College Board framework
Every AP Computer Science A skill maps to a unit and topic in the College Board's course and exam description, so sessions match what the exam tests.
AP Computer Science A
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Aligned to the College Board framework
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Share your teacher's syllabus, textbook, or pacing guide and sessions follow your child's actual class.
Your exam goal
Aiming for a 5, or just to pass? Aristotle builds the path backwards from your target score and the May exam date.
AP exam prep
How does Aristotle help with AP Computer Science A exam prep?
Aristotle tracks 186 AP Computer Science A skills, finds the ones costing your child points, and plans review back from the May exam.
Unit-by-unit review
Follows the College Board's units.
Free-response practice
Your child talks it through. Aristotle coaches from the step that went wrong.
Help on demand
Any time before the exam. No booking.
A parent view
See what's mastered and what's left.
Features
All the tools of a great tutor.
Talk things through, work side by side, and come back next time to a tutor who remembers where you left off.
Learn out loud
Ask questions out loud, hear explanations in Aristotle’s voice, and interrupt whenever you need to.
An interactive whiteboard
Aristotle draws steps, diagrams, and images to help you learn visually.
Practice built for you
Get practice problems tailored to the exact topics you’re struggling with.
65 subjects and counting
From middle-school math to AP exams to SAT/ACT prep. We also build custom plans matched to state standards and specific courses.
Review with ease
Revisit session summaries, session whiteboards, and uploads in one place.
Upload your own materials
Aristotle can read and navigate any PDFs and images with the learner. That includes textbooks with hundreds of pages!
Personalized tracking
We break all subjects down into granular skills, then track mistakes and mastery on each one. Parents can see the whole picture at a glance.
A tutor that knows you
Aristotle remembers every session: what you’ve covered, where you got stuck, how you like things explained. It picks up right where you left off.
The curriculum
186 AP Computer Science A skills, personalized to your child
Aristotle is designed to always know what to teach at exactly the right time.
Sample curriculum
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Using Objects and Methods
Selection and Iteration
Class Creation
Data Collections
AP Computer Science A tutoring curriculum186 skills across 4 units
Using Objects and Methods
How a Java program is written, compiled, and run, and how it stores and computes with data. Topics: Introduction to Algorithms, Programming, and Compilers, Variables and Data Types, Expressions and Output, Assignment Statements and Input, Casting and Range of Variables, Compound Assignment Operators, Application Program Interface (API) and Libraries, Documentation with Comments, Method Signatures, Calling Class Methods, Math Class, Objects: Instances of Classes, Object Creation and Storage (Instantiation), Calling Instance Methods, String Manipulation.
Selection and Iteration
How programs make decisions and repeat work. Topics: Algorithms with Selection and Repetition, Boolean Expressions, if Statements, Nested if Statements, Compound Boolean Expressions, Comparing Boolean Expressions, while Loops, for Loops, Implementing Selection and Iteration Algorithms, Implementing String Algorithms, Nested Iteration, Informal Run-Time Analysis.
Class Creation
How to design and write a class of your own. Topics: Abstraction and Program Design, Impact of Program Design, Anatomy of a Class, Constructors, Methods: How to Write Them, Methods: Passing and Returning References of an Object, Class Variables and Methods, Scope and Access, this Keyword.
Data Collections
How programs store and process many values. Topics: Ethical and Social Issues Around Data Collection, Introduction to Using Data Sets, Array Creation and Access, Array Traversals, Implementing Array Algorithms, Using Text Files, Wrapper Classes, ArrayList Methods, ArrayList Traversals, Implementing ArrayList Algorithms, 2D Array Creation and Access, 2D Array Traversals, Implementing 2D Array Algorithms, Searching Algorithms, Sorting Algorithms, Recursion, Recursive Searching and Sorting.
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Common questions about online AP Computer Science A tutoring
A few things you might wonder before getting started.
What does Aristotle's AP Computer Science A course cover?
Aristotle's AP Computer Science A course tracks 186 skills across 4 units, mapped to the College Board framework, including Using Objects and Methods, Selection and Iteration, and Class Creation. Every skill is linked to the skills it builds on, so the tutor always knows which parts of AP Computer Science A your child has mastered and what to teach next.
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