Paper Info
Title
A more formal approach to "computer science: principles"
Abstract
We report on a course, entitled "How Computers Work: Logic in Action", which we have offered the past few years at the University of Oklahoma, and which will be offered soon at the University of Wyoming. Intended for non-CS majors, this course is our answer to the question, What would you teach if you had only one course to help students grasp the essence of computation and perhaps inspire a few of them to make computing a subject of further study? Assuming no prior knowledge of computers or mathematics beyond high school algebra, the course is compatible with the "Computer Science: Principles" approach proposed by the College Board, although it is a significant departure from the pilot courses that are currently following this approach.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2445196.2445274
SIGCSE
Keywords
Field
DocType
high school algebra,pilot course,computer science,computers work,non-cs major,formal approach,prior knowledge,college board,significant departure
GRASP,Software engineering,Computer science,Mathematics education,Multimedia,Computation
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rex Page1247.40
Ruben Gamboa211343.92