AP Computer Science A Syllabus

Teacher: Feng Gao
Grade: 11 & 12
Classes per Week: 5
Curriculum + Credit: AP 5
Invitation to Computer Science textbook cover

Course Schedule

Week Dates Topics Unit
Week 1 Sep 1 - Sep 7 AP CSA 1.1 Introduction, Variables and Data Types Unit 1: Primitive Types
Week 2 Sep 8 - Sep 14 AP CSA 1.2 Expressions, Operators, Casting and Ranges of Variables Unit 1: Primitive Types
Week 3 Sep 15 - Sep 21 AP CSA 2.1 - Introduction to Objects and Classes Unit 2: Using Objects
Week 4 Sep 22 - Sep 28 AP CSA 2.2 - Calling methods Unit 2: Using Objects
Week 5 Sep 29 - Oct 5 National Holiday Unit 2: Using Objects
Week 6 Oct 6 - Oct 12 AP CSA 2.2 - String methods, Wrapper Classes, Math Class Unit 2: Using Objects
Week 7 Oct 13 - Oct 19 AP CSA 3.1 - Boolean Expressions, if statements Unit 3: Boolean Expressions and if Statements
Week 8 Oct 20 - Oct 26 AP CSA 3.2 - De Morgan's Laws, Comparing Objects Unit 3: Boolean Expressions and if Statements
Week 9 Oct 27 - Nov 2 AP CSA 4.1 - Introduction to Iteration, while loops Unit 4: Iteration
Week 10 Nov 3 - Nov 9 AP CSA 4.2 - For loops Unit 4: Iteration
Week 11 Nov 10 - Nov 16 Midterm Exam Unit 4: Iteration
Week 12 Nov 17 - Nov 23 AP CSA 4.3 - Loop Counters, Nested Loops Unit 4: Iteration
Week 13 Nov 24 - Nov 30 AP CSA 5.1 - Class Design, Constructors Unit 5: Writing Classes
Week 14 Dec 1 - Dec 7 AP CSA 5.2 - this keyword, Accessor/Mutator methods, Static methods Unit 5: Writing Classes
Week 15 Dec 8 - Dec 14 Winter Break
Week 16 Dec 15 - Dec 21 Winter Break
Week 17 Dec 22 - Dec 28 AP CSA 6.1 - Introduction to Arrays Unit 6: Array
Week 18 Dec 29 - Jan 4 AP CSA 6.2 - Array Traversal, Algorithms Unit 6: Array
Week 19 Jan 5 - Jan 11 AP CSA 7.1 - Introduction to ArrayList Unit 7: ArrayList
Week 20 Jan 12 - Jan 18 AP CSA 7.2 - ArrayList Traversal, Algorithms Unit 7: ArrayList
Week 21 Mar 2 - Mar 8 AP CSA 8.1 - Introduction to 2D Arrays Unit 8: 2D Array
Week 22 Mar 9 - Mar 15 AP CSA 8.2 - 2D Array Traversal, Jagged Arrays Unit 8: 2D Array
Week 23 Mar 16 - Mar 22 AP CSA 9.1 - Introduction to Inheritance, extends keyword Unit 9: Inheritance
Week 24 Mar 23 - Mar 29 AP CSA 9.2 - Method Overriding, Polymorphism Unit 9: Inheritance
Week 25 Mar 30 - Apr 5 AP CSA 10.1 - Introduction to Recursion Unit 10: Recursion
Week 26 Apr 6 - Apr 12 Review and Practice Exam Review and Practice Exam
Week 27 Apr 13 - Apr 19 Review and Practice Exam Review and Practice Exam
Week 28 Apr 20 - Apr 26 Review and Practice Exam Review and Practice Exam
Week 29 Apr 27 - May 3 Midterm Exam Midterm Exam
Week 30 May 4 - May 10 AP Exam Preparation and Review AP Exam Review
Week 31 May 11 - May 17 AP Computer Science A Exam AP Exam
Week 32 May 18 - May 24 Final Project Development Final Project
Week 33 May 25 - May 31 Final Project Development Final Project
Week 34 Jun 1 - Jun 7 Final Project Development Final Project
Week 35 Jun 8 - Jun 14 Final Project Presentations Final Project Presentations

Demo Videos

APCSA Primary Data Type: Binary-Feng Gao

APCSA Final Project Summary-Feng Gao