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AP CS A EXAM DATE & LOCATION

  • Tuesday (5/15/18), 12:30pm, Little Theater

Wednesday (4/18/18)

Agenda:

  • Finish 2017 AP CS FRQ Question #3
  • Practice MC (14 Questions) - 21 minutes
  • Common AP Algorithms reference

Monday (4/16/18)

Agenda:

  • 2015 AP CS MC practice (1m30s per question)
    • #3, 10, 33
  • 2017 AP CS FRQ practice
    • Question 3 - 30 minutes

Thursday (4/12/18)

Agenda:

  • AP Java Language subset guide
  • Integer & Double object classes
  • 2017 AP FRQ practice
    • Question 4 - 20 minutes

Tuesday (4/10/18)

Agenda:

  • 2017 AP FRQ practice
    • Question 1 - 20 minutes
    • Question 2 - 20 minutes
    • Question 3 - 30 minutes
    • Question 4 - 20 minutes

Thursday (4/5/18)

Agenda:

  • Algorithms review
  • Algorithm Identification Quiz on Canvas
  • Individual grade meetings to finalize grading

Tuesday (4/3/18)

Agenda:

  • Mr. Bui is out because his son as the flu
  • Insertion sort
    1. Go to https://visualgo.net/bn/sorting
    2. Be sure to click on INS for Insertion Sort at the top
    3. Click on Create -> Random
    4. Click on Sort -> Go
    5. Run the visualization as many times as you need
    6. You can slow down the visualization and observe the pseudocode in the lower right
    7. You may also look up the Java code for insertion sort
  • Algorithms Quiz on Thursday (4/5/18)
    • You will be given the Java code for the following algorithms, and you must be able to identify the name of the algorithm
      • Linear search
      • Binary search
      • Minimum search
      • Maximum search
      • Selection sort
      • Bubble sort
      • Insertion sort
  • Use the remaining time in class to complete any missing assignments

Friday (3/23/18)

Agenda:

  • Finish interfaces
  • Min/Max algorithm review
  • Sorting
    • Selection sort
    • Bubble sort

Wednesday (3/21/18)

  • Snow Day

Monday (3/19/18)

Warmup:

  • Think of 3 different examples of commonly accepted "interfaces" in real life. You can use examples in *anything* -- hardware, software, real-world objects, etc.

Agenda:

  • Interfaces cont'd
    • keywords: implements, interface

Thursday (3/15/18)

Agenda:

  • Complete eIMACS: Test 14 on the mini scantron sheet
    • Write your answers on both your scratch paper
    • You will have 20 minutes total
  • Test 14 review
  • Interfaces
    • keyword: interface
    • keyword: implements

Tuesday (3/13/18)

Agenda:

  • What's left to cover?
  • abstract classes
  • abstract methods
  • Complete eIMACS: Activity 24

Friday (3/9/18)

Agenda:

  • Volunteer Opportunity
    • Middle schoolers will be building and programming VEX IQ robots. They will be using block language to program so any student with basic background in coding would be helpful.
    • Adam Nesbitt Robotics Day on Saturday, March 17th from 8:30am-12:30pm at the Career Center
    • Volunteer Sign-up form
  • Binary Search
    • Break up into groups (Mr. Bui will assign based on binary search understanding)
    • Discuss the algorithm with your team and how it works
    • Only one person coding/typing per team
    • Complete and demo JavaSearchAssignment.java (ignore linear search part)
    • Once you have completed the array version, reimplement the code and search using ArrayList

Wednesday (3/7/18)

Agenda:

  • Some random Java keywords and their demos
    • final keyword - forces variable to be a constant value
    • static keyword - binds variable/method to CLASSNAME *instead* of to instances of objects
  • Linear search algorithm (for both arrays and ArrayList)
  • Use internets to research Binary search algorithm
    • Check out visualizations
    • Check out code examples

Monday (3/5/18)

Warmup:

  • Complete eIMACS: Activity 16.1 on paper- you have 3 minutes
  • We will review and self-grade

Agenda:

  • Finish going over 2015 FRQ #3
  • What's left?
    • A little more OOP
    • Search algorithms
    • Sorting algorithms
  • Final grade after AP exam
    • If you score a 5 on the exam, Mr. Bui will retroactively update your final grade to an A
    • If you score a 4 on the exam, Mr. Bui will retroactively update your final grade to an B+
    • You grade can only increase or stay the same (he will not downgrade if you bomb the exam)
  • Complete eIMACS: Activity 16.2 on paper - you have 4 minutes
  • Review & self-grade Activity 16.2
  • Complete eIMACS: Activity 16.3 on paper - you have 4 minutes
  • Review & self-grade Activity 16.3
  • Complete eIMACS: Activity 16.4 on paper - you have 4 minutes
  • Review & self-grade Activity 16.4
  • Object-oriented programming review
    • Polymorphism
    • Overriding Methods

Thursday (3/1/18)

Warmup:

  • Submit your 2015 FRQ #2 attempt to Canvas

Agenda:

  • Go over 2015 FRQ #2
  • Attempt 2015 FRQ #3
  • Go over 2015 FRQ #3

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