Decoding AP Computer Science A

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Set Up

Lecture 1: Introduction to APCS

Lecture 2: Getting Set Up

Lecture 3: Section 1 Recap

Chapter 2: Introduction to Computers

Lecture 1: Section 2 Overview

Lecture 2: Computers

Lecture 3: Types of Languages and History of Java

Lecture 4: Object-Oriented Programming

Lecture 5: Section 2 Recap

Chapter 3: Introduction to Java

Lecture 1: Section 3 Overview

Lecture 2: Hello World Program

Lecture 3: Assignment: Editing the Hello World Program

Lecture 4: Importing Packages and Java Program Basics

Lecture 5: Identifiers and Variables

Lecture 6: Primitive Types and Strings

Lecture 7: Declaring and Casting Variables

Lecture 8: Representing in Different Bases (optional)

Lecture 9: Input and Output

Lecture 10: Modifying the Hello World Program

Lecture 11: Assignment: Using Escape Sequences with the Hello World Program

Lecture 12: Section 3 Recap

Chapter 4: Operators

Lecture 1: Section 4 Overview

Lecture 2: Arithmetic Operators

Lecture 3: Addition Program

Lecture 4: Assignment: Creating a Multiplication Program

Lecture 5: Relational and Equality Operators

Lecture 6: Comparison Program

Lecture 7: Assignment: Modifying the Comparison Program

Lecture 8: Logical and Assignment Operators

Lecture 9: Order of Operations

Lecture 10: Section 4 Recap

Chapter 5: Control Structures

Lecture 1: Section 5 Overview

Lecture 2: Introduction to Control Structures

Lecture 3: If Statements

Lecture 4: Grader Program

Lecture 5: Assignment: Big Number Program

Lecture 6: Assignment: Positive Negative Program

Lecture 7: While and For Loops

Lecture 8: Average Program

Lecture 9: Assignment: Odd Numbers Program

Lecture 10: Section 5 Recap

Chapter 6: Classes and Objects

Lecture 1: Section 6 Overview

Lecture 2: Classes and Objects

Lecture 3: Methods and Instance Variables

Lecture 4: Section 6 Recap

Chapter 7: Keywords

Lecture 1: Section 7 Overview

Lecture 2: The Public and Private Keywords

Lecture 3: The Static Keyword

Lecture 4: Section 7 Recap

Chapter 8: Methods

Lecture 1: Section 8 Overview

Lecture 2: Declaring Methods

Lecture 3: PassFail Program

Lecture 4: Assignment: DayName Program

Lecture 5: Assignment: BiggerOne Program

Lecture 6: Initializing Objects Using Constructor Methods

Lecture 7: Other Types of Methods and this Keyword

Lecture 8: Course Program

Lecture 9: Section 8 Recap

Chapter 9: Object and String Classes

Lecture 1: Section 9 Overview

Lecture 2: The Object Class Methods

Lecture 3: Modifying the Course Program with Object Class Methods

Lecture 4: Assignment: Polygon Program

Lecture 5: The String Class Methods

Lecture 6: String Test Program

Lecture 7: Section 9 Recap

Chapter 10: Math and Wrapper Classes

Lecture 1: Section 10 Overview

Lecture 2: The Integer and Double (Wrapper) Classes

Lecture 3: Math Class Methods

Lecture 4: Assignment: Calculating Circle Area

Lecture 5: Math.random()

Lecture 6: Assignment: Rolling Dice

Lecture 7: Section 10 Recap

Chapter 11: Arrays