AP Computer Science A – Notes and Study Guides

Unit 1 – Primitive Types

1.0 Unit 1 Overview: Primitive Types

1.1 Why Programming? Why Java?

1.2 Variables and Primitive Data Types

1.3 Expressions and Assignment Statements

1.4 Compound Assignment Operators

1.5 Casting and Ranges of Variables

Unit 2 – Using Objects in AP Computer Science A

2.0 Unit 2 Overview: Using Objects

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

Unit 3 – Boolean Logic & Conditional Statements

3.0 Unit 3 Overview: Boolean Expressions and if Statements

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

Unit 4 – Iteration in Programming

4.0 Unit 4 Overview: Iteration

4.1 While Loops

4.2 For Loops

4.3 Developing Algorithms Using Strings

4.4 Nested Iteration

4.5 Informal Code Analysis

Unit 5 – Writing Classes in AP Computer Science A

5.0 Unit 5 Overview: Writing Classes

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

Unit 6 – Array Basics in AP Computer Science A

6.0 Unit 6 Overview: Array

6.1 Array Creation and Access

6.2 Traversing Arrays

6.3 Enhanced For Loop For Arrays

6.4 Developing Algorithms Using Arrays

Unit 7 – ArrayList in AP Computer Science A

7.0 Unit 7 Overview: ArrayList

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

Unit 8 – 2D Arrays in AP Computer Science A

8.0 Unit 8 Overview: 2D Array

8.1 2D Arrays

8.2 Traversing 2D Arrays

Unit 9 – Inheritance in Object-Oriented Programming

9.0 Unit 9 Overview: Inheritance

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

Unit 10 – Recursion

10.0 Unit 10 Overview: Recursion

10.1 Recursion

10.2 Recursive Searching and Sorting