VC AP Computer Science A

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Course Description

This will be a one semester course covering Object Oriented Java. The goal of this course is to prepare each student to take the AP CS-A Exam.

Instructor

Dr. Wilson
Office hours: Wood-Mar 224 (see schedule) - Zoom Appointments: email me here at GFU or VC

Texts

required

• Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, 2nd Ed.

Resources

• Toolchain Installation Guide (pdf)
• Toolchain Testing (pdf)
• Coding Style Guide (pdf)
• IntelliJ Config to be Style Compliant (pdf)
• Sample Grading Rubric (pdf)

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Collaboration

See the GFU CS/IS/Cyber policies for collaboration and discussion of collaboration and academic integrity. Most students would be surprised at how easy it is to detect collaboration in programming—please do not test us! Remember: you always have willing and legal collaborators in the faculty.

Almost all of life is filled with collaboration (i.e., people working together). Yet in our academic system, we artificially limit collaboration. These limits are designed to force you to learn fundamental principles and build specific skills. It is very artificial, and you'll find that collaboration is a valuable skill in the working world. While some of you may be tempted to collaborate too much, others will collaborate too little. When appropriate, it's a good idea to make use of others—the purpose here is to learn. Be sure to make the most of this opportunity but do it earnestly and with integrity.

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Tentative Schedule

Week 1 Intro, Coding Style, Toolchain Other: Chapter 1(pdf)

Week 2 Implementing Classes & Test Harnesses Other: Chapter 2(pdf), Chapter 3(pdf)

Week 3 Branching Control Structures Other: Chapter 4(pdf), Chapter 5(pdf)

Week 4 Iteration Control Structures Other: Chapter 6(pdf)

Week 5 Branching & Iteration cont.

Week 6 Arrays & ArrayLists Other: Chapter 7(pdf)

Week 7 Arrays & ArrayLists cont.

Week 8 Adv. Class Design Other: Chapter 8(pdf)

Week 9 Inheritance Other: Chapter 9(pdf), Chapter 10(pdf)

Week 10 Recursion Other: Chapter 13(pdf)

Week 11 Sorting & Searching Other: Chapter 14(pdf)

Week 12 AP Practice Exams

Date	Topic	Other
Week 1	Intro, Coding Style, Toolchain	Chapter 1(pdf)
Week 2	Implementing Classes & Test Harnesses	Chapter 2(pdf), Chapter 3(pdf)
Week 3	Branching Control Structures	Chapter 4(pdf), Chapter 5(pdf)
Week 4	Iteration Control Structures	Chapter 6(pdf)
Week 5	Branching & Iteration cont.
Week 6	Arrays & ArrayLists	Chapter 7(pdf)
Week 7	Arrays & ArrayLists cont.
Week 8	Adv. Class Design	Chapter 8(pdf)
Week 9	Inheritance	Chapter 9(pdf), Chapter 10(pdf)
Week 10	Recursion	Chapter 13(pdf)
Week 11	Sorting & Searching	Chapter 14(pdf)
Week 12	AP Practice Exams

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1. GFU
2. CSIS
3. Dr. B. Wilson
4. VC