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Armoni, Michal – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2013
Abstraction is a key concept in CS, one of the most fundamental ideas underlying CS and its practice. However, teaching this soft concept to novices is a very difficult task, as discussed by many CSE experts. This paper discusses this issue, and suggests a general framework for teaching abstraction in CS to novices, a framework that would fit into…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Computer Science, Novices, Expertise
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Navarro, Aaron B. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1981
Presents a program in Level II BASIC for a TRS-80 computer that simulates a Turing machine and discusses the nature of the device. The program is run interactively and is designed to be used as an educational tool by computer science or mathematics students studying computational or automata theory. (MP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Computers