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Computer Science and Information Technology Electives at the High School. Don Sawyer [email protected] October 18, 2011. Introductory Electives. Web Programming I and 2 Web Based Programs HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL 0.5 credit courses. Visual Basic I and 2 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Computer Science andInformation Technology
Electives at the High School
October 18, 2011
Introductory ElectivesVisual Basic I and 2•Writing Programs for PCs•Focus on Procedures•0.25 credit courses
Web Programming I and 2•Web Based Programs•HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL•0.5 credit courses
Common Topics•Variables and Assignment Statements•Control Structures
Introduction to Java•Object-Oriented Programming•0.5 credit course
Flash Programming•Game-Oriented Programming•0.5 credit course
Follow-On ElectivesAP Computer Science•Object-Oriented Programming•Equivalent to First Semester College Level Computer Science Course•Most Students take the exam and all have received 4s or 5s
Advanced Java Programming•Open to Students that have completed AP Computer Science•In the Program Planning Guide for the past two years but never had enough eligible students to actually offer the course•Covers advanced data structures, possibly Android OS
What Does Code Look Like?private Triangle triA, triB, selectedTri;private int x, y;
public TrianglePanel( Color backColor ) {setBackground( backColor );int [] x1 = { 50, 100, 150 };int [] y1 = { 25, 25, 75 };triA = new Triangle( x1, y1 );
int [] x2 = { 100, 250, 100 };int [] y2 = { 150, 225, 300 };triB = new Triangle( x2, y2 );
selectedTri = null;addMouseListener( new PanelListener() );addMouseMotionListener( new PanelMotionListener() );
}
Short snippet of java code from the AP Computer Science Class
What Does Code Look Like?<html><head><title>Exericse 4</title><style type="text/css">
input{ text-align:center }.out{border-style:none; font-size:140%; text-align:left}
</style><script type="text/javascript" >function calcSlope(){
var x1 = parseFloat( document.frm.txtX1.value );var y1 = parseFloat( document.frm.txtY1.value );var x2 = parseFloat( document.frm.txtX2.value );var y2 = parseFloat( document.frm.txtY2.value );var c = ( y2 - y1 )/( x2 - x1 );c = c.toFixed( 3 );document.frm.txtC.value = "The slope is " + c;
}</script></head>
Some source code from a web page in Web Programming 1
Who Takes These Electives• The introductory electives are open to
students in grades 9 to 12.
• AP Computer Science is open to grades 10 to 12.
• Generally successful in math
• Mostly boys (would love to have more girls take these courses)
Cost• Teacher salary.
• Computer lab (though available for other uses)
• All software is free except for Flash and Dreamweaver
• AP Computer Science is the only course with a text book. All other courses rely on resources that either I develop or are free on-line. Go to www.mrsawyer.com to view course materials.
Robotics Club• First year at high school. Lots of interest.
• Design, build, and program robots.
• Initial funds from parents ($2,000) and Home and School association ($200).
• Initial purchases include Lego Mindstorms, Finch, and Arduino Inventor Kits.
• Participating in MIT/NASA robot programming competition involving physics, advanced math, programming, and strategy. Placed 39th out of 88 high schools in the nation in the first round. Details of competition at www.zerorobotics.org
