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A Level

Computer Science

A Level Computer Science is a subject where problem solving and the ability to think in a creative manner are essential.

The subject is less about the study of computers than about learning to think computationally. Computers however, are the tools that we use. This is an ever changing subject where the technology updates constantly, however, the theory of computation and the mathematics behind many of the algorithms are timeless.

Computer Science is examined with two papers; one a practical programming paper and a project completed in Year 13. There is a significant amount of practical programming so experience in this is useful, however we will be teaching the basics, so those with less programming knowledge can easily get up to speed.

Topics in the course include networking and communications; data representation, analysis of Big Data; processor and hardware architecture and comparison of problem solving algorithms, to name a few.

The course is suited to mathematicians but also to people with a keen interest in technology and a creative ability to look at problems from a new perspective.