AP Comp Sci A Homework - Block C

Class 310 (320 for G) Day 6 Class 310 Gold

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Class Date Schedule Topic Page Exercises Links
1Monday, Jan 05 Day 5 - BrownSyllabusSyllabus
   In class:
  1. Go over Semeter 1 Exam Answers
For HW:
For HW:
  • Lab 11.5 Shuffler (p. 328)
  • Homework Hint: #4 digits
  • Latvian 337 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, (11 - optional but fun)
  • Litvin page 337, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, (11 - optional but fun)
  • Runestone HW 3-2
2Wednesday, Jan 07 Day 1 M BrownIn class:
  1. CSAwesome Coding Assignment 7.2.1 (paper too?)
  2. Runestone Unit 4. 14 Searching
  3. Picture Lab
For HW:
3Friday, Jan 09 Day 3 F BrownIn class:
  1. Runestone Unit 14. 15 Sorting
  2. Lab
For HW:
4Wednesday, Jan 14 Day 5 - BrownIn class:
  1. DQ Max/Min (important for selection sort )
  2. Sorting Strings
  3. Intro to Recursion (used in Binary Search and Merge sort algorithms)
  4. Codingbat Recursion
  5. Runestone Unit 14.16 Recursion
For HW:
Download slides
5Friday, Jan 16 Day 1 F BrownIn class:
  1. Socrative Q & A: Ch 11
  2. Litvin Lab 11.7: IndexMaker (p. 332)
  3. Runestone ArrayLists
  4. CodeStepByStep.com
For HW:
   In class:
  1. Runestone Unit 14. 17 Recursive Search and Sorting
  2. Lab
For HW:
6Wednesday, Jan 21 Day 3 - Brown
Kairos (No Seniors) Jan 21-23, 2026
  1. Go over selection sort DQ solution
  2. Review insertion sort algorithm
  3. CodeStepByStep (log in with your runestone id, but the default password is "goodluck". Please change the password and do the first assignment.)
7Friday, Jan 23 Day 5 F Brown
Kairos (No Seniors) Jan 21-23, 2026
  1. CodeStepByStep (log in with your runestone id, but the default password is "goodluck". Please change the password and do the second assignment.)
  2. Recursive Searching: Binary Search
  3. Recursive Sorting: Merge Sort
8Tuesday, Jan 27 Day 1 - BrownIn class
  1. Runestone
  2. Quiz 3-5 on ArrayLists (Study your runestone)
  3. 2013 FRQ 1
  4. CodeStepByStep.com
  5. Sort algorithms
2013 Free Response Questions
2013 FRQ 1: DownloadInfo
9Thursday, Jan 29 Day 3 M BrownIn class :
  1. Socrative.com: Room "APCS301" Warm-Up
  2. Using the Comparator Interface in Java
  3. AP Test Day info: Bluebook App
  4. Litvin Slides
  5. DQ 3-9 (Socrative)
For HW:
  1. Runestone: Unit 4B Practice
  2. Unit 4C Project
  3. in AP Classroom watched the Assigned Video (Unit 10.1)
3753, 4, 5, 6, 7
10Monday, Feb 02 Day 5 - BrownUnit 4B Review In class:

  1. Sorting Review
  2. Recursion Review
For HW:
  1. Recursion at coding bat.com
  2. Complete Unit 4C Projects See Topic Unit 4
  3. Runestone Login
  4. CodeStepByStep
11Wednesday, Feb 04 Day 1 - Brown
Unit 4B Test on Recursion and Search and Sort Algorithms

  • Can you write a equals, CompareTo method for a class?
  • Can you code trace a recursive method?
  • Can you write a sequential (linear) search method? A insertion, selection sort method?
  • Do you understand the advantages and disadvantages or the sort methods?
  • Do you understand the "Big-O" way of describing the efficiency of an algorithm?
For Homework:
12Friday, Feb 06 Day 3 F BrownIn class:

  1. Binary and Linear Searching algorithms
  2. 14.2 equals, compareTo, and compare (Student Files ch 14)
  3. Litvin Lab 14.4: SortedWordList (p. 395)
  4. States Lab
  5. Car Talk Lab Reading in a text file to search
  6. CodeStepByStep searching and sorting
For Homework
  1. Start Runestone HW 3-10 (Searching)
4101, 2, 4(a), 4(b), 5, 6 (Try writing code to confirm your answer)
  1. Sort an Array with a Comparator Video (3:47)
  2. Binary Search Video 1 (1:28)
  3. How Binary search works video (7:20)
  4. Algorithms: Binary Search (6:21)
13Tuesday, Feb 10 Day 5 - BrownIn class

  1. Sorting Algorithms
  2. Car Talk Job Search
  3. Review Test Answers
For HW

  1. Runestone HW 3-13 (Sorting)
  2. Read Chapter 14 section 14.5 to 14.7
Binary Search Video 1 (1:28)
How Binary search works video (7:20)
Algorithms: Binary Search (6:21)
14Thursday, Feb 12 Day 1 - BrownIn class

  1. Sort Out Sorting
  2. Sorting Algorithms Continued
  3. Ch 14 Slides
  4. Ch 14 Q & A
  5. CodeStepByStep
  6. Car Talk Job Search
For HW

  1. Litvin Exercises, p 412
41211, 12, 15Binary Search Video 1 (1:28)
How Binary search works video (7:20)
Algorithms: Binary Search (6:21)
15Wednesday, Feb 18 Day 3 M BrownIn class

  1. AP Classroom Unit 7 and 10 MCQ PPC
  2. Car Talk Job Search
  3. Review Test Answers
For HW

  1. AP Classroom Unit 7 and Unit 10 MCQ PPC's
Binary Search Video 1 (1:28)
How Binary search works video (7:20)
Algorithms: Binary Search (6:21)
16Friday, Feb 20 Day 5 F Brown
  1. AP Tests: What NOT to Bring
  2. Horstmann.com: Sorting and Searching Practice (1-10)
  3. Chapter 14 Test on Searching and Sorting
  4. Daily FRQ Quiz
  5. For homework: Unit 7 Progress Check: MCQ
1-18GeeksForGeeks' comparison between selection and insertion sorts
17Tuesday, Feb 24 Day 1 - Brown
  1. Gray Image Starter and Tester Code
    2012 Free Response Questions
For Homework
  • Watch 2024 AP PS 1:MCQ
  • HW 3-17 at runestone is an untimed Practice Exam 1 (12.2), 20 MCQ Questions (the actual AP Exam has 40)
  • Finish GrayImage FRQ
18Thursday, Feb 26 Day 3 F Brown In class:
  1. Qtr 3 Study Guide
  2. Quiz on 2024 AP PS 1
  3. Sound class Starter and Tester Code
  • Finding the Course Guide Review Practice Sessions at AP Classroom for homework
    1. Watch 2024 AP PS 6:Array/ArrayList
    2. APLine class Starter and Tester Code
  • 19Monday, Mar 02 Day 5 - Brown
    1. Q 3-19 FRQ
    2. Celebrity Lab
      • Activity 3 Putting it all together
      • Activity 4: Extending the Celebrity Class
    For HW:
    1. Finish Greed Game Strategy Lab. Download the latest Contest code.
    2. FRQ: Token Pass
    3. HW 3-19 (SFHSJava) 2 FRQ
    2013 FRQ 2: "TokenPass"
    Link to Lab Questions and code
       
    Qtr 3 Exam part 1: 40 MCQ's (Room 405, 40 questions, original exam allowed 75 minutes, you are permitted 85)
    1. Lockdown Browser check

      Lockdown Browser Trouble shooting

    2. Link to AP Classroom
    Qtr 3 Study Guide
    21Friday, Mar 06 Day 3 F Brown
    Summer Time begins Sunday, March 8, 2026
    22Tuesday, Mar 10 Day X X Brn/Gld
    Qtr 3 Exam Thursday March 12, 2026 : (Room ????)

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