NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gal-Ezer, Judith; Vilner, Tamar; Zur, Ela – Computer Science Education, 2004
Realizing the importance of teaching efficiency at early stages of the program of study in computer science (CS) on one hand, and the difficulties encountered when introducing this concept on the other, we advocate a different didactic approach in the introductory CS course (CS1). This paper describes the approach as it is used at the Open…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Efficiency
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dana-Picard, Thierry – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2005
A mathematician's work consists of proving theorems, calculating, and making mathematics understandable. An assistant for all three components is a Computer Algebra System. We describe and discuss various CAS-assisted processes for proving theorems, and discuss the constraints which can appear regarding efficiency, confidence in the result and…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Validity, Mathematical Logic