A top-down approach to teaching introductory computer graphics

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 383-391

  Sung, Kelvin ^a   Shirley, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult students; Pedagogy; Pragmatic approach; Programming; Top down

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ADULT STUDENTS; PEDAGOGY; PRAGMATIC APPROACH; TOP DOWN;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 2542492345     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2004.03.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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