5. Writing Classes

Class Periods: 12-14

AP CSA Exam Weighting: 5-7.5%

• 5.1. Anatomy of a Java Class
  • 5.1.1. Creating a Class
  • 5.1.2. Designing a Class
  • 5.1.3. Instance Variables
  • 5.1.4. Methods
  • 5.1.5. Object-Oriented Design
  • 5.1.6. Programming Challenge : Riddle Class
  • 5.1.7. Design a Class for your Community
  • 5.1.8. Summary
  • 5.1.9. AP Practice
• 5.2. Writing Constructors
  • 5.2.1. Constructor Signature
  • 5.2.2. The Job of a Constructor
  • 5.2.3. Advanced AP Topic: Reference parameters
  • 5.2.4. Programming Challenge : Student Class
  • 5.2.5. Design a Class for your Community
  • 5.2.6. Summary
  • 5.2.7. AP Practice
• 5.3. Comments and Conditions
  • 5.3.1. Comments
  • 5.3.2. Preconditions and Postconditions
  • 5.3.3. Software Validity and Use-Case Diagrams
  • 5.3.4. Agile Software Development
  • 5.3.5. Programming Challenge : Comments and Conditions
  • 5.3.6. Summary
• 5.4. Accessors / Getters
  • 5.4.1. toString
  • 5.4.2. Programming Challenge : Class Pet
  • 5.4.3. Summary
  • 5.4.4. AP Practice
• 5.5. Mutators / Setters
  • 5.5.1. How to write a setter
  • 5.5.2. Programming Challenge : Class Pet Setters
  • 5.5.3. Summary
  • 5.5.4. AP Practice
• 5.6. Writing Methods
  • 5.6.1. Parameters
  • 5.6.2. Programming Challenge : Song with Parameters
  • 5.6.3. Design a Class for your Community
  • 5.6.4. Summary
  • 5.6.5. AP Practice
• 5.7. Static Variables and Methods
  • 5.7.1. Programming Challenge : Static Song and counter
  • 5.7.2. Summary
• 5.8. Scope and Access
  • 5.8.1. Programming Challenge : Debugging
  • 5.8.2. Summary
  • 5.8.3. AP Practice
• 5.9. this Keyword
  • 5.9.1. Programming Challenge : Bank Account
  • 5.9.2. Summary
  • 5.9.3. AP Practice
• 5.10. Social Impacts of CS
  • 5.10.1. POGIL Groupwork: Impacts of CS
  • 5.10.2. Summary
• 5.11. Unit 5 Summary
  • 5.11.1. Concept Summary
  • 5.11.2. Java Keyword Summary
  • 5.11.3. Vocabulary Practice
  • 5.11.4. Common Mistakes
• 5.12. Mixed Up Code Practice
• 5.13. Toggle Mixed Up or Write Code Practice
• 5.14. Multiple-Choice Exercises
• 5.15. Midterm Test
• 5.16. Free Response Question (FRQ) for Classes
  • 5.16.1. 2019 StepTracker Class FRQ
  • 5.16.2. Determining the Instance Variables
  • 5.16.3. Writing the Class Header and Constructor
  • 5.16.4. Writing the Accessor Method activeDays
  • 5.16.5. Writing the Mutator Method addDailySteps
  • 5.16.6. Writing the Accessor Method averageSteps
• 5.17. Free Response Question - Time
• 5.18. Free Response Question - APLine
  • 5.18.1. Try and Solve It
• 5.19. College Board Celebrity and Data Labs
• 5.20. Design a Class for your Community Project
  • 5.20.1. Code your Class
  • 5.20.2. Optional Swing GUI

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