#AP Computer Science Principles

[pixelverseart]

Took my AP Computer Science Principles Exam today. It was tiring.

I just hope that i get a 5.

[eleventeenratsinaflannelsuit]

Exerpts from my absolute onslaught of “clarifying” comments on my “simple” calculator assignmeng for AP compsci principles (it is over 182 lines long)

(we’re starting our python unit. I already know basically everything that will be taught in this unit. wtf (teacher said ill get to code fish game as a project if i want /pos))

#unrelated but have you seen that one code of a like, C# or java coded calculator that can add/subtract/divide/multiply any two individual numbers up to 60-something and the coder did it by coding something else to hard code every operation. like, if num1=3 and num2=5 and operation=addition answer=8 type of thing? terrifying. I want to do it. (i looked for the code but couldn't find it (sad))

#I need blank lines and I can't be bothered to check if /n works in python. Also this is funnier [in relation to me using 'print("")' to get blank lines on the terminal]

#I don't want to code in fault tolerance and that stuff so... yeah if you do something wrong the server is down

#help how do i python for loop with a variable

#lol i don't need python for loop here

#etc.

#kindness matters :)

#(extra or statements to account for user error (i don't want to figure out how to ignore whether a letter is caps or lowercase so i will instead code more. This is my mantra.))

#(you know it's sad that python doesn't use semicolons to seperate commands because in languages that do use it I can just code EVERYTHING on one line and the camp counselors didn't like that but they couldn't do anything because it was technically correct lol)

[masterclasspace]

The editions of our AP Computer Science Principles course will not change among its many tracks. Nonetheless, some of the exercises in the various AP CSP versions have a unique viewpoint to improve comprehension and application. For example, although the cybersecurity counterpart may focus on password validation methods, an AP CSP JavaScript course might include a general conditional activity.

[professortechnical]

i'd like to feel excited knowing that I managed to finish the detailed outline for my recent story as well as the "base code" for my performance task.

but now that means i have to actually finish them

[cheesemenace]

Taking the AP comp sci principles test on Wednesday. I'm gonna eat it up (unlike my calc exam)

Everyone should fear me (the random aaaa questions about hardware and software is gonna get me please help please help oh god they are gonna get me)

I code so well 😈😈😈😈

[swethaksblog]

💻 CS Principles offers a broad intro to computing concepts, while CS A dives deeper into Java and complex programming. 🧠📘

[lorillee]

Hello! I really like you're blog! You're really funny and I really enjoyed your anti-obito post. I never really got why people liked him.

I know you're going to school for coding and it's something I've been thinking of getting into. Do you have any recommendations on where a total newbie should start?

LMAOOOOO A fellow obito hater...... for a bit of clarity currently im majoring in computer engineering so my program is like 50% computer science and 50% electrical engineering. personally i took ap computer science principles/a in high school which was more or less my formal introduction to coding, but i also participated in a few random miscellaneous extracurricular local computer science for girls programs before then too.

my education situation was kind of deeply unorthodox so i cant really speak too much for public high schools if thats your age group but i would definitely start looking into any local stem outreach programs in your area and if applicable ask your counselor/advisor (or librarians) about any resources they know about, as that would definitely be your best bet. ultimately for somebody like me this sort of thing needs to be like assigned classwork or a bootcamp of some sort because i need deadlines to get anything done, but if youre more self driven some people on reddit were recommending this free course.

theres about a million different branches to programming and the easiest way to narrow down what you actually want to do is really just to start trying random crap to see what you like and what you dont. best of luck!!!!

[eliteprepsat]

6 Ways to Show Genuine Interest in Your Intended College Major

Most universities are not particularly interested in students who approach college as the 13th grade—just the next step on a path laid out for them by their parents since before they were born. They instead seek out students who demonstrate passion and curiosity, especially about their chosen field of study.

In your college applications, it’s important that you demonstrate your interests (not just state what they are, but show them at work in your life) and that those interests inform your prospective major. You can and should demonstrate your interests in your college essays, your activities lists, and even in your transcripts.

Here are some specific tips on how to prove you’re invested in your intended major:

1. Take AP, IB, and honors courses in that field

If your high school offers advanced courses in a field you’re passionate about, take those courses. Honors, AP, and IB credits demonstrate that you’ve devoted ample time and energy to a given field.

I would also recommend approaching advanced classes from the opposite direction. If you’re like most high school students, you’re not yet sure what you want to major in or what your academic interests are. Take advanced classes in subjects that you perform well in. You might find that these courses create entirely new interests for you that weren’t there before. 

Throughout high school and college, you will likely develop new passions and a deeper understanding of what you love. Advanced courses are one of the ways in which you can discover what those passions might be.

2. Join a student organization … or start your own

Interested in computer science? Join a coding club at your school. Or, if none exists, create one. If you’re interested in something—whether it be coding, poetry, chess, or pottery—chances are there are other students at your school who are interested, too.

You can demonstrate passion for a field or cause by joining an organization on campus and working your way up the ranks to, say, secretary or even president. You can also demonstrate initiative and leadership by starting an organization of your own.

Not sure where to start? Ask a counselor or teacher at your school about how you might get something new off the ground. With the right support, you can develop your interests and set yourself up for a strong college application.

3. Join a club & volunteer

You can also look beyond the walls of your school for club and volunteer opportunities. Join a mystery book club or a Spanish conversation club at your local library branch. Volunteer as an elementary school assistant at your local school district. There are so many possibilities that you can find with just a quick Google search.

4. Take free online courses

There are a ton of free online courses on subjects ranging from psychology to political philosophy, from computer science to principles of accounting.

You can find courses on the iTunes U app, many of which include syllabi and course readings alongside lectures. There’s a drove of Massive Open Online Courses available, many of which will even provide a certificate for completing the course. MIT hosts a wide range of free courses online, such as this Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python.

Many of these free online courses are offered by prestigious universities and taught by some of the most renowned faculty in their respective fields. By completing one of these courses, you can get a head start on university-level work and develop a new or existing passion.

5. Contact an expert

Do you live near a university? If so, reach out to faculty members to ask if they might be interested in your volunteering as a lab or research assistant, or even if you could stop by just to ask them some questions during their office hours. You might receive no response from a number of professors, but you would be surprised by how many would be more than happy to at least discuss what they do and why.

Along the same lines, if you’re passionate about business, reach out to local business owners. You might even find opportunities for employment. At the very least, you’ll gain vital insights into the kind of work you might want to do in college and beyond.

6. Read, watch, and listen on your own

Subscribe to The New Yorker, or The Economist, or Wired, or any number of magazines focused on literature and culture, or economics, or technology, or whatever it is you want to major in. Watch documentaries. Listen to podcasts. Finding media that will fuel your passion and leave you informed has never been easier. 

The kind of knowledge you can gain from reading, watching, and listening first-hand cannot be matched by second-hand commentary. No visit to Sparknotes, or advice from your uncle, or other kind of second-hand knowledge can stand in for the real thing. Hearing or reading about the thing is no match for hearing or reading or doing the thing itself.

With a novel in your hand or even a computer science course on your screen, don’t just be a passive consumer—take notes not only on the content, but your reactions to it. What makes you excited? What leaves you confused? What gets you frustrated?

By staying engaged in a field of study, you shouldn’t only learn new information. You should also learn a lot about yourself.

[coolcatteacher]

Some Big AI Problems: The Eliza Effect and More

Yes, everyone is talking about AI. However, how do the concerns about AI apply to our classrooms today? Tom Mullaney talks about concerns with:

The Eliza effect—where people attribute human characteristics such as trust and credibility to text-generating computers—can be dangerous when combined with the biases and inaccuracies inherent in large language models. It is vital for educators to understand this as we talk about AI with students.

There are concerns about using AI as "guest speakers" even for something seemingly "harmless" like "the water cycle."

Concerns with humanizing AI.

Discussing the "On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots" paper by Dr. Emily M. Bender et all which discusses the ethical issues and harms of large language models, including bias and environmental racism.

Debunking the myth that AI will have values and beliefs.

Practical applications of AI in the classroom

The challenges of citing generative AI in the classroom.

Why it is vital to teach about AI's ethical implications and encourage critical thinking with the use of AI in the classroom.

Why educators should stay informed about AI so they can guide students to effectively and responsibly use the AI that is becoming embedded in their technology.

Sponsor: Juicemind - https://www.juicemind.com/

As I taught coding this year in AP Computer Science Principles, I found JuiceMind so useful. Not only do they have the team coding tools we educators need (since Replit was discontinued) but they have Kahoot-like games where students can write code as part of the quizzing process. Juicemind also works with many math courses. I love their tools for studying in my coding classes and highly recommend Juicemind.

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New 10 Minute Teacher Podcast episode

[star--anon]

Sorry to brag but I got a 5 in AP Computer Science Principles and a 3 in AP Biology as a ninth grader

I’m on the top of the world rn

[sarallokesh37]

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[professortechnical]

my friends keep pushing me to make an actual dev blog on tumblr so they can watch my performance task's progress easier

and i said no bc i want this to look like I didn't have to spend a month figuring out how to make a game about feeding cats for a school project and I just pulled it out my ass for fun

[glamiizasters]

gotta get back on the art grind.. only issue is that i'm starting my AP computer science principles final n its gonna take like. weeks to do. bleh

[eleventeenratsinaflannelsuit]

if anyone wants the blog link its @studymaterialtokeepforlate (-r but it wouldn’t fit lol)

ignore those last few posts please (if you saw them before i deleted them), collecting study info for ap classes next year. accidentally posted to the wrong blog lol

[mercedespowers]

I was also in AP Precalculus and that class was a mess. As much as I hated being in there, I couldn’t really leave. It would've just messed up my schedule and I already don’t get along with the dean in charge of schedules so he would've probably just told me to deal with it. I mostly just hate that even though I was trying to learn, I couldn’t concentrate with a teacher breathing down our necks telling us that we were going to fail the AP test if we didn’t know basic concepts.

I also took AP Computer Science Principles and I got a 3 on that AP test. I told my parents and their responses were not great. My dad didn't listen and my mom didn't care.

That's basically all that happened. See you guys in entry 7

[eliteprepsat]

Most universities are not particularly interested in students who approach college as the 13th grade—just the next step on a path laid out for them by their parents since before they were born. They instead seek out students who demonstrate passion and curiosity, especially about their chosen field of study.

In your college applications, it’s important that you demonstrate your interests (not just state what they are, but show them at work in your life) and that those interests inform your prospective major. You can and should demonstrate your interests in your college essays, your activities lists, and even in your transcripts.

Here are some specific tips on how to prove you’re invested in your intended major:

1. TAKE AP, IB, AND HONORS COURSES IN THAT FIELD

If your high school offers advanced courses in a field you’re passionate about, take those courses. Honors, AP, and IB credits demonstrate that you’ve devoted ample time and energy to a given field.

I would also recommend approaching advanced classes from the opposite direction. If you’re like most high school students, you’re not yet sure what you want to major in or what your academic interests are. Take advanced classes in subjects that you perform well in. You might find that these courses create entirely new interests for you that weren’t there before.

Throughout high school and college, you will likely develop new passions and a deeper understanding of what you love. Advanced courses are one of the ways in which you can discover what those passions might be.

2. JOIN A STUDENT ORGANIZATION … OR START YOUR OWN

Interested in computer science? Join a coding club at your school. Or, if none exists, create one. If you’re interested in something—whether it be coding, poetry, chess, or pottery—chances are there are other students at your school who are interested, too.

You can demonstrate passion for a field or cause by joining an organization on campus and working your way up the ranks to, say, secretary or even president. You can also demonstrate initiative and leadership by starting an organization of your own.

Not sure where to start? Ask a counselor or teacher at your school about how you might get something new off the ground. With the right support, you can develop your interests and set yourself up for a strong college application.

3. JOIN A CLUB AND VOLUNTEER

You can also look beyond the walls of your school for club and volunteer opportunities. Join a mystery book club or a Spanish conversation club at your local library branch. Volunteer as an elementary school assistant at your local school district. There are so many possibilities that you can find with just a quick Google search.

4. TAKE FREE ONLINE CLASSES

There are a ton of free online courses on subjects ranging from psychology to political philosophy, from computer science to principles of accounting.

You can find courses on the iTunes U app, many of which include syllabi and course readings alongside lectures. There’s a drove of Massive Open Online Courses available, many of which will even provide a certificate for completing the course. MIT hosts a wide range of free courses online, such as this Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python.

Many of these free online courses are offered by prestigious universities and taught by some of the most renowned faculty in their respective fields. By completing one of these courses, you can get a head start on university-level work and develop a new or existing passion.

5. CONTACT AN EXPERT

Do you live near a university? If so, reach out to faculty members to ask if they might be interested in your volunteering as a lab or research assistant, or even if you could stop by just to ask them some questions during their office hours. You might receive no response from a number of professors, but you would be surprised by how many would be more than happy to at least discuss what they do and why.

Along the same lines, if you’re passionate about business, reach out to local business owners. You might even find opportunities for employment. At the very least, you’ll gain vital insights into the kind of work you might want to do in college and beyond.

6. READ, WATCH, AND LISTEN ON YOUR OWN

Subscribe to The New Yorker, or The Economist, or Wired, or any number of magazines focused on literature and culture, or economics, or technology, or whatever it is you want to major in. Watch documentaries. Listen to podcasts. Finding media that will fuel your passion and leave you informed has never been easier.

The kind of knowledge you can gain from reading, watching, and listening first-hand cannot be matched by second-hand commentary. No visit to Sparknotes, or advice from your uncle, or other kind of second-hand knowledge can stand in for the real thing. Hearing or reading about the thing is no match for hearing or reading or doing the thing itself.

With a novel in your hand or even a computer science course on your screen, don’t just be a passive consumer—take notes not only on the content, but your reactions to it. What makes you excited? What leaves you confused? What gets you frustrated?

By staying engaged in a field of study, you shouldn’t only learn new information. You should also learn a lot about yourself.