Advanced Placement Computer Science is a college-level equivalent course focusing on Object-Oriented Programming. This course emphasizes design issues that make programs understandable, adaptable, and when appropriate, reusable. At the same time, the development of useful computer programs and classes is used as a context for introducing other important concepts in computer science, including the development and analysis of algorithms, the development and use of fundamental data structures, and the study of standard algorithms and typical applications. In addition, an understanding of the basic hardware and software components of computer systems and the responsible use of these systems are integral parts of the course. The course utilizes the Java programming language. 

Units of Study:

1. Introduction to Java
2. Program Fundamentals
3. Decision Structures
4. Loops and files
5. Methods
6. Arrays
7. Data Abstraction- Class Development
8. Recursion
9. Strings and Wrapper Classes
10. ArrayLists
11. Searching and Sorting Algorithms
12. Aggregation
13. Inheritance, Interfaces & Abstract Classes
14. Polymorphism
15. Exceptions
16. Graphical User Interfaces