Dulaney High School
COMPUTER SCIENCE

Course Information

An introductory course in Computer Science using Processing, a Java-based language for graphical and creative coding.

Requires previous completion of Foundations of CS or high levels of motivation and ability.

Officially called "AP Computer Science A", this course is a deep dive into writing code in Java. It has a strong emphasis on data structures and object oriented programming.

Requires completion of AP CS Principles.

The capstone course for our Computer Science Program. Students will learn software development skills to work in teams developing larger, more complex projects.

Requires completion of AP Java

Resources and Links

Learn about the course sequence and which you should take next.

Requesting a letter from Mal? Visit this page first.

Taking AP Java next year? Everything you need is here.

AP Practice Problems and Tests for both Principles and Java

Special Projects

A gentle introduction to problem solving in AP Principles featuring Karel the Robot.

Students build a Space Shooter game together as the final project in AP Principles.

Code an AI controlled team to do battle in a class tournament during AP Java