Subject level: AS Level Computer Science
Exam board: AQA
Concise, clear layout for every part of the AQA Computer Science 7516/7517 specification
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.
Clarity is key. This book is laid out in a single column format to keep you focussed on exactly what you need to know without missing anything. No page clutter! 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. All the essential ingredients for getting a grade you can be really proud of.
Questions on all topics assessing knowledge, application and analysis are all specifically and carefully devised throughout this book.
Note: The questions and exercises in the book are frequently set by teachers for homework. For this reason, answers to all of the questions in the book are available free to teachers only via the PG Online website. Students who require the answers are able to contact their teachers.
PG Online are multi-award-winning specialists in Computer Science with decades of teaching, examining and design experience.
Features:
- Approved by AQA examinations
- Follows the AS specification, point by point
- Clear layout with illustrated examples
- Comprehensive index containing all of the key specification points
- Written by Heathcote and Heathcote
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.