Computer Science at Mass Academy is an engaging and valuable course taught by Mrs. Tarrico which provides guidance and opportunities for students of all programming levels. The basics of Java, CSS, and HTML are completely covered and all students compete in either the classroom or advanced division of ACSL (American Computer Science League) starting in December. Like many Mass Academy classes, this course is strongly project based, an example being this website itself!
The Line Art Program:
Computer
science is more than algorithms and logic puzzles, it can be art
too! For this project exploring array lists in java, we designed a
program to create the ‘curved’ figure seen below using only straight
lines! If you are having trouble viewing the image, click here!
The Stars Program:
Another
artistic program we developed in computer science was our random
stars generator. I programmed this piece to randomly assign a set
number of sides for the stars, transform that into a symmetrical
star-shape that works for all sides, and generate a random number of
these stars. The program was specifically a part of our static
arrays unit. If you are having trouble viewing the image, click here!