- 6 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on September 2, 2019
- Ends on October 14, 2019
AP Computer Science A: Java Programming
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Syllabus
Unit Name or Timeframe: Computer Programming Fundamentals (2 weeks)
- Discussion of the objectives of good programmers (correctness, design, style, efficiency)
- Problem solving and computer science
- The ethics of computer use, social networking, and engineering for the greater good.
- Computer hardware and memory
- Number representations and conversions
- Overflow and underflow
- Introduction to Java IDE and debugger (DrJava, IntelliJ)
- Building a first Java class and simple program
- The main method
- I/O in Java
Unit Name or Timeframe: Primitive data types, variables, arithmetic (2 weeks)
- Data types and variables
- Constants
- ASCII and Unicode representation of characters
- Assignment
- Primitive types vs reference types
- Binary arithmetic operators
- Static methods and the Math class
- String class and functions
- Wrapper classes for integer and double type
Unit Name or Timeframe: Selection (2 weeks)
- Boolean type
- Relational operators
- Selection statements (if, else, else-if, switch)
- Short-circuit execution
- Code blocks
- Dangling else
- Compound relational operators and truth tables
- DeMorgan’s Laws
Prerequisite
No computer science knowledge required. Some basic Algebra skills expected.
Instructors
Sunil Prabhakar
Professor of Computer Science
Purdue University
Debbie Perouli
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Marquette University
Phil Sands
K-12 Outreach Coordinator for Computer Science
Purdue University
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