Elevens Lab

Summary

• Object Oriented

  • Encapsulation / Inheritance / Polymorphism
  • Simple Class (Card)
  • Collection of a related class (Deck of Cards)
  • Illustrates refactoring for extensibility
    • From Elevens-specific "combined" class (original ElevensBoard)
    • To
      • More general abstract superclass (Board)
      • Elevens-specific concrete subclass (simplified ElevensBoard)
    • Allows additional games without code duplication (e.g. Thirteens).

• Algorithms

  • Shuffles (perfect, selection, efficient selection)
  • Use of indirection lists (contain indexes into an array)

• Optional Extensions

  • Testing
  • Simulation
  • Other Games (Thirteens)

• Documentation

  • AP Computer Science A Elevens Lab Student Guide
  • AP Computer Science A Elevens Lab Teacher's Guide

created 7 March 2013 last revised 7 March 2013

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