Enjoying python, processing, and java in CS1

ACM Inroads

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 28-32

  Bälter, Olle ^a   Bailey, Duane A ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Introductory course; Java; Processing; Python; Student projects

Indexed keywords

INITIAL CONTACT; INTRODUCTORY COURSE; JAVA; LEARN HOW TO LEARN; PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES; PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTS; PYTHON; STUDENT PROJECTS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 79952950084     PISSN: 21532184     EISSN: 21532192     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1869746.1869758     Document Type: Article

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