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Kahin, Brian – EDUCOM Review, 1989
Discusses issues involved in obtaining patents for computer software. Topics discussed include copyright protection; algorithms and other software processes within programs; the software industry and the effects of patenting; perspectives on software patents within higher education; cost factors; and the use of patents to control information…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Software, Copyrights, Costs
Peer reviewedGruska, Jozef – Education and Computing, 1993
Describes shortcomings of computer science/engineering education and explains a new focus on informatics. Highlights include simulation, visualization, algorithmization, design of information processing models, parallel computing, a history of informatics, informatics versus physics and mathematics, and implications for education. (51 references)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Science Education, Computer Simulation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMason, Diana S.; Shell, Duane F.; Crawley, Frank E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997
Identifies and describes the differences in the problem-solving methods used by faculty teaching introductory chemistry and students enrolled in an introductory chemistry course. Results indicate that students correctly solve algorithmic-mode problems more frequently. Contains 33 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, Concept Formation, Higher Education
