Engaging with computer science through magic shows

Proceedings of the Conference on Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education, ITiCSE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 179-183

  Curzon, Paul ^a   McOwan, Peter W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer science education; Magic; Science public engagement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; INNOVATION;

COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; MAGIC; SCIENCE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 57349165837     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1384271.1384320     Document Type: Conference Paper

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