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SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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The object shop - Using CD-ROM multimedia to introduce object concepts
Mark Woodman, Robert Griffiths, Simon Holland, And...
SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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Experiences teaching data structures with Java
This paper describes our experiences incorporating Java in a Data Structures course. We describe the features of Java that made for a more interesting course, the difficulties tha...
Mark Allen Weiss
SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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Online evaluation in WWW-based courseware
The QUIZIT system has been developed to support adaptive as well as standard testing, along with automatic grading and record keeping, using the WWW as a delivery vehicle. In conn...
Lúcio Cunha Tinoco, N. Dwight Barnette, Edw...
SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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Testing object-oriented programs: making it simple
One of the major difficulties facing anyone trying to teach the first programming course is how to encourage students to thoroughly test their programs. We would argue that the ma...
John Rosenberg, Michael Kölling
SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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A collection of tools for making automata theory and formal languages come alive
We present a collection of new and enhanced tools for experimenting with concepts in formal languages and automata theory. New tools, written in Java, include JFLAP for creating a...
Susan H. Rodger, Anna O. Bilska, Kenneth H. Leider...
SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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Function objects, function templates, and passage by behavior in C++
Passing functions and function objects to general routines is a powerful abstraction mechanism that should be taught in freshman computer science. In C++, a “function” can be ...
Richard Rasala
SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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Classroom projects on database connectivity and the Web
Sub Ramakrishnan, B. Madhu Rao
SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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Teaching with object oriented libraries
This paper describes a new course centered around the use of large object-oriented libraries and the distinct skills required to use them effectively. The paper describes the need...
Nick Parlante
SIGCSE
1997
ACM
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The use of animation to explain genetic algorithms
Algorithm animation has been applied to a huge variety of algorithms, and has been found to be of enormous benefit in assisting with their comprehension. However, the radical natu...
David Jackson, Andrew Fovargue