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AP Computer Science Principles lessons

5 sections · 35 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

AP Computer Science Principles

Practice 35 skills across this outline.

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Program Design and Development
Creative Development
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
5 categories
Creative Development
20%
Algorithms and Programming
20%
Impact of Computing
20%
Data
20%
Computing Systems and Networks
20%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of ap computer science principles — drill into a card to work its skills.

Creative Development

4 core skills20% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Program Design and DevelopmentRecommended
Long-form
2
CollaborationAvailable
Long-form
3
Identifying and Correcting ErrorsAvailable
Long-form
4
Program Function and PurposeAvailable
Long-form

Algorithms and Programming

18 core skills20% total weight
0/18 completed
18 skills to mastery
1
Algorithmic EfficiencyAvailable
Long-form
3
Boolean ExpressionsAvailable
Long-form
4
Calling ProceduresAvailable
Long-form
5
ConditionalsAvailable
Long-form
6
Data AbstractionAvailable
Long-form
7
Developing ProceduresAvailable
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8
Developing AlgorithmsAvailable
Long-form
9
IterationAvailable
Long-form
10
LibrariesAvailable
Long-form
11
ListsAvailable
Long-form
12
Mathematical ExpressionsAvailable
Long-form
13
Nested ConditionalsAvailable
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14
Random ValuesAvailable
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15
SimulationsAvailable
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16
StringsAvailable
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17
Undecidable ProblemsAvailable
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18
Variables and AssignmentsAvailable
Long-form

Impact of Computing

6 core skills20% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Beneficial and Harmful EffectsAvailable
Long-form
2
Computing BiasAvailable
Long-form
3
CrowdsourcingAvailable
Long-form
4
Digital DivideAvailable
Long-form
6
Safe ComputingAvailable
Long-form

Data

4 core skills20% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Binary NumbersAvailable
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2
Data CompressionAvailable
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3
Extracting Information from DataAvailable
Long-form
4
Using Programs with DataAvailable
Long-form

Computing Systems and Networks

3 core skills20% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Fault ToleranceAvailable
Long-form
2
Parallel and Distributed ComputingAvailable
Long-form
3
The InternetAvailable
Long-form