Introduction to Computer Science A Course

• Units to be learned:

• 2025 AP CS Exam Date: May 3rd (around)

• Exam Duration: 3 hours

• Exam Format:

• 2023 AP Score Distributions: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions

• Learning Platform: AP CSA Java Course — AP CSAwesome (runestone.academy)

• Teacher’s Website: www.math1234567.com

• AI tools: https://www.math1234567.com/links

• IDE： https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/?section=windows

• What is programming?
Examples: prime series Turtle
Turtle art
import java.awt.Color; import java.util.Scanner; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class ColorSpiral_Challenge extends JPanel { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(600, 600); frame.getContentPane().add(new ColorSpiral_Challenge()); frame.setVisible(true); }
}

• Basic concepts of programming

• Types and purposes of programming languages

• Why Java?

• Applications of Java: GeoGebra

• Features and advantages of Java

• Data types and variables

• Operators and expressions

• Control flow: conditional statements and loops

• What is OOP?

• Concepts of classes and objects

• Encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism

• Creating classes and objects

• Encapsulating data and behavior

• Implementing inheritance and polymorphism

• Arrays

• Lists

• What are algorithms?

• Basic characteristics of algorithms

• Common applications of algorithms

• Operations on arrays and lists

• Sorting and searching algorithms

• Concept and application of recursion

• Group project: Implement a simple Java program based on the knowledge learned

• Presentation and discussion

• Review of course content

• Pathways for further study in computer science

• Addressing students' questions