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AP Computer Science, at least as I remember it, was more of a Java programming course than a theoretical CS one. And at my high school there was extreme varian
by babl-yc 3y ago
AP Computer Science, at least as I remember it, was more of a Java programming course than a theoretical CS one.
And at my high school there was extreme variance in everyone's programming ability, which led to very little lecture time and mostly self-guided study.
Given that, there's probably some YouTube series with exercises that are more informative and enjoyable than most CS high school educators. Add in GPT-4 to answer the questions and let kids collaborate and you'd be set.
- lallysingh 3y agoThey did some basic data structures like double linked lists, trees, and recursion. At least in the mid 90s.
- xboxnolifes 3y agoFrom what I remember about my AP CS exam, there were a lot of question on string manipulation.
- cafard 3y agoI once glanced at an assignment given my son in AP Computer Science. It was, as you say, in Java. I asked why he hadn't set up a loop for something, and was told (essentially) that loops would be covered in the next week or so, and that in the meantime one wasn't to use them.