GCSE Computer Science for OCR Student Book with Cambridge Elevate Enhanced Edition (2 Years)

GCSE Computer Science for OCR Student Book with Cambridge Elevate Enhanced Edition (2 Years)

GCSE Computer Science for OCR Student Book with Cambridge Elevate Enhanced Edition (2 Years)

1st Edition
David Waller, Ann Weidmann
January 2018
Print + Digital
9781316503997

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2016 AQA and OCR GCSE Computer Science qualifications. Written for the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification for first teaching from 2016, this print Student Book and enhanced digital bundle is designed to help students master underlying computing principles and concepts, and develop their computational thinking, programming and problem-solving skills. Interactive worksheets consolidate students' learning and rich digital content including animations help relate computer science to everyday life. This resource allows students to annotate text and add audio notes, and enables teachers to assess, track and report on students' progress. Accessible online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Elevate app (iOS and Android).

£36.95
GBP
Print + Digital

Overview

Written for the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification for first teaching from 2016, this print Student Book and enhanced digital bundle is designed to help students master underlying computing principles and concepts, and develop their computational thinking, programming and problem-solving skills. Interactive worksheets consolidate students’ learning and rich digital content including animations help relate computer science to everyday life. This resource allows students to annotate text and add audio notes, and enables teachers to assess, track and report on students’ progress. Accessible online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Elevate app (iOS and Android).

Features

  • Tailored to the new OCR GCSE Computer Science specification for first teaching from 2016.
  • Easy-to-follow chapters, including learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter and challenges that build on these objectives, provide a clear structure for student learning.
  • Programming projects build programming skills, knowledge and confidence in preparation for the non-examined assessment.
  • Contains contextual activities to support the less confident and open-ended challenges to stretch the more able.
  • Highlights the key mathematical skills relevant to Computer Science throughout.
  • The Cambridge Elevate enhanced edition contains a wide variety of practice problems, interactive worksheets and exam-style questions to help with exam preparation and allows teachers and students to annotate text, add audio notes and link to external resources.
  • The Cambridge Elevate enhanced edition contains rich digital content including animations that help students relate Computer Science to everyday life.
  • The Cambridge Elevate Assess to Progress tool provides support for assessing, tracking and reporting on students' progress.
  • Accessible online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Elevate app (iOS and Android). For information on how to use Cambridge Elevate editions and on supported devices please visit elevate.cambridge.org/support.
  • A free digital Teacher’s Resource is also available.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Algorithms
  • 2. Iteration
  • 3. Boolean logic
  • 4. Data types and structures
  • 5. Sorting and searching algorithms
  • 6. Input and output
  • 7. Problem solving
  • 8. Binary and hexadecimal
  • 9. Binary representations
  • 10. Programming languages
  • 11. Computer systems: hardware
  • 12. Computer systems: systems software
  • 13. Networks
  • 14. System security
  • 15. Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns
  • Non-exam assessment preparation

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