Motivating computer engineering freshmen through mathematical and logical puzzles

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 360-364

  Parhami, Behrooz ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer engineering education; Freshman seminar; Problem complexity; Problem solving; Puzzling problem; Teaching research links

Indexed keywords

BASIC SCIENCE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; COMPUTER ENGINEERING; COMPUTER ENGINEERING EDUCATION; COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROGRAM; COMPUTER ENGINEERS; FRESHMAN SEMINAR; GENERAL EDUCATION; GENERAL SOLUTIONS; PROBLEM COMPLEXITY; PUZZLING PROBLEM; SANTA BARBARA; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SOLUTION STRATEGY; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 68949211870     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2008.930087     Document Type: Article

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