AP Computer Science

• Period 2 – Monday and Wednesaday 12:00 – 12:45 
• Period 4 – Monday and Wednesaday 2:15 – 3:00 

The College Board is re-evaluating how to provide tests under the current COVID-19 situation.  At the moment AP Computer Sceince units 1-7 are planned to be included on test.

Resources:

• Course at a Glance      Course and Exam Description
• AP Java subset (what’s tested & what is not tested)
• Quick Reference (comes with test)
• JAVA Review for the AP CS A Exam
• AP Comp Sci Review (Youtube) 
• Essential Exam Tips
• AP CS Important Slides

Review: AP CS Important Slides

Lab: Solving CheckDigit (Part A & Part B)

– This topic is not directly part of the AP test.  It is usually taught in the first semester course at University.  If you intend to major in a STEM area particularly Comp Sci, or you intend to take further CS courses at LASA, you should master this concept.   It is an excellent exercise for recursive programming and algorithm development.

Lab: MergeSort_Arrays(2020) – [Optional]

• (BLEND: Free Response 1 Pt 1&2 (2020) and REPL.IT: FR 1c (2018-2019))
• Part 1: 40 minute drill
• Part 2: Solving Free Response Questions

Topic:  Recursion (Slide deck) & Recursion (Narrated)

Lab: Codingbat Recursion-1

Topic: 23b.CompareTo

Lab: Sorting efficiently

Resources: Sorting and Searching

Sorting video

CTE survey

 

• DIY Sort  

• Practice 
  • Building Java Programs, 5th edition, Ch 13 13.2, 13.21, 13.22

 Abstract Classes, Overridding Methods & Polymorphism

• Localization (not on this 6 weeks grades)
  • FAQ: Localization

Topic: Composition & Interface

Worksheet: Composition & Interface (BLEND)

• Hearts Lite Part 5 (pair) 
• Part 5 – CardGame – due March 13.

•  Polymorphism
• Hearts Lite Part 4 (individual) 
  • Part 4 – CardPlayerLevel1

•  finish … Hearts Lite Part 2 – Deck
• Hearts Lite (pair) 
  • Part 3 – Player & CardPlayer

 Hearts Lite

• Part 2 – Deck
• PC2 Indeed Problems (data w/ compare.dat)

• finish … Part 1 – Card
• PC2 Indeed Problems
  • student data.zip

 Hearts Lite

• Pair Programming  video
• Card Game Overview – demo a game of Hearts Lite
• Part 1 – Card

• Library  

UIL Mock Tournament – Lite (on BLEND)

Sign Up for Indeed Competition Sat Jan 18th

• AP Java Subset
  • Javadoc new slides
  • Javadoc
  • jGrasp button Show/Generate Documentation (e..g. song.java)
    • //, /*  */   vs  /**  */, @param, @return
• finish … Album

• Album  
  • show javadoc output (song.html)

Knowledge Check 1 (2019-20) 

SoloLearn Arrays 

• Vigenere Cipher

Six weeks carry over ends – Submission cutoff.

• Lab: Word Search

LASA{CS} Ask (Set 1)

finish … Alice Counts

• Alice Counts 

Topic: 12. Arrays  [Topic on current six week test]

Lab: Codingbat Array Exercises (on Blend) [due next grading period]

•   For Loops     [Topic on current six week test]

• Deal       [due next grading period]

• APC HW 4.1, 4.2    [due current grading period]

•   While Loops
  • GCD     [due next grading period]

• Unit 3 & Unit 4 are 32.5% to 40% of AP Exam

Worksheet: Booleans I (Blend)

Lab: Open

• Calculator [90%]  (Single programmer version)
• Quadratic [100%] 

APC HW 3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4 (BLEND)

•   Else/else if & switch statements
• SoloLearn Conditionals and Loops 
•  Worksheet Methods: Static vs. Object
  • can not use Java IDE (e.g. repl.it or JGrasp)

Dr. Norman

Unit 2 FRQ

•  Booleans & if statements
  • In Order 
• AP Classroom  PPC Unit 2 (Part B) (≥ 9/12)

AP EXAM Decision Deadline

To avoid potential late fees, students must enroll online and decide if they will take exams before September 27, 2019.

• finish Book & StudentId
• APC PPC Unit 2 (Part A) (≥ 11/15)

• Lab: Book
• Lab: StudentID (on Repl.it and BLEND)
• APC HW 2.1,2.2,2.3B,2.4B (≥ 8/11)

• 08/23 HelloWorld
• 08/23 AP Classroom quiz 1.1
• 08/26 Variables Practice
• 08/28 Hello Input
• 08/30 Interactive Problem solving
• 09/04 Task & Invoke
• 09/09 APC PPC Unit 1 (Part A) (≥ 10/15) 

>>Grace period extended to Monday 9/16.<<

Topic: Java Objects (part 1)

Lab: Fun with Turtles 

(Retake)

Data Types,
Variables,
Operators,
Precedence

• APC PPC Unit 1 (Part B) (≥ 8/12) 
•  Worksheet Hello World! 
• AP classroom: HW 2.3A,2.4A,2.5,2.6,2.7 (≥ 7/11)

• CodingBat signup and register with class
• CodingBat String Exercises  [due 2nd six weeks]

• APC PPC Unit 1 (Part A) (≥ 10/15) 

AP Classroom 1.1r  (take if you did not get 6/6 the first time) 

Using static methods in the same class or another class (jGrasp)

Static Methods Walkthrough (jGRASP IDE)

AP QUIZ 02 – String Object & Methods

Lab:

• Task and Tasking 
• Invoke 

•   Static Methods & random() 
• Interactive Problem Solving (Repl.it)
  • Tasteable (Tasteable)
  • How many pages? (Pages)
  • Gallons Wasted (Drips)
  • Bean Count (Jellybeans)

• Hello Input 

•  Data Types, Variables, Operators, Precedence, Casting, Rounding
  • Practice

08/23A

08/23B

•  Introduction (continuing)
  •  Hello World (submit Hello.java file)  
  • Join repl.it classroom & submit Hello world assignment  
• AP Classroom Quiz 1.1 
•  Output

• about  lasacs.com    honor code
• Admin Overview
• AP Computer Science Syllabus and Course Outline
• no computer games on classroom computers at any time
• Student Survey (Shockey)  
• Parent / Guardian Survey (Shockey) 
• Moving to Intro to Computer Science
• Computer Science Club
• Women in Computer Science Club (WICS)
• Quantum Computing Club
• UIL Competitions/CTFs/NACLO,
• Cyberpatriot,
• Peer Tutoring

Topic: Intro to AP Computer Science