Barron&;s AP Computer Science Principles Premium with 6 Practice Tests is designed to help students prepare for exam topics, regardless of what computer language or method they learned. The book is aligned with the course changes that will be implemented in the 2020-2021 academic year.
The College Board has announced that there are May 2021 test dates available are May 3-7 and May 10-14, 2021.
This edition includes:
- Three practice exams in the book
- Three online practice exams
- In-depth instructions on how to complete the Explore Performance Tasks and the Create Performance Tasks.
- Sample responses that earn high scores and sample responses that earn low scores
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General Information About the Exam |
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Hints for Taking the Exam |
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1 Create Performance Task |
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Full Sample Create Performance Tasks |
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2 Big Idea 1: Creative Development |
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Creative Development Questions |
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Lossy and Lossless Data Compression |
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Information Extracted from Data |
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4 Big Idea 3: Algorithms And Programming |
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Algorithms and Programming Questions |
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Big Idea 3: Algorithms and Programming Part 2 |
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Algorithms and Programming Questions Part 2 |
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5 Big Idea 4: Computer Systems And Networks |
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Autonomous Systems of the Internet |
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Computer Systems and Networks Questions |
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6 Big Idea 5: Impact Of Computing |
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Beneficial and Harmful Effects |
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Legal and Ethical Concerns |
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Impact of Computing Questions |
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Appendix A Create Performance Task Directions |
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Appendix B Create Performance Task Rubric |
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Appendix C AP Computer Science Principles Exam Reference Sheet |
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About the Author Seth Reichelson is a 2015 White House Champion of Change, College Board Summer Institute Teacher, and IBM Champion. As a Computer Science teacher at Lake Brantley High school and Ocoee High School, he grew his computer program with grassroots activism. Through his unflappable likability and out of the box implementation of ideas, he enlivened the class with quirky but accessible projects that appeal to all students. Putting his charismatic legitimacy to paper truly has been an epic adventure for all involved including his Labradors. Seth Reichelson is a long time High School teacher and Labrador Retriever enthusiast.
About the Publisher In the 1930s, Manuel H. Barron opened a bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.
People from the community asked Mr. Barron about books that might be available to help their children study for the New York State Regents exams. After realizing there wasn't anything available, Mr. Barron created his own study guides.
80 years later, Barron's has helped millions of people prepare for their next step.
