Description
An introduction to the process of
program design and analysis using the Java programming language for High School
and Middle School students who have no prior programming experience. Topics to
be covered include basic data types and their operators, I/O, control structures
(selection, loops), classes (including methods and fields), arrays, and simple
sorting and searching algorithms. Additional topics include current
events, ethics, and career and educational opportunities in the field.
Prerequisites
Students should be comfortable with
grade-appropriate reading and mathematics.
Notes
This course is similar in
content and design to CMU 15-100, an introductory programming and computer
science course taught at Carnegie Mellon University, though it has been adapted
to the High School and Middle School classrooms. As a consequence,
students completing the full course sequence (which should include all High
School students and perhaps some highly-motivated Middle School students) should
be well-prepared to take the "Computer Science A" Advanced Placement (AP) exam,
and thereby obtain college placement or credit for this course.