Unanswered Questions
17 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Computer Science in the Waldorf curriculum
How should computer science, software engineering or ICT be integrated into the Waldorf curriculum?
Steiner-Waldorf education derives from the anthroposophical philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, and ...
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Creating Interactive Gnu/Linux shell programming courses
I am looking to create interactive workbooks that teach the Gnu/Linux terminal to students. This would be presented in such a way that one half of the screen is an interactive terminal, running the ...
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How does IB Computer Science compare with AP Computer Science?
I've taught AP Computer Science A for over a decade now, and an administrator has asked me to look into transitioning to IB. (We already have some programs in the school that use IB, so we would ...
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Small to medium scale exercises about Haskell's higher abstractions
Short version: Where can I find highly varying, small or medium-sized exercises and examples on the use, identification and instance declaration of Haskell's abstractions such as applicatives, monads, ...
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Using zyBooks and labs
Has anyone used zyBooks in their classes? I've seen some good comments on the SIGCSE list about them. I would primarily use this in our CS I class (Java) with their lab feature as a way to provide ...
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What are some real life applications of the knapsack problems class?
Students are very happy when they see some real applications of the theory. Any suggestions for interesting examples of knapsack problems?
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Hardware (cameras, headsets) for TEALS supported classrooms
We have TEALS (a NGO which supports CS education in US with programs that team industry professionals with CS classrooms - both in person and remotely) distance learning support for our CS classes - ...
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Curriculum choice for AP Computer Science A
We are currently researching what curriculum to use/adapt for the 2019-2020 school year. It will be our first year offering AP CSA. The students taking the class will have had 3-7 years of computers ...
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How to teach linear programming and reductions?
Do you know any textbook with problems+solutions to support teaching of linear programming and reductions? In particular for: standard and slack forms, formulation of problems as linear programs, ...
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Need review of course content to check for correctness
I am planning a free JavaScript online video series, the first chapter covers the Javascript history and its capabilities. Following is a transcript of the video.
I would like it to be reviewed by ...
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Is there a good book for combinatorics for programmers?
The book should be easy to read, or at least average. The level for reading such a book is the MATH and CS school curriculum. It should also be expanded on topics related to CS, and also be narrated ...
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Hackerrank challenges for a programming course: hide code and show only what is relevant?
I'm trying to create a programming competition with personalized challenges for my class, using Hackerrank.
The thing is: I need to show only the minimum relevant code to solve the challenge, and ...
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AP Computer Science Principles and Unity
I have taught AP Computer Science A for years, but I have not taught AP Computer Science Principles as of yet. My understanding of the course is that it's quite flexible on terms of languages taught.
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Which image rotation libraries use the Paeth algorithm?
I'm teaching linear algebra, and thought I'd show my students Paeth's rotation by shearing algorithm as a nice quick example of matrix manipulations. I'd like to include the information of which ...
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an example that compares a Computational Thinking Approach with a non-computational thinking
I have to teach CT to Class 5 kids. To explain the concept, I am trying to explain to them how CT is beneficial in today's world. The way I learn and appreciate things is by comparison. So I would ...
