GRAPHICALLY CHALLENGED BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

PRESENTATION: 2014--2015

Computer Science EditionGunn HS, Palo Alto (CA)

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Josh Paley is Old• 13th year at Gunn• BS in Math & CS from UIUC• MS in Applied Math from UIUC• ABQ&D in Sci. & Math Ed from UCB• 3 years summer lecturer in CS at UCB• 2 summers Google CAPE• 10 years high tech industry experience• 26 years fantasy baseball experience

Computer Science Principles

• UC-Berkeley’s CS10: The Beauty and Joy of Computing– http://bjc.berkeley.edu – Driven by AP CS Principles

• For students interested in computing who either don’t have enough math for Functional Programming or just want to learn about computing without taking a hard-core programming course

Functional Programming

• Previously “Programming Concepts”• Modeled after UCB’s long-time CS3

course• Topics learned include

– Abstraction– Recursion– Higher-order functions– List processing– Trees

Object-Oriented Programming

• Topics learned include– Abstraction– Iteration– Data types– Arrays and ArrayLists

• Covers 90% of AP CS A curriculum• Both Functional Programming AND

Object-Oriented Programming are needed to apply to take AP CS

AP Computer Science

• Reality: 10% AP, 90% advanced stuff• Modeled after old CS61A and CS61B at UCB• Topics learned include

– Abstraction– OOP– Sequential Programming– Data structures– Mind-bending problems– Working with other people

The Successful Student…

• Comes to class with a great work ethic• Perseveres on challenging problems• Asks great questions• Works well with others

Factors That Prevent Success

• Time management• Non-productive computer usage

– Games– Facebook– Etc.

• Procrastination• Avoidance

– If there are difficulties, please let me know before they grow into huge problems!

More Information

• http://paleyontology.com– Full class syllabi– Policy information

• Email: jpaley@pausd.org– I do not post grades online, so if you want details,

please email!

• Field trip(s) (maybe, TBA)