Description

Common AP Computer Science Principles Topics:

Relational and Boolean Operators
Selection
Iteration
List operations
Procedures
Robot programming
Explore Performance Task
Create Performance Task

Why?

Succeed on the AP Computer Science Principles Exam
Become familiar with topics covered every year
Approach problems effectively and make appropriate use of time
Master the pseudocode language and robot instructions used on the AP CSP Exam

Approach your Performance Tasks will confidence
Understand the requirements and scoring for the Explore Performance Task
Understand the requirements and scoring for the Create Performance Task
Walk through sample submissions and scoring
Master effective techniques for earning each rubric point

Common AP Computer Science A Topics:

Classes and objects
Inheritance and polymorphism
Arrays and ArrayList
Recursion
for, while and foreach loops
The String class
Interfaces and the compareTo method
Magpie, Elevens and Pictures Labs
Why?

Succeed on the AP Computer Science A Free Response
Become familiar with topics covered every year
Recognize commonly tested problems and develop algorithms to solve them
Approach problems effectively and make appropriate use of time

Approach recursion problems with confidence
Determine the output of recursive methods
Use a stack to trace recursive methods
Recognize problems with simple recursive solutions
Implement recursive methods