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SIGCSE
2000
ACM
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15 years 4 months ago
Bugs as features: teaching network protocols through debugging
Being exposed to well-written code is a valuable experience for students -- especially when the code is larger or more complex than they are currently capable of writing. In addit...
Brad Richards
CPHYSICS
2007
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14 years 11 months ago
Python: a language for computational physics
Python is a relatively new computing language, created by Guido van Rossum (Tanenbaum et al, 1990), which is particularly suitable for teaching a course in computational physics. ...
P. H. Borcherds
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ITICSE
2005
ACM
15 years 5 months ago
From objects-first to design-first with multimedia and intelligent tutoring
“Objects-first” is an increasingly popular strategy for teaching object-oriented programming by introducing the concepts of objects, classes, and instances before procedural e...
Sally H. Moritz, Fang Wei, Shahida M. Parvez, Glen...
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SIGADA
2001
Springer
15 years 4 months ago
Teaching computer science with robotics using Ada/Mindstorms 2.0
We present one approach to teaching basic computer science concepts with robotics, using an Ada interface to Lego Mindstorms™ 1 . We show simple problems put to students with no...
Barry S. Fagin, Laurence D. Merkle, Thomas W. Egge...
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SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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Chirp on crickets: teaching compilers using an embedded robot controller
Traditionally, the topics of compiler construction and language processing have been taught as an elective course in Computer Science curricula. As such, students may graduate wit...
Li Xu, Fred G. Martin