Syllabus with Pacing for

AP Computer Science A

Text:

Lambert and Nance, Fundamentals of C++, Understanding Programming and Problem Solving, Southwestern Educational Publishing, Cincinatti, OH, 1998.

ISBN: 0-314-20493-8

Ch.1--Computer Science, Computer Architecture, and Computer Languages (1 day)

1.1 Computer Science

1.2 Computer Architecture

1.3 Computer Languages

Ch.2--Writing Your First Programs (6 days)

2.1 Program Development: Top-Down Design

2.2 Writing Programs

2.3 Data Types and Output

Ch.3--Arithmentic, Variables, Input, Constants, and Library Functions (7 days)

3.1 Arithmetic in C++

3.2 Using Variables

3.3 Input

3.4 String Variables

3.5 Using Constants

3.6 Library Functions

3.7 Type Compatibility and Type Conversion

Ch.4--Subprograms: Functions for Problem Solving (11 days)

4.1 Program Design

4.2 User-Defined Functions

4.3 Parameters

4.4 Functions as Subprograms

4.5 Scope of Identifiers

4.6 Programmer-Defined Libraries

Ch.5--Selection Statements (11 days)

5.1 Boolean Expressions

5.2 if Statements

5.3 if...else Statements

5.4 Nested and Extended if Statements

5.5 switch Statements

5.6 Assertions

Ch.6--Repetition Statements (7 days)

6.1 Classifying Loops

6.2 The for loop

6.3 while Loops

6.4 do...while Loops

6.5 Loop Verification

6.6 Nested Loops

6.7 Repetition and Selection

Ch.7--Files (11 days)

7.1 Streams and Stream Processing

7.2 Using Functions with Files

7.3 Character Input and Output

Ch.8--Arrays (11days)

8.1 Arrays

8.2 Using Arrays

8.3 Array Parameters and Functions

8.4 Sorting and Searching an Array

8.5 Two-Dimensional Arrays

Student Presentations (2 days)

Topic of students choice from the text

Ch.9--Building Structured Data: Structs and Classes (12 days)

9.1 The Struct Data Type

9.2 Introduction to Classes

9.3 Object-Oriented Programming and Software Maintenance

9.4 A Rational Number Class

9.5 Derived Classes and Inheritance

Marine Biology Case Study (8 days)

Barron's Handout

Official Case Study from the College Board