APCSA Course Syllabus:

 

APCSA subset: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/compsci_a/java.html
Review this website for a list of topics covered on the AP test

 

Download Java7 SE Development Kit first http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html 

(Any Java 7 update will be fine but we must have the Java SDK not just the JRE.  Java 8 is not tested by the CollegeBoard).

 

Add to Favorites in IE or add shortcut on desktop

http://java.sun.com/javase/7/docs/api/index.html

 

Download Eclipse IDE from

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

 Provide a shortcut on desktop

 

Download BlueJ IDE from

http://www.bluej.org/ 

Install by running the exe.

Provide a shortcut on desktop.

 

 

Light-bot: Programming game
http://hoodamath.com/games/lightbot.php

 

Anybody can learn

http://code.org/ 

 

CodeAcademy: Learn to Code

http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercises/0

 

 

 

  

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