Computer Science "A"

    
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| Laptop, OS      |
| Tool Setup      | 
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   | VS Code,  Markdown, Jupyter Notebook (.ipynb), JavaScript (.md, .html)
   v
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| VS Code, Develop|
| Code Editor     | 
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   |
   | Write code, make, run localhost, test, debug
   v
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| VS Code, Git    |
| Version Control |       | 
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   |
   | Commit local versions, comment, track changes
   v
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| VS Code, Project|
| GitHub Sync     |
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   |
   | Push changes to cloud Repository
   v
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| GitHub,  Collab |
| Shared Code     |
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   |
   | Actions, Jekyll build
   v
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| GitHub Pages    |
| Showcase Project|
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College Board Basic Programming Units
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  Fundamentals of Programming
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  | CB Unit 1        |
  | Primitive Types  | --> Types appear in Code
  | 2.5%-5%          |
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  | Unit 3           |
  | Booleans and Ifs | --> Understand De Morgan's Law
  | 15%-17.5%        |
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  | Unit 4           |
  | Iteration        | --> String Iteration, repeat until expression
  | 17.5%-22.5%      |
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  | Unit 10 - Part 1 |
  | Recursion        | --> Base case and recursive call
  | 5%-7.5%          |
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  Fundamentals of Java
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  | Unit 2           |
  | Using Objects    | --> Instance vs Static, Methods, APIs, ... 
  | 5%-7.5%          |
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  | Unit 5           |
  | Writing Classes  | --> Diagram a Class, constructor, setters, ... 
  | 5%-7.5%          |
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  | Unit 9           |
  | Inheritance      | --> Extend class, polymorphism, super, this, ...
  | 5%-7.5%          |
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| GitHub Pages  |
| Design, Layout|
|   Frontend    |
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      |
      | User presentation, style 
      | Actions
      v
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|  JavaScript  |
| Logic/Events |
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      |
      | Functionality, interactivity
      | Sends HTTP requests/responses
      v
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| AWS EC2 Server |
|  Java / Spring |
|    Backend     |
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      |
      | Server-Side Proccessing
      | Analysis, POJOs, ORM, JPA
      | Communicate with AWS Services
      v
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|  AWS Services  |
|   Store Data   |
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Required Data Structures for Course
-----------------------------------
  College Board Units
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  | Unit 6           |
  | Array            | --> Linear data structure, fixed size, algos, ...
  | 5%-7.5%          |
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  | Unit 7           |
  | ArrayList        | --> Linear and dynamic size, Collection Framework 
  | 2.5%-7.5%        |
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  | Unit 8           |
  | 2D Array         | --> 2D Linear dat structure, col/row order
  | 7.5%-10%         |
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  | Unit 10 - Part 2 |
  | Search/Sort      | --> Bubble, Selection, Insertion, Merge
  | 5%-7.5%          |
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  College Articulated Requirements, B or better
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  | Java Fundamental |
  | HashMap          | --> Key-value data structure
  |                  |
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  | Algorithmic      |
  | Queue,Stack,...  | --> Collections Framework
  |                  |
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  | Abstract Data Type |
  | Graph              | --> Nodes, Vertices, Edges
  |                    |
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Required FRQ Types by College Board
-----------------------------------
  Each FRQ writes program code, uses expressions, conditions, and iteration 
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  | Methods and        |
  | Control Structures | -->  Algoritmic challenge, use objects, call methods, ...
  | Units #1-#4        |
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  | Classes            |
  |                    | -->  Define a new type by creating a class ...
  | Units #2,#5,#9     |
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  | Arrays /           |
  | ArrayLists         | -->  Create, manipulate elements in 1D array or ArrayList, ...
  | Units #6,#7        |
  +--------------------+
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  | 2D Array           |
  |                    | -->  Create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 2D array, ...
  | Units #6,#7        |
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