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FPGA
2009
ACM
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13 years 11 months ago
A parallel/vectorized double-precision exponential core to accelerate computational science applications
Many natural processes exhibit exponential decay and, consequently, computational scientists make extensive use of e−x in computer simulation experiments. While it is common to ...
Robin Pottathuparambil, Ron Sass
BIRTHDAY
2000
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Niklaus Wirth - a Pioneer of Computer Science
Niklaus Wirth is one of the most influential scientists of the early computer age. His ideas and especially his programming languages have shaped generations of programmers worldw...
Gustav Pomberger, Hanspeter Mössenböck, ...
ACMSE
2005
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Towards a "humans-first" computer science curriculum
Traditionally, computer science education has considered “objects-first” or “imperative-first” approaches, with the focus of the course on teaching design of programs star...
D. Scott McCrickard, Charles J. Fowler, Christa M....
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
104views Education» more  SIGCSE 2008»
13 years 4 months ago
Inspiring blind high school students to pursue computer science with instant messaging chatbots
Blind students are an underrepresented group in computer science. In this paper, we describe our experience preparing and leading the computer science track at the National Federa...
Jeffrey P. Bigham, Maxwell B. Aller, Jeremy T. Bru...