The ever increasing involvement of electronic and programmable devices in life invites people to learn computer programming as an essential skill. Mathematics and computer programming are two inter-related and inter-dependent subjects. Several different concepts of mathematics are introduced at high school level, and usually the students do not feel comfortable with this subject. In this articl...

Bellman's dynamic programming methodology can be applied to a wide range of computer science optimization problems. Some of these applications are briefly reviewed here. This work has led to advances in numerous other areas of computer science, including programming languages, computer simulation, and computer architecture. In turn, advances in these other areas suggest other applications of an...

Dynamic programming is a mathematical optimization method and computer as well. In this paper, the notion of sheaf in topological spaces introduced it demonstrated that relates very well to concept dynamic programming.

Computer Programming learning is a difficult process. Experience has demonstrated that many students find it difficult to use programming languages to write programs that solve problems. In this paper we describe several educational computer tools used successfully to support Programming learning and we present a global environment which integrates them, allowing a broader approach to Programmi...

In this paper, we investigated the role of content and processes as they relate to games and programming in post-secondary computer science courses. Our examination found themes that can help computer science instructors teach both introductory and advanced programming topics. Our analysis was focused primarily on the theoretical and practical subject matter that is taught in game programming c...

Computer programming is an important skill for engineering and computer science students. However, teaching and learning programming concepts and skills has been recognized as a great challenge to both teachers and students. Therefore, the development of effective learning strategies and environments for programming courses has become an important issue. To address this issue, this study propos...

With Simula 67 Ole-Johan Dahl and Kristen Nygaard invented object-oriented programming. This has had an enormous impact on program development tools and methods in the world, well accounted in conferences and books, on programming languages and object-oriented programming, and on software pioneers. Early influenced were computer scientists in the Nordic countries who from about 1970 had Simula ...

The problems encountered by students in first year computer programming units are a common concern in many universities including Victoria University. A fundamental component of a computer science curriculum, computer programming is a mandatory unit in a computing course. It is also one of the most feared and hated units by many novice computing students who, having failed or performed poorly i...