1. Getting Started and Primitive Types

Unit 1 Class Periods: 8-10

Unit 1 AP CSA Exam Weighting: 2.5-5%

Unit 1 Table of Contents

• 1.1. Getting Started
  • 1.1.1. Preface
  • 1.1.2. About the AP CSA Exam
  • 1.1.3. Transitioning from AP CSP to AP CSA
  • 1.1.4. Java Development Environments
    • 1.1.4.1. Cloud IDEs
    • 1.1.4.2. Github Classroom and Codespaces
    • 1.1.4.3. VSCode
    • 1.1.4.4. Dr. Java
    • 1.1.4.5. BlueJ
    • 1.1.4.6. jGRASP
    • 1.1.4.7. IntelliJ
    • 1.1.4.8. Netbeans
    • 1.1.4.9. Eclipse
  • 1.1.5. Growth Mindset and Pair Programming
    • 1.1.5.1. Growth Mindset
    • 1.1.5.2. Pair Programming
  • 1.1.6. Pretest for the AP CSA Exam
  • 1.1.7. Survey
    • 1.1.7.1. Sisters Rise Up
    • 1.1.7.2. Survey
• 1.2. Why Programming? Why Java?
  • 1.2.1. First Java Program
  • 1.2.2. Print Methods
  • 1.2.3. Syntax Errors and Debugging
  • 1.2.4. Reading Error Messages
  • 1.2.5. Comments
  • 1.2.6. Debugging Challenge
  • 1.2.7. Summary
  • 1.2.8. AP Practice
• 1.3. Variables and Data Types
  • 1.3.1. What is a Variable?
  • 1.3.2. Data Types
  • 1.3.3. Declaring Variables in Java
  • 1.3.4. Naming Variables
  • 1.3.5. Debugging Challenge : Weather Report
  • 1.3.6. Summary
  • 1.3.7. AP Practice
• 1.4. Expressions and Assignment Statements
  • 1.4.1. Assignment Statements
  • 1.4.2. Adding 1 to a Variable
  • 1.4.3. Input with Variables
  • 1.4.4. Operators
  • 1.4.5. The Remainder Operator
  • 1.4.6. Programming Challenge : Dog Years
  • 1.4.7. Summary
  • 1.4.8. AP Practice
• 1.5. Compound Assignment Operators
  • 1.5.1. Code Tracing Challenge and Operators Maze
  • 1.5.2. Summary
• 1.6. Casting and Ranges of Values
  • 1.6.1. Programming Challenge : Average 3 Numbers
  • 1.6.2. Bonus Challenge : Unicode
  • 1.6.3. Summary
• 1.7. Unit 1 Summary
  • 1.7.1. Concept Summary
  • 1.7.2. Java Keyword Summary
  • 1.7.3. Vocabulary Practice
  • 1.7.4. Common Mistakes
• 1.8. Mixed Up Code Practice
• 1.9. Toggle Mixed Up or Write Code Practice
• 1.10. Coding Practice
• 1.11. Multiple Choice Exercises
• 1.12. Method Signatures (preview 2026 curriculum)
  • 1.12.1. Methods and Procedural Abstraction
  • 1.12.2. Method Calls
  • 1.12.3. Methods Signature, Parameters, Arguments
  • 1.12.4. Overloading
  • 1.12.5. Programming Challenge: Song with Parameters
  • 1.12.6. Summary
  • 1.12.7. AP Practice
• 1.13. Calling Class Methods (preview 2026 curriculum)
  • 1.13.1. Non-void Methods
  • 1.13.2. Common Errors with Methods
  • 1.13.3. Methods Outside the Class
  • 1.13.4. Programming Challenge: Ladder on Tower
  • 1.13.5. Summary
  • 1.13.6. AP Practice

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