Breadth-first CS 1 for scientists

ITiCSE 2007: 12th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - Inclusive Education in Computer Science

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 23-27

  Dodds, Zachary ^a   Alvarado, Christine ^a   Kuenning, Geoff ^a   Libeskind Hadas, Ran ^a  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

CS 1 assessment; CS for scientists; Introductory CS

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; NATURAL SCIENCES;

CS 1 ASSESSMENT; CS FOR SCIENTISTS; INTRODUCTORY CS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 34548085354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1268784.1268794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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