Java AP Subset

These is the summary table for the topics covered on the AP test as created by the college board. You can view the complete listing of requirements here. Look below to see how Online School Classroom covers the material for the new Java AP test:

Tested in A, AB exam	Tested in AB exam only	Potentially relevant to CS1/CS2 course but not tested	Where its covered by Online School Classroom (book)	Where its covered by Online School Classroom (assignments)
int, double, boolean		short, long, byte, char, float	pg 145, 178	All
+ , -, *, /, %, ++, --		Using the values of ++, -- expressions in other expressions	pg 151-155, 181	Most
=, +=, -=, *=, /=, %=			pg 154	Most
==, !=, <, <=, >, >=			pg 179	Most
&&, ||, ! and short-circuit evaluation		<<, >>, >>>, &, ~, |, ^, ?:	pg 181-185	11,16,17
(int), (double)		Other numeric casts such as (char) or (float)	pg 152-154	6
String concatenation		StringBuffer	pg 264, 269-270	Most
Escape sequences \", \\, \n inside strings		Other escape sequences (\', \t, \unnnn)	pg 146-147	Any
System.out.print, System.out.println		System.in, Stream input/output, GUI input/output, parsing input, formatted output	pg 76-78, all chapters	All
		public static void main(String[] args)	pg 76, all chapters	Most
1-dimensional arrays	2-dimensional rectangular arrays	Arrays with 3 or more dimensions, ragged arrays	pg 284 -292	10,11,12,16
if, if/else, while, for, return		do/while, switch, break, continue	pg 176-203,298-304	Most
Modify existing classes, Design classes			pg 96-113,212-234, all chapters	All
public classes, private instance variables, public or private methods or constants		protected or package visibility	pg 96-110, 141-144, 234-235	All
		javadoc	pg 30 ,124	Any
static final class variables		final local variables, final parameters, final instance variables, final methods, final classes	pg 106	11,13,15,16,17
static methods		static non-final variables	pg 223-229	Most
null, this, super, super.method(args)		this.var,	pg 80-83, 450-452 pg227-229 pg 143	13,14,15
		this.method(args),
		this(args)
Constructors and initialization of static variables		Default initialization of instance variables, initialization blocks	pg 104-110	8,16,17
Understand inheritance hierarchies. Design and implement subclasses Modify subclass implementations and implementations of interfaces.			pg 102-104, 460-462	4,14,15,16,17
Understand the concepts of abstract classes and design an interface.	Design and implement abstract classes		pg 102-104,398-400,449-460	16 with AP option
Understand equals, ==, and != comparison of objects		clone, implementation of equals	pg 266-267 for String Objects	9,11,16
Comparable.compareTo			Comparable class covered in Extended Learning docs.
Conversion to supertypes and (Subtype) casts		instanceof	covered in Extended Learning docs	None
Package concept, import packageName.ClassName;;		import x.y.*, defining packages, class path	pg 103-104	Most
Exception concept, common exceptions,	throwing standard unchecked exceptions	Checked exceptions try/catch/finally, throws	pg 270-271,356, 363-364	15-17
Comparable, String, Math, Random, Object, ArrayList	List, Set, Map, Iterator, ListIterator, LinkedList, HashSet, TreeSet, HashMap, TreeMap		258-267,102-104, 225, 339, 236; Comparable and ArrayList covered in Ext. Learning docs	9, 11 with AP option, 16 with AP option
Wrapper classes (Integer, Double)			pg 268,356	9
		Sorting methods in Arrays and Collections	pg 332-338	12