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This approachable AS-Level textbook has become the first choice for most teachers and schools delivering the AQA A Level specification. It covers everything in the first year of the Computer Science A Level, or the complete AS Level course. The second year is covered in a separate A Level textbook (9781910523032) and books both are combined in a complete textbook for the full A Level (9781910523070). Separate AS and A Level books allow for smaller, lighter weight and more accessible books for each year of the course.The specification has been closely followed in bite-sized chapters with exam style questions on each topic to test your understanding every step of the way.Past examinations questions are essential to good preparation, improving understanding and confidence. This book has combined real AQA questions with a selection of new questions and exercises.
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Pat Heathcote is a well-known and successful author of Computer Science and Information Technology textbooks. She spent many years as a teacher of these subjects at various levels, including BTEC Information Technology and Advanced Level Computer Science, and has significant examining experience. She has also worked as a programmer and systems analyst, and was Managing Director of Payne-Gallway Publishers until 2005.
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AS Level AQA Computer Science (Year 1) 7516 A-Level Course textbook by PG Online KS5 Computing Exam Pass Complete AQA Examination Board Approved A Level Guide 7517
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PG Online Limited, United Kingdom, Tolpuddle, 2016
ISBN 10: 1910523062
ISBN 13: 9781910523063
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This second edition of the AS Computer Science textbook is written in the straightforward, easy-to-grasp style for which Pat Heathcote and Rob Heathcote are well-known. Each chapter in the book corresponds to roughly one lesson, and contains questions and exercises which can be done in class, as well as questions at the end of each chapter which can be set as homework. Answers to all questions are provided in downloadable pdf format available free to teachers from the PG Online website. This book is divided into six sections comprising 36 chapters, which together provide complete coverage of the new AS course and the first year of the full A Level course. The specification is written in such a way that AS and A Level students can be taught together. Programming solutions within the textbook are all written in pseudocode to suit all practical languages being taught alongside the theory. To accompany this textbook, PG Online also publishes a series of six downloadable teaching units. Each topic in a unit consists of a PowerPoint presentation, teacher's notes, worksheets, homework sheets and a final assessment test with exam-style questions.Pat Heathcote and Rob Heathcote both have years of experience as teachers, authors and examiners. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007989157
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