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--- qtr_3_exam_study_guide [2024/02/28 09:57] – frchris
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-To prepare for the actual AP exam in May, we will be using several practice exams from the College Board in the next few months, starting with the Qtr 3 Exam. The AP exam in May will have two parts: Multiple choice (75 minutes) and Free Response (105 minutes), The last two classes of the quarter are short (a Friday schedule and an X schedule), so this quarter will be a little different, dividing an AP Practice exam into three parts. The Qtr 3 Exam is cumulative, just like the other quarter exams,
+To prepare for the actual AP exam in May, we will be using several practice exams from the College Board in the next few months, starting with the Qtr 3 Exam. The AP exam in May will have two parts: Multiple choice (75 minutes) and Free Response (105 minutes), The last two classes of the quarter are short (a Friday schedule and an X schedule), so this quarter will be a little different, dividing an AP Practice exam into three parts. The Qtr 3 Exam is cumulative, just like the other quarter exams,  You will also be able to use the [[https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-java-quick-reference_0.pdf|Java Quick Reference]] that the Colloge Board will provide for you in May.
 The Qtr 3 Exams is a cumulative exam that covers the entire course from the summer assignment until Unit 10 of the College Board's Course and Exam Description ([[https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-course-and-exam-description.pdf?course=ap-computer-science-a|CED]]), Like before, the test will be curved. The AP Exam usually awards a passing grade of 3 for 50% correct, a 4 for 65% correct, and a top score of 5 for 75% correct,  One way to think of it is an A is 3 correct for every incorrect, a B is 2 correct for every incorrect, and a C for 1 correct for every incorrect.
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-It is a good idea to review the Labs and old exam questions that we have done throughout the year. To match the pace of the AP Exam, there will be 81 minutes to answer 36 multiple choice questions Wednesday, and 45 minutes to answer 2 free response questions Friday.  Each portion is worth 100 points (and the exam category is worth 20% of your grade).
+It is a good idea to review the Labs and old exam questions that we have done throughout the year. For three years now, [[https://myap.collegeboard.org|AP Classroom]] has done an 8 Part Course Review.  To find them, here is a [[https://www.mathorama.com/gsp/Finding%20the%20Course%20Review.pdf|screenshot]].  You may wish to watch them on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx0XjbHZ7IA&list=PLoGgviqq4845xKOY11PnkE7aqJC7-bYrd|YouTube]] where they have  link to download the questions, [[https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXYzWjUzb2Fjc1BYUmtyZ2pSMWZvREJocDBkZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuMXpBLXQ2NlkzbEFoeThSZTNrZjJFeVBHTWc1YkZrbndoN3lmR1pvSVltYWRmRG9vekt3ZE55TEtJdHBVSVp1WU05MGljcVZNejFPWVA2VU1aTkxVMTMwUGY4Q2ZBQnlIcXZjUTZPZUJiazBnb05aTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2F3dsdt3sm&v=qx0XjbHZ7IA|like this one]]
-A good way to review the multiple choice is  [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 13 of SFHSJava]]
+Another good way to review the multiple choice is  [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 13 of SFHSJava]], and the FRQs at [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 14-15 of SFHSJava]].
-A good way to review the free response questions is [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/doku.php?id=starter_code_for_old_ap_questions|past AP Questions @mathorama]] like we have been doing in class and homework, or [[https://runestone.academy/runestone/default/user/login|Chapter 14-15 of SFHSJava]].  Don't forget that you don't need a computer to practice writing code at [[http://codingbat.cs.vt.edu/codingbat/java|javabat.com]].
+Yet another good way to review the free response questions is to write your answers on your computer, and test out your solutions with the tester code  [[https://mathorama.com/wiki/doku.php?id=starter_code_for_old_ap_questions|here]].
+Don't forget that you don't need a computer to practice writing code at [[http://codingbat.cs.vt.edu/codingbat/java|javabat.com]] and [[https://practiceit.cs.washington.edu|PracticeIt!]].
 [[https://myap.collegeboard.org/login|myAP.collegeboard.org (AP Classroom)]] Also has Daily Videos on all the topics we have covered this year.
-Your actual AP Exam will be Tuesday May 3, 2023 at 12 PM PDT.
+Your actual AP Exam will be Wednesday May 8, 2024 at 12 PM PDT.