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SIGCSE
2000
ACM
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13 years 9 months ago
Powers of 10: the case for changing the first course in computer graphics
The growing maturity of computer graphics technology now makes it possible to view the introductory graphics course in a general computer science curriculum in a new light. Instea...
Steve Cunningham
SIGCSE
1996
ACM
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13 years 9 months ago
Writing across the computer science curriculum
At our university, as at many others across the country, there is a movement to integrate the common core subjects with the disciplinary studies. While in the past writing has bee...
Harriet J. Fell, Viera K. Proulx, John Casey
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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13 years 5 months ago
CS 0.5: a better approach to introductory computer science for majors
There are often problems when students enter a course with widely different experience levels with key course topics. If the material is covered too slowly, those with greater exp...
Robert H. Sloan, Patrick Troy
ERSHOV
2003
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
The Outside-In Method of Teaching Introductory Programming
The new design for the introductory programming course at ETH relies on object technology, Eiffel, extensive reuse, a graphics-rich library (TRAFFIC) built specifically for the c...
Bertrand Meyer