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AP Computer Science Principles
8 sections available · 36 chapters available
Free AP Computer Science Principles revision notes for AP (Advanced Placement) students. Each chapter covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take straight into the thinka app.
Course Content
Big Idea 1: Creative Development
Collaboration and Diverse Perspectives
Program Function and Purpose
Program Design and Development
Identifying and Correcting Errors
Big Idea 2: Data
Binary Numbers and Data Representation
Data Compression
Extracting Information from Data
Using Programs with Data
Big Idea 3: Programming Fundamentals
Exam Reference Sheet Notation (Text and Block)
Variables and Assignments
Data Abstraction
Mathematical Expressions
Strings
Boolean Expressions
Conditionals
Big Idea 3: Algorithms, Lists, and Search
Nested Conditionals
Iteration
Developing Algorithms
Lists
Binary Search
Robot Grid Problems
Big Idea 3: Procedures, Simulation, and Efficiency
Calling Procedures
Developing Procedures
Libraries
Random Values
Simulations
Algorithmic Efficiency and Undecidable Problems
Big Idea 4: Computer Systems and Networks
The Internet
Fault Tolerance
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Big Idea 5: Impact of Computing
Beneficial and Harmful Effects
Digital Divide
Computing Bias
Crowdsourcing
Legal and Ethical Concerns
Safe Computing
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