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AP Computer Science Principles

Categories AP CS, Learn Coding

About Course

AP Computer Science Principles is an introductory college-level computing course that introduces students to the breath of the field of computer science. Students learn to design and evaluate solutions and to apply computer science to solve problems through the development of algorithms and programs
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What I will learn?

  • Solve problems through the development of algorithms and programs.
  • Incorporate abstraction into programs and use data to discover new knowledge.
  • Explain how computing innovations and computing systems, including the Internet, work, explore their potential impacts.
  • Contribute to a computing culture that is collaborative and ethical.
  • AP Computer Science Principles course does not have a designated programming language.
  • The teacher will choose a programming language(s) that is most appropriate for you to use in the classroom.

Course Curriculum

Unit 1: Creative Development

Unit 2: Data

Unit 3: Algorithms and Programming

Unit 4: Computer Systems and Networks

Unit 5: Impact of Computing

Material Includes

  • 1 textbook and other related in-class materials
  • Certificate of Completion

Requirements

  • No prior programming knowledge is required or assumed
  • Basic Java or Python knowledge will help but is not required

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Target Audience

  • BC High School Students who intend to have AP exam and build foundation theory and practice for computer science from beginning.