The teaching of numeral representations other than decimals is seen as a necessary and important step in the education of pupils in computing. Basic arithmetic procedures for binary, octal, and hexidecimal bases are discussed. (MP)

The internal operations of this computer symbolic mathematics system are described in detail in order to explain the accomplishments of the computer. (MP)

The Joint Educational Facilities Inc. (JEF) computer science program has as its goal to acquaint minority and socially disadvantaged K-12 students with computer science basics and the innovative subdisciplines within the field, and to reinforce the college ambitions of participants or help them consider college as an option. A non-profit…

Author restricted his remarks in this article to consideration of concordances published in the last five years. (Author/RK)

A number of basic terms have been selected as the starting point for a project of defining terms which are important in communicating about computer and information science. (14 references) (Author/SJ)

The ideal teacher of computer programing must have had program-for-pay experience and teaching experience; of the two, programing experience is a must. (EB)

Explains what a computer programing language is in general, the differences between machine language, assembler languages, and high-level languages, and the functions of compilers and interpreters. High-level languages mentioned in the article are: BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, PILOT, LOGO, LISP, and SMALLTALK. (EAO)

This article describes computer journals, newsletters, and cassette magazines that are devoted to a particular brand of personal computer, such as the TRS-80, or to a particular microprocessor, such as the 6502, used in the Apple II, Commodore PET, and other microcomputers. Publishers' addresses and rates are listed. (Author/SJL)

Examines the debate concerning the teaching of Computer Science as either a mathematics or engineering course. Suggest some reasons for the difference of opinion and highlight the implications for what students might learn about the disciplinary context. (SWM)

Purpose: This paper aims to sketch the emerging notion of auto-adaptive software when applied to e-learning software. Design/methodology/approach: The study and the implementation of the auto-adaptive architecture are based on the operational framework "ActiveTutor" that is used for teaching the topic of computer science programming in first-grade…

In this article, the author points out that the cultural bias against serious study of science and technology is rarely recognized as a reason for American students' poor performance. Students respond more profoundly to cultural imperatives than to market forces. In the United States, students are insulated from the commercial market's demand for…

Do liberal arts colleges act like research universities when they seek to appoint new faculty members? Evidence shows that research universities bid aggressively for talent, using discretionary salary policies to achieve a diverse professoriate, appoint research stars, and fill vacancies in fields where market forces require differential salaries.…

Online electronic education is now being widely accepted as a major viable component of higher education. This is fuelled by the emergence of worldwide information and computer communications technologies. However, online education is not being adopted in science and engineering subjects as widely as in other fields because of the …