A New Approach To Computer Science in the Liberal Arts
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In the following we make the case for a new course for introducing computer science in the liberal arts classroom. The course is related to breadthfirst computer science, but is aimed at developing a broad course suitable for non-majors to gain a comprehensive overview of computer science beyond its algorithmic and mathematic fundamentals. One of the aims of the libreral arts philosphy is to provide students with broad exposure to subject which may not be their primary focus. Neither traditional non-majors courses or introductory programming classes fit this goal. In contrast we propose a course structure which aims to survey computer science in one or two semsters while providing students with significant training and experience in programming.
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