Mindstorms without robotics: An alternative to simulations in systems courses

SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 175-179

  Klassner, Frank ^a   Continanza, Christopher ^a  

^a Department of Computing Sciences and Center of Excellence in Enterprise Technology

Author keywords

Computer organization; LEGO mindstorms; Operating systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ROBOTICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION; LEGO MINDSTORMS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 34748835179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1227310.1227372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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