AP Computer Science A Tool
AP Computer Science A FRQ Heat Map
A compact year-by-year view of released AP Computer Science A free-response patterns.
How to read the numbers
Each cell shows how many released FRQs in that year use that primary archive topic. The total column sums the 2010-2025 range.
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Topic
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
Total
Q1: Methods & Control
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
Class Design / Writing
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
12
ArrayList
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
12
1D Arrays
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2D Array
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
15
String Processing
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Interfaces
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
GridWorld
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Data source: APCS Exam Prep FRQ Archive year pages, normalized to one primary topic per released FRQ.