5 Steps to a 5: AP Computer Science A 2024 - Klipp D.B., Johnson D.R., Paymer C.A. 2023

Preface

Introduction

The Five-Step Program

STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program

1 What You Need to Know About the AP Computer Science A Exam

2 How to Plan Your Time

STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

3 Take a Diagnostic Exam

STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success

4 Strategies to Help You Do Your Best on the Exam

STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

Unit 0 Background on Software Development

Unit 1 Primitive Types

Unit 2 Using Objects

Unit 3 Boolean Expressions and if Statements

Unit 4 Iteration

Unit 5 Writing Classes

Unit 6 Array

Unit 7 ArrayList

Unit 8 2D Array

Unit 9 Inheritance

Unit 10 Recursion

STEP 5 Building Your Test-Taking Confidence

AP Computer Science A: Practice Exam 1

AP Computer Science A Practice Exam 2

Java Quick Reference

Free-Response Scoring Guidelines

List of Keywords in Java

List of Required Runtime Exceptions

Language Features and Other Testable Topics

Common Syntax Errors for Beginning Java Programmers

Online Resources

Notes