Course Objectives

Understand and apply the main principles of object-oriented software design and programming: classes and objects, constructors, methods, instance and static variables, inheritance, class hierarchies, and polymorphism

Learn to code fluently in Java in a well-structured fashion and in good style; learn to pay attention to code clarity and documentation

Learn to use Java library packages and classes within the scope of the AP Java subset

Understand the concept of an algorithm; implement algorithms in Java using conditional and iterative control structures and recursion

Learn to select appropriate algorithms and data structures to solve a given problem

Compare efficiency of alternative solutions to a given problem

Learn common searching and sorting algorithms: Sequential Search and Binary Search; Selection Sort, Insertion Sort, and Mergesort

Understand one- and two-dimensional arrays, and the ArrayList class, and use them appropriately in programming projects

Acquire skills in designing object-oriented software solutions to problems from various application areas

Discuss ethical and social issues related to the use of computers