#ap comp sci

[ziggyplayedguitar96]

I have an AP comp sci test tomorrow and I’m kinda nervous

[7-ratsinatrenchcoat]

pov your comp sci class is doing amazing

[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 😈😈😈😈

[arsoniscoolsometimes]

guys i keep switching back and forth between python and java and it’s not good

like what do you MEAN i have to declare my variable type you dumb language just know what i mean like mr snake over there

and why do you constantly need semicolons??? like what????

and the even more annoying part is i know why it needs these things but i can’t help but feel as tho java is a dumb little guy and python is a chad

[aipurjopa]

If it’s any consolation I was failing AP chem but I passed the exam with a 3 (while actively having an F) and managed to pull a last minute C so I believe in you. This is about your AP chem post btw

oh im not taking ap chem myself... my friends were telling me what to caption the drawing with and channeling their inner rage😭😭😭 i will not be pursuing the natural sciences unfortunately PHYSICS FOREVER!

[stone2stars]

New Google acquired!

Hey you know how a computer works with codes that tell the machine what to do. But I've been thinking, if the code means something, what happened to that exactly code to mean that? Like who told some combinations may mean something or another? It makes no sense in my mind

-🦐

New Google acquired, huh? Well, since you asked sooo nicely:

You’re right in a way—code does mean something to a machine, but that “meaning” isn’t innate. A computer is just a glorified rock that we taught to flip tiny electrical switches really, really fast. It doesn’t “understand” anything. It just responds to structured voltage changes.

The reason 00110101 might trigger a certain behavior is because humans designed a set of rules—a language, really—where certain patterns map to specific functions. Think of it like this:

We built the machine. We built the code. We built the translation table. And then we taught the machine how to follow that table, like a trained dog.

Why does “print(‘Hello World’)” mean “show this phrase on the screen”?

Because the compiler knows how to translate human-readable code into machine instructions, and those instructions were written to control output behavior.

It's like asking: “Who decided the word ‘tree’ means tree?” Answer: No one. And everyone. Language is made-up. So is code. But when everyone agrees on the rules, the illusion becomes functional.

So yeah.

Computers run on layered nonsense stacked high enough that it starts making sense.

Welcome to the internet.

[rad-rat-with-a-tophat]

we're getting wild tonight folks!!!!!

javascript.

[lunarifie]

Yall— yall please— I-im gonna do Kyborg week— please just wait for me please-

[acingthistest]

OPENING NIGHT DONE, IT WENT SO WELL!! Only 3 more shows to go!

[alvinmichaelmurphyseville]

“Today, I only had one reading assignment and two AP Science worksheets to do. No meds were needed.”

“Dude, I am so relieved. It’s so weird being relieved that AP Science homework was TWO FULL ASSIGNMENTS, but that is a really LIGHT workload compared to the usual. I swear.”

“On Monday, I had to read 3 chapters in my textbook, watch two informative 30 minute online lectures, do 2 terminology review worksheets and 2 pages of practice equations.”

“It was all due Tuesday at the start of class.”

“This course is college level. It is NO PICNIC.”

“So, yeah, I will take 2 worksheets over all that any day.”

[ziggyplayedguitar96]

I hate my AP comp sci class so much

[flippedorbit]

still think it’s absolutely fucked up that both the coding classes i took in high school were ‘taught’ by two coaches. whether they’re knowledgeable on the subject or not, a coach should not he a teacher under any circumstance in my opinion, teaching and coaching are very different. hell, teaching computer science or information technology is very different from coaching a sport, and the way my class was treated by one of those teachers was fucking ridiculous. like i would’ve liked advanced placement computer science a lot more had i asked for the class in the first place, and also had the teacher not been a total dickback who relied full on volunteers from some microsoft program.

[gamehacklab]

The End of Programming as We Know It – O’Reilly

A very good reflection on the evolution of the ways we had been programming.

[randomuniversityquotes]

Linear Algebra Lecturer: "It's only 9 in the morning, I'm not going to translate it to binary."

[21st-century-minutiae]

College Board is a 20th century, early 21st century non profit organization that works to smooth access to higher education in the United States. One of the services they offer is the administration of "AP" (Advanced Placement) tests. For a variety of subjects, College Board offers a certification evaluation, as well as curriculum guides to teach the subjects that will be tested on. These courses are about the level expected of introductory college classes.

High Schools teach "advanced" students this curriculum so that they are prepared to take the test after a semester (or year). Students may also acquire study materials for themselves in order to learn on their own time for whatever reason, such as their school not offering a particular class. Students pay to take the test which is administered in the school or at a testing center, and the result is made available to the students to optionally send the score own to the college they will be attending. The scores range from 1 to 5, with 1 being a complete failing grade, 3 being a pass, and 5 being pass with extreme distinction. Independent of the test, AP classes are often weighted, increasing a students GPA potentially above the "maximum" 4.0.

College Board standardizes the tests and works with universities to accept the results of these tests as college credit. Individual colleges determine particular policies, such as which tests they accept in what manner, and what score is required to be accepted. It may be that a 3 permits a student to take an abbreviated course to complete the credit, while a score of 4 or 5 permits them to skip the equivalent course entirely.

Students with AP credit would be able to graduate from college faster, have a more relaxed pace, or pursue additional degrees in the same amount of time.

As pointed out by the above, there are ample humanities and science offerings in the AP Curriculum, but limited math options. Because High Schools often require students to take some Math class each year, regardless of level, it is common among accelerated students to be taking "college level" math in their Junior Year and Senior Years both, but can only get accreditation from college board for one of those years.

AP Precalculus is a strange case as most universities do not teach math before Calculus. Most will not accept it as college credit, despite the exam.

humanities people: hey can we pleeeease have some more APs

college board: oh baby what I have got cooking for you. We got 80 different question types and nine languages or some shit and “research” and “seminar” and five histories and oooo we’re gonna add more

science people: hey can we pleeease have some more APs

college board: I got stuff for you too don’t you worry, we got bio and chemistry and two algebra based physics and two calculus based physics SEQUELS and environmental science and we’re adding like five new ones soon

math people: hey can we pleee-

college board: SHUT THE FUCK UP. NERDS LIKE YOU DONT DESERVE TO SHOW ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE TO COLLEGES, YOU GET YOUR CALCULUS AND YOUR STATS AND THATS IT. NO CLASSES FOR YOU

math people: but like if you’re two years ahead you’ll be done with calculus and still have a senior year of college math you’ll want to get credit for-

college board: YOU KNOW WHAT JUST FOR THAT IM GIVING YOU AP PRECALCULUS. THATS RIGHT. A CLASS MOST PEOPLE TAKE AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ANYWAYS

[imperpetuallylost]

last time olivia rodrigo was in my city was the night before my first ever ap test. so unfortunately i didn’t get to go

so istg if i don’t get tickets this time-