An introduction to computer science for non-majors using principles of computation

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

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 218-222

  Cortina, Thomas J ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University

Author keywords

Computational thinking; Computer science education; Curriculum; Non majors

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; CURRICULA; FLOWCHARTING; STUDENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING; COMPUTER GAMES; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE SYNTAX;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 34748875269     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1227310.1227387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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