Goldie's Unit 5 GUIDED NOTES for AP® Computer Science A

AP® Computer Science A

Unit 5 – Writing Classes

Guided Notes

These are the guided notes that I use in my classroom to teach the concepts of AP Computer Science A (using the Java programming language). This .zip folder contains:

• The Word version of the student guided notes
• The PowerPoints of the guided notes (answers included)
• The PDF version of the guided notes
• The PDF of the answer key for the student guided notes
• VIDEO links to me teaching each lesson (free on YouTube)

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AP CSA Standards:

The following AP® CSA CED Standards are covered in each lesson. Note that the material is cumulative, so the standard is just the focus but it uses past information as well.

Lesson 1: Anatomy of a Class

• MOD-2.A Designate access and visibility constraints to classes, data, constructors, and methods.
• MOD-3.A Designate private visibility of instance variables to encapsulate the attributes of an object.

Lesson 2: Constructors

• MOD-2.B Define instance variables for the attributes to be initialized through the constructors of a class.
• MOD-2.C Describe the functionality and use of program code through comments.

Lesson 3: Accessor and Mutator Methods

• MOD-2.D Define behaviors of an object through non-void methods without parameters written in a class.
• MOD-2.E Define behaviors of an object through void methods with or without parameters written in a class.
• MOD-2.F Define behaviors of an object through non-void methods with parameters written in a class.

Lesson 4: Static Variables and Methods

• MOD-2.G Define behaviors of a class through static methods.
• MOD-2.H Define the static variables that belong to the class.
• VAR-1.G Explain where variables can be used in the program code.

Lesson 5: this Keyword

• VAR-1.H Evaluate object reference expressions that use the keyword this.

You might also be interested in the following items:

• Unit 5 Unit Plans
• Unit 5 Coding Projects (or the complete bundle)
• Unit 5 Homework Assignments (or the complete bundle)
• AP CSA Full Curriculum

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