AP_CSA

The building blocks of algorithms include sequencing, seleciton and repetition.

Manipulate String values using methods in the String class.

Class methods and instance methods. Calling instance methods.

An object is typically created using the new keyword.

Distinguish class, object, attributes, behaviors. Which variable contains/refers to which object.

Methods in the Math class, including Math.abs, Math.random, etc.

Class methods are static methods declared using the static keyword.

Methods, declare methods, call methods, constructors.

Comments are explanations for human readers. Precondition and postcondition.

Identify a class and an object. Identify attributes and behaviors.

Compound assignment operators. Increment and decrement operators.

Range of variables, type casting, precedence of casting and arithmetic operations.

Assignment statements and input. = can be used to assign a value to a variable.

Expressions and output. Use System.out.println() and System.out.println() to print output.

Variables and Data Types. A variable holds a value that can be changed.

Introduction to algorithms, programming and compilers.

Recursive searching and sorting: implement searching and sorting using recursive methods.

Recursion: A recursive method is a method that calls itself.

Implement sorting algorithms using selection sort and insertion sort.

Implement Searching Algorithms - Linear search algorithms on arrays and lists.