Search Members Help

» Welcome Guest
[ Log In :: Register ]

 

[ Track This Topic :: Email This Topic :: Print this topic ]

reply to topic new topic new poll
Topic: getting into AP Comp. Sci.< Next Oldest | Next Newest >
 Post Number: 1
Spydir Web Search for posts by this member.
FNG
Avatar



Group: Members
Posts: 13
Joined: Apr. 2001
PostIcon Posted on: Mar. 26 2001,21:26  Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE

My school (and I'm pretty sure a lot of other schools) teach Pascal in their computer science classes. I don't know if anyone actually likes that language, but I've read some pascal code and almost threw up (might of just been bad coding, but it just didn't look right). AP (Advanced Placement - College courses, if you didn't know) Comp. Sci. teaches C/C++. I know a little C, enough to read and edit some, but not really enough to do actually programming. I'd really prefer to take AP, and I think I'm qualified enough with my past in computers.

I talked to the Comp. Sci. teacher and he said I gotta show him some program I've done to get in his class. I really have no problem with that because it makes sense, but I don't know what he wants to see. I mean, I dunno if he wants to see some really basic stuff that can just output some dinky math or something, or if he wants to see some text editor or something (a friend in Comp Sci IV told me for his final project he made something like a cross of vi and pico for DOS.)

Also, the few things I've done are mostly in PHP/Perl, or for Linux. The PHP/Perl I can show him on my webpage, but I'm pretty sure they only have Windows stuff at school.

And... I probably won't do this, but do you think it would be ethically wrong if I took some GPL'ed programs, edited them together, and just said in the source code who actually made it (comments deep, deep in the code so it'd be harder for him to see it)? I'll probably just use that PHP weblog I was talking about in the thread or this calculator I've been working on, but I might not be able to work out the kinks in them before the registration forms have to be turned in.

So yeah... anyone who can help please do. I'd really like to be able to actually get in the class. If not, I'm pretty sure I'm getting in Network Admin. but I think that's a Novell certification and not Cisco ... (I got a little love for Cisco cuz my friend's dad works there and he's getting a job there)

edit - I'm stupid.

------------------
Spydir Web - http://netsyndrome.net/spydirweb/
Net Syndrome - http://www.netsyndrome.net/

Sometimes you're the dog, sometimes you're the hydrant...

This message has been edited by Spydir Web on March 27, 2001 at 03:41 PM

Offline
Top of Page Profile Contact Info WEB 
 Post Number: 2
WillyPete Search for posts by this member.
Tired
Avatar



Group: Members
Posts: 413
Joined: Dec. 2000
PostIcon Posted on: Mar. 27 2001,18:16 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE

Try this.
Go to a local university website and check the Comp Sci page and look for the intro to programming courses. If you're lucky you might be able to see some of their homework/projects. Try and complete one of their assignments that involve some basic GUI and some basic programming techniques to take input and output some results. Show him/her the URL you took the project from.
Possibly something that has principles like recursion to search through a small database.
That should show you're prepared to do some homework and avoid doubt as to whether you've copied any other 'GPL' stuff. University credit is one of the main reasons for AP classes too, right? So if you can do their stuff, it looks good for you.

For instance, in my first year I think we had to do small Java program that would take input regarding cargo payload weight and szes and ask which 1 of 4 space shuttles you wanted the load to go in. It just had to store current loads and space, display remaining loads and space and do the math to see if you could fit the requested payload in. It was just a text based proggy. Real easy to program, but it shows you grasp some of the principles.

Offline
Top of Page Profile Contact Info WEB 
 Post Number: 3
cr0bar Search for posts by this member.
FNG
Avatar



Group: Members
Posts: 733
Joined: May 2000
PostIcon Posted on: Mar. 27 2001,19:36 Skip to the previous post in this topic.  Ignore posts   QUOTE

Taking GPL'd code and passing it off as your own work would be morally and legally wrong.

Give him your best program. If it's not good enough, you won't get into the class. If it is, you will, and everything will have worked out the way it should.

Offline
Top of Page Profile Contact Info WEB 
2 replies since Mar. 26 2001,21:26 < Next Oldest | Next Newest >

[ Track This Topic :: Email This Topic :: Print this topic ]


 
reply to topic new topic new poll

» Quick Reply getting into AP Comp. Sci.
iB Code Buttons
You are posting as:

Do you wish to enable your signature for this post?
Do you wish to enable emoticons for this post?
Track this topic
View All Emoticons
View iB Code