About the Course
This course introduces students to three major areas of the computer science discipline: theory and algorithms, hardware systems, and software systems. In the theoretical component of the course, you and your classmates will learn about algorithms, Boolean algebra, binary mathematics, and theory of computation. While studying hardware systems, you'll become familiar with the physical components of computers, digital logic, computer architecture, and computer networks. As you investigate software systems, you'll learn the elements of programming languages, compilers, computer graphics, and operating systems. Then you will apply and illustrate some concepts you've learned through programming.
Typical Class Size: 18-20
Learning Objectives
- Elaborate on key hardware components and explain how software is mapped to the hardware
- Solve problems by developing algorithms and implementing them using one or more industry-used programming language
- Test and evaluate the computational complexity of algorithms
- Create, test, and debug computer programs using conditional and iterative structures, functional decomposition, and other techniques
- Apply data structure such as arrays and access methods like pointers to programming
- Compare and contrast object-oriented programming principles with non-graphic user interfaces to elucidate the coding structures
About Advanced Enrichment courses
These courses offer above-grade-level material that is presented in a novel context, explored with other advanced learners, and guided by a CTY educator to help prepare students for higher-order thinking and college-style academic challenges.
Requirements
CTY courses have grade-level requirements and most require minimum test scores. Some courses may also have prerequisites.
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