Learning Opportunities

The following table of contents follows our suggested curriculum map and contains linked tutorials for teachers and students to better understand Java. When applicable, we have added a section to each tutorial that shows how these features might be used in AP Computer Science A (AP CSA). Within each tutorial, we have conveniently linked practice and apply activities.

Course 1: Programming in Java - Table of Contents of Tutorials

1.1 Working with Data

1.1.A Algorithmic Thinking

• 1.1.A.1 Represent patterns and routines
  • Introduction to Algorithms
• 1.1.A.2 Recognize sequencing, selection, and iteration in patterns and routines.
  • Algorithms with Decisions and Repetition
  • Representing Algorithms with Flowcharts

1.1.B Variables and Data Types

• 1.1.B.1 Determine Type & 1.1.B.2 Primitive vs. Object
  • Intro to Determining A Data Type
• 1.1.B.3 Naming Variables & 1.1.B.4 Declaring and Creating Variables & 1.1.B.5 Assigning Values
  • Naming Variables
  • Declaring Variables
  • Declaring String Variables
• 1.1.B.6 Mutable vs Immutable Data
  • Mutable vs Immutable Data
• 1.1.B.7 Creating Records & 1.1.B.8 Creating Record Objects
  • Introduction to Records

1.1.C Expressions, Output, and Input

• 1.1.C.1 Arithmetic Expressions & 1.1.C.2 Assigning Expressions
  • Arithmetic Expressions and Assignments
  • Apply the Order of Operations
  • Arithmetic Expressions and the Assignment Operator
  • Using the Compound Assignment Operators
  • Creating a New String by Joining Two Strings
  • Using Constants in Java
  • Introduction to enum
• 1.1.C.3 Casting
  • Introduction to Type Conversions with Casting
• 1.1.C.4 Output Statements & 1.1.C.5 Input Statements
  • Introduction to Console Input and Output
  • Formatting Output with Escape Sequences
  • Formatting Output with Text Blocks
• 1.1.C.6 Visual Input and Output
  • Graphics in Output

1.1.D Creating Objects and Calling Methods

• 1.1.D.1 Record Method & 1.1.D.2 Calling Record Methods
  • Creating Record Objects and Calling Methods
• 1.1.D.3 Creating Objects & 1.1.D.4 Calling Methods of a Class
  • Creating Objects and Calling Methods
  • Using the Random Class
  • Using the String Class
    • Constructing a String
    • String Indexing
    • Comparing Strings with compareTo methods
    • Comparing Strings with equals methods
    • Creating Substrings
    • Changing the Case of a String
  • Using Wrapper Classes
  • Using the LocalDate Class
• 1.1.D.5 Mastering API
  • Introduction to API
• 1.1.D.6 Static Classes
  • Using the Math Class

1.2 Algorithms

1.2.A Boolean Expressions

• 1.2.A.1 Boolean Expressions & 1.2.A.2 Compound Boolean Expressions
  • Using Boolean Expressions and Relational Operators
  • Using Logic Operators
  • Applying DeMorgan's Law
  • Comparing Objects with Equals Method

1.2.B Selection Statements

• 1.2.B.1 If Statements & 1.2.B.2 Equivalent Boolean Expressions
  • Using if Statements
  • Using Nested if Statements
  • Writing Equivalent if Statements
• 1.2.B.3 Conditional Operator
  • Using the Conditional Operator
• 1.2.B.4 Switch Statements and Expressions
  • Switch Statements
  • Switch Expressions - Determining a Value
• 1.2.B.5 Pattern Matching
  • Overview of Pattern Matching

1.2.C Iteration Statements

• 1.2.C.1 Iterative Statements

  • Using While Loops
  • Using Do While Loops
  • Using For Loops
  • Iterating Over an Enum

• 1.2.C.2 Nested Iterative Statements

  • Using Nested Loops

1.2.D File Input

• 1.2.D.1 Reading Input from a File
  • Reading from a Text File Using File and Scanner

1.3 Creating Classes and Objects

1.3.A Creating Classes

• 1.3.A.1 Class Data and Behaviors
  • Class Data and Behaviors
• 1.3.A.2 Create Classes
  • Class Creation
  • enum Constructors and Methods

1.3.B Recursion

• 1.3.B.1 Base Cases and Recursive Calls & 1.3.B.2 Interpreting Recursive Method Calls
  • Introduction to Recursive Methods
  • Evaluating Recursive Calls with Tracing
• 1.3.B.3 Writing Recursive Methods

1.3.C Implementing Interfaces

• 1.3.C.1 Classes vs. Interfaces
• 1.3.C.2 Implement an Interface
  • Sealed Classes and Interfaces
• 1.3.C.3 Create Objects of Interfaces

1.3.D Lambda

• 1.3.D.1 Conditions for Using Lambda
  • Lambda Notation
  • Local-Variable Syntax for Lambda Parameters
  • Lambda Expressions & Virtual Extension Methods
• 1.3.D.2 Use Lambda to Implement Methods
• 1.3.D.3 Interpret Code that Use Lambda

1.4 Lists

1.4.A Collections and Lists

• 1.4.A.1 List and ArrayList
  • Constructing an ArrayList Object
  • Adding Values to an ArrayList Object
  • Accessing and Removing Values from an ArrayList Object
  • Changing Values in an ArrayList Object
  • Analyzing an ArrayList Object
  • Iterating Over an ArrayList Object
• 1.4.A.2 Manipulating Data
  • SequencedCollection Class
• 1.4.A.3 Using var
  • Local-Variable Type Inference (var)
• 1.4.A.4 Arrays an AP Computer Science A Topic
  • Introduction to Arrays
  • Iterating over an Array
  • Using String split Method on Data
  • Introduction to Two-Dimensional Arrays
  • Iterating over a Two-Dimensional Array
• 1.4.A.5 Scope of Values
  • instanceof with Primitives

1.4.B Streams

• 1.4.B.1 Stream API
• 1.4.B.2 Map-filter-reduce Algorithms

1.4.C File Reading and Exception Handling

• 1.4.C.1 Read Input from Files
  • Reading Data from a File Into an ArrayList
• 1.4.C.2 Exception Handling
• 1.4.C.3 Process Data with Stream

1.4.D Searching and Sorting

• 1.4.D.1 Linear vs Binary Search
• 1.4.D.2 Identify Sorting Algorithms
• 1.4.D.3 Call methods for Sorting