logical Operators
7
Topic 7
Conditional Statement
8
Topic 8
Methods
9
Topic 9
Loops-while loop
10
Topic 10
Loops-for loop
11
Topic 11
Loops-nested loop
12
Topic 12
Commenting and Error Types
13
Topic 13
Binary and Beyond
14
Topic 14
Review of Fundamentals
Unit 3. Classes and Objects
1
Topic 1
Overview
2
Topic 2
Classes
3
Topic 3
Getters and Setters
4
Topic 4
Constructor
5
Topic 5
Instantiating an Object
6
Topic 6
Primitive vs. Reference Variables
7
Topic 7
More Scope
8
Topic 8
Static Variables and Methods
9
Topic 9
this
10
Topic 10
Review of Classes and Objects
Unit 4. String Class
1
Topic 1
Concatenation
2
Topic 2
Comparing Strings
3
Topic 3
Other Useful String Methods
4
Topic 4
String Traversal
5
Topic 5
Review of the String Class
Unit 5. Integer, Double, Math Class
1
Topic 1
Integer, Double Class
2
Topic 2
Math Class
3
Topic 3
Review of Integer, Double, Math Class
Unit 6. Lab 1 - The Magic Eight Ball
1
Topic 1
Using the Scanner Library
2
Topic 2
The Magic Eight Ball
Unit 7. Arrays and ArrayLists
1
Topic 1
Arrays
2
Topic 2
Traversing an array
3
Topic 3
ArrayList
4
Topic 4
Traversing an ArrayList
5
Topic 5
Two Dimensional Arrays
6
Topic 6
Traversing a 2D Array
7
Topic 7
Review of Arrays and Array Lists
Unit 8. Lab 2 - Inspirational Quote Generator
1
Topic 1
Inspirational Quote Generator
Unit 9. Mid Point Review
1
Topic 1
Mid Point Review
Unit 10. Lab 3 - Hangman
1
Topic 1
Hangman
Unit 11. Algorithms
1
Topic 1
Copy Algorithm
2
Topic 2
Sum Algorithm
3
Topic 3
Average Algorithm
4
Topic 4
Sequential Search
5
Topic 5
Counting Matches
6
Topic 6
Find Min/Max
7
Topic 7
Swap Algorithm
8
Topic 8
Remove
Unit 12. Lab 4 - Magpie Lab
1
Topic 1
Activity 1
2
Topic 2
Activity 2
3
Topic 3
Activity 3
4
Topic 4
Activity 4
Unit 13. Inheritance and Polymorphism
1
Topic 1
Inheritance, Subclass and Superclass
2
Topic 2
Super
3
Topic 3
Polymorphism
4
Topic 4
Downcasting and Object Class
Unit 14. Recursion
1
Topic 1
Recursion
2
Topic 2
Recursive Factorial Method
3
Topic 3
Recursive Method and Stacks
4
Topic 4
Chapter Review Questions
Unit 15. Sorting and Searching
1
Topic 1
Insertion Sort
2
Topic 2
Selection Sort
3
Topic 3
Merge Sort
4
Topic 4
Binary Search
Unit 16. Free Response Questions
1
Topic 1
2019 FRQ
2
Topic 2
2018 FRQ
3
Topic 3
FRQ 1
4
Topic 4
FRQ 2
5
Topic 5
FRQ 3
6
Topic 6
FRQ Explanation
Unit 17. Java Editor
1
Topic 1
Java Editor
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