Computer Science Principles

Unit 1: Computer Science and Digital Information

• Introduction

• What is Computer Science?

• Representing Information

• Binary Numbers

• Overflow and Rounding

Unit 2: Representing Information Digitally

• Introduction

• Representing Text

• Representing Black and White Images

• Representing Color Images

• Compressing Data

• Intellectual Property

• Digital Information Dilemmas

Unit 3: The Internet

• Introduction

• The Basics of the Internet

• Addressing on the Internet

• Network Protocols

• Internet Dilemmas

Unit 4:  Intro to App Design

• Introduction

• Intro to Apps and Design Mode

• The Need for Programming Languages

• Intro to Programming and Debugging

• Coding an App

Unit 5: Variables and Conditionals

• Introduction

• Explore and Investigate Variables

• Programming with Variables

• Explore and Investigate Variables

• Programming with Conditionals

Unit 6: Functions

• Introduction

• Explore Functions

• Programming with Functions

• Decision Maker App

Unit 7: Lists and Loops

• Introduction

• Explore and Investigate Lists

• Programming with Lists

• Explore and Investigate Loops

• Programming with Loops

Unit 8: Traversals

• Introduction

• Explore and Investigate Traversals

• Programming with Traversals

• Data App

Unit 1: Algorithms

• Introduction

• Algorithms Solve Problems

• Algorithm Efficiency

• The Limits of Algorithms

• Parallel and Distributed Algorithms

Unit 2: Parameters, Returns, and Libraries

• Introduction

• Explore and Investigate Parameters and Returns

• Programming with Parameters and Returns

• Explore and Investigate Libraries

• Programming with Libraries

• Make a Library

Unit 3: The AP Exam Create Performance Task

• Introduction

• Create Performance Task Overview

• Create Performance Task Prep

• Create Performance Task Build

Unit 4: Data 

• Introduction

• Learning from Data

• Cleaning and Filtering Data

• Big, Open, and Crowdsourced Data

• Machine Learning and Data Bias

Unit 5: Cybersecurity and Global Impacts

• Introduction

• Future School Convention Simulation Introduction

• Data Policies and Privacy

• The Value of Privacy

• Security Risks

Unit 6: Protecting Data

• Introduction

• Protecting Data with Encryption

• Data Protection Strategies

• Future School Innovation Recommendations

Unit 7: Programming a Musical Composition

• Introduction

• AP End-of-Course Exam

Unit 8: Final Project - Creativity in Programming

• Introduction

• Planning the Final Project

• Create the Final Project