We present a logic programming language that uses implications and universal quantifiers in goals and in the bodies of clauses to provide a simple scoping mechanism for program clauses and constants. Within this language it is possible to define a simple notion of parametric module and local constant. Given this ability to structure programs, we explore how object-oriented programming, where ob...

This chapter explores the idea that when given appropriate tools, young children can actively engage in computer programming and robotics activities in a way that is consistent with developmentally appropriate practice. In particular, this project proposes the use of emerging tangible user interface (TUI) technology to fundamentally re-envision the way in which children program computers. In sh...

Konrad Zuse was the first person in history to build a working digital computer, a fact that is still not generally acknowledged. Even less known is that in the years 1943–1945, Zuse developed a high-level programming model and, based on it, an algorithmic programming language called Plankalkül (plan calculus). The Plankalkül features binary data structure types, thus supporting a loop-free pro...

Computer programming is the core of computer science curriculum. Several programming languages have been used to teach the first course in computer programming, and such languages are referred to as first programming language (FPL). The pool of programming languages has been evolving with the development of new languages, and from this pool different languages have been used as FPL at different...

In modern day society, the ability to code is a highly desirable skill. So much so that the current supply from third level institutes across the world does not meet the high demands of industry. One of the major issues is the low progression rates from first to second year in third level Computer Science courses with introductory programming courses proving to be a high contributing factor. Th...

We present a logic programming language that uses implications and universal quantifiers in goals and in the bodies of clauses to provide a simple scoping mechanism for program clauses and constants. Within this language it is possible to define a simple notion of parametric module and local constant. Given this ability to structure programs, we explore how object-oriented programming, where ob...

In this paper, we present the first programming environment and modeling language which integrates inheritance within a computer algebra language. This environment and language, called ObjectMath (Object oriented Mathematical language for scientific computing), is currently being used for industrial applications in advanced mechanical analysis, but is generally applicable to other areas. Using ...

The automatic synthesis of procedural textures for 3D surfaces using genetic programming is investigated. Genetic algorithms employ a search strategy inspired by Darwinian natural evolution. Genetic programming uses genetic algorithms on tree structures, which are interpretable as computer programs or mathematical formulae. We use a texture generation language as a target language for genetic p...

We describe and compare the programming languages C, MATLAB and Python as teaching languages for engineering students. We distinguish between two distinct phases in the process of converting a given problem into a computer program that can provide a solution: (i) finding an algorithmic solution and (ii) implementing this in a particular programming language. It is argued that it is most importa...

Computational linguistics is concerned with understanding language from a computational perspective and constructing artifacts that are useful in processing generating language. In the use of language, whether human or programming there can be an error makes not understood properly. One errors often occurs syntax error. mistake using involves organizing words phrases do make sense. While progra...