Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A
Scheduling Consideration: This course is the second course in the Computer Science sequence. Students successfully completing the AP Computer Science Principles are strongly encouraged to enroll.
AP Computer Science A introduces students to computer science through programming. Fundamental topics in this course include the design of solutions to problems, the use of data structures to organize large sets of data, the development and implementation of algorithms to process data and discover new information, the analysis of potential solutions, and the ethical and social implications of computing systems. The course emphasizes object-oriented programming and design using the Java programming language.
Grading:
80%-->Exams
20%-->Labs
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