AP: Computer Science Principles

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Mock Test

Tue, 04/21 2:20p - 4:20p

Review Sessions

2:20p - 4:20p

4/27; 5/04; 5/12

AP CS-P EXAM Fri, May 15, 2020; 7:45 am

This video helps put a lot of things in perspective. It offers us a snapshot of the careers/industries that will be relevant in the near and distant future. It helps us see the “big picture” in terms of contradictions as well as common ground we all have as a society.

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Major Topics:

  • Creativity in Computer Science
  • Using Abstraction and Communication to Organize and Solve Problems
  • Data and Information
  • Creating and Analyzing Algorithms
  • Programming
  • The Internet
  • Global Impact of Computer Science

Textbooks:

  1. Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion (1st Edition), H. Abelson, K. Ledeen, H. Lewis, 2008, Addison-Wesley
  2. Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion (2nd Edition), Changes by: K. Cummings, C. Maess-Scholl, Digital Only

"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding." ~ Leonardo da Vinci

Rules for the Classroom

  1. Do not use your cell phone (unless it is part of the lesson) or play video games unless it is free time.
  2. Respect people and property.
  3. Do not do work for another class in my class unless it is free time.

The Machinery of the Class

  1. Google Drive - Everyone needs a google account.
  2. Google Sites - Students create portfolios for keeping notes, programming assignments, etc.
  3. Google Classroom - Students take quizzes, track assignments and turn them in.