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Computer Science @ Lowell

Mr. (Raymond) Chan

Lowell High School

San Francisco, CA

Room 334

Presentation will be begin every 15 minutes. (7:45PM) Check the student work on the computers!

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AP Computer Sci A and Lowell's other CS courses

Computer Programming A

Intro to JavaScript Programming

One Semester

Processing, Drawing + Animation

Elective grades 10 – 12

No prerequisite

AP Computer Science Principles

Intro to Computer Science

Two Semesters

Programming, Algorithms, Abstraction, Global Impact,

Creativity, The Internet, Data + Information

Elective grades 10 – 12

No prerequisite

Advanced Placement Computer Science A

Advanced Java Programming

Two Semesters

Prerequisite: Comp Prog A or AP Comp Sci Principles

or permission of instructor

Elective grades 10 – 12

Computer Science & Robotics Clubs

Girls Who Code

After School Tues

Room 334

FIRST Robotics

After School most days

Science Building

Computer Programming B (Python)

Advanced Python Programming

One Semester

Game Programming with PyGame, Sound

Elective grades 10 – 12

Prerequisite: Comp Prog A or permission of instructor

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AP Java is equivalent to a first semester college computer science class

Course Requirements:

B or better in APCS Principles or Computer Programming A or equivalent
Use of Google Classroom and Synergy
A Git Hub account to share your programs on the web

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What students learn in AP Java

Advanced Java Programming
Object Oriented Programming including inheritance
How to make and maintain your own website
How to write (a little) HTML & CSS
How to use Git and Git Hub
Searching and sorting
Recursion
Good Programming Style
All APCS A topics and a good foundation for studying computer science in college
+ Fun stuff like Asteroids that isn’t on the AP exam that they don't teach you in college!

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apcslowell.github.io

The complete AP Java course is online at GitHub
We’ll start at the top and work our way to the bottom

You are here

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Student work from AP Java:

Simulate lightning using a random walk

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Student work from AP Java:

Simulate lightning using a random walk

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Student work from AP Java:

Simulate lightning using a random walk

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Student work from AP Java:

Create an original Fractal

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Student work from AP Java:

Create an original Fractal

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Student work from AP Java:

Minesweeper

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Student work from AP Java:

Game Of Life

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Student work from AP Java:

Asteroids Game

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Student work from AP Java:

Fractal Tree

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Student work from AP Java:

Fractal Tree

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Student work from AP Java:

Chemotaxis

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Student work from AP Java:

Chemotaxis

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Caleb’s Light Sensitive Arduino

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Casey’s Scales

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Lotuseana’s Lightning

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Trevor’s Lightning

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Lushi’s Lightning

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Sample AP Computer Science A (Java) question

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Sample AP Computer Science A (Java) question

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Computer, Coding and Robotics After School Clubs

Lowell Has Several clubs where students can learn coding and get extra help from other students
Girls Who Code, Tuesdays after school room 334
FIRST Robotics, most days after school in the science building

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Questions about AP Computer Science A (Java) at Lowell?

Full course content at apcslowell.github.io

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What you learn in AP CS Principles

A lot of Computer Science!
Computer Hardware

How Computers Work
Data, Binary and Hexadecimal

The Internet

Networking, Hacking & Cyber Security

Computer Programming

JavaScript

Global Impact of computing

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The AP CS Principles Exam

The AP CSP exam will be given the Spring
A 2 hour 70 question multiple choice exam
Prior to the exam, students will submit two “Performance Task”:

“Create” a computer program

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A Sample AP CS Principles�Multiple Choice Question

Sample questions are available in the AP CSP Framework on pages 84-100

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A Sample AP CS Principles�Multiple Choice Question

Sample questions are available online from the college board website in the AP CSP Framework on pages 84-100

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A Sample AP CS Principles�Multiple Choice Question

Sample questions are available online from the college board website in the AP CSP Framework on pages 84-100

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A Sample AP CS Principles�Multiple Choice Question

Sample questions are available online from the college board website in the AP CSP Framework on pages 84-100

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The Performance Tasks

Create a program

12 hours in class
Any programming language of your choice
A one minute video of your program running
750 word (approx.) written response to 4 prompts

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U2L3: Making Decisions Learning Goals Page 3

- What is the primary difference between the first two examples of ways to define ≥ (shown below)? The goal of this discussion is for students to see that a good optimization is that you never need to program if some predicate report (true) else report (false), you can just do report (some predicate).

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Practice Quiz Question

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Student work from AP CS principles:

Make a repeating pattern with a loop

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Student work from AP CS principles:

Create an animation

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Student work from AP CS principles:

Create an animation

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Student work from AP CS principles:

Create an data visualization using Python

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Class work from AP CS principles:

Examine the pixels of a cell phone with a microscope

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Class work from AP CS principles:

Virtual computer assembly

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Questions about AP Computer Science Principles at Lowell?

Full course content at:

https://apcsprinciples.github.io/

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Computer Programming A:

computer-programming-a.github.io

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Computer Programming A:

HTML, CSS and JavaScript using p5.js editor

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