AP Computer Science A

2.1: Objects and classes as ways to describe instances, attributes, and behaviors

2.2: Creating objects by calling constructors with and without parameters

2.3: Utilizing class libraries, including Integer and Double

2.4: Defining an object’s behavior using methods, including static and Math class

2.5: Calling non-static void methods with and without parameters

2.6: Using String objects and methods

2.7: Using application program interfaces (APIs) and libraries

3.1: Finding Boolean values with expressions involving relational operators

3.2: Using conditional statements to execute different statements based on input values

3.3: Building on conditional statements to create multiple possible outcomes

3.4: Creating the same value using equivalent Boolean expressions

3.5: Referencing objects with aliases

4.1: Creating a loop to run an expression repeatedly until certain conditions are met

4.2: Standard arithmetic-based and String algorithms

4.3: Representing iterative processes in code using for and while loops

4.4: Nesting loop and iteration statements

5.1: The makeup of a class, including whether attributes are public or private

5.2: Setting an object’s attributes using constructors

5.3: Using comments to describe the functionality of code
5.4: Defining behaviors of an object using non-void, void, and static methods

5.5: Where variables can be used in program code

5.6: Breaking problems into smaller parts by creating methods to solve individual subproblems

5.7: Intellectual property and ethical concerns in programming

6.1: Representing multiple related items as array objects

6.2: Traversing an array by accessing the elements using iteration statements

6.3: Standard algorithms that utilize array traversals to perform functions

7.1: Representing collections of related object reference data using ArrayList objects

7.2: Traversing an ArrayList by accessing the elements using iteration statements

7.3: Standard algorithms that utilize ArrayList traversals to perform functions

7.4: Searching and sorting using standard algorithms

7.5: Ethical issues around data collections

8.1: Representing collections of data as arrays of arrays, or 2D arrays

8.2: Traversing a 2D array by accessing the elements using nested iteration statements

9.1: Using common attributes and behaviors to group existing objects into superclasses

9.2: Defining and overriding methods within subclasses and superclasses

9.3: Creating references using inheritance hierarchies

9.4: Associating subclass objects with superclasses to create polymorphism

10.1: Executing recursive methods

10.2: Searching and sorting using binary search and merge sort algorithms