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On Teaching Discrete Mathematics to Freshman Computer Science Students
Faron Moller 
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Liam O'Reilly
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Liam O'Reilly
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Volume: 19, Issue: 8
Swansea University Authors:
Faron Moller , Liam O'Reilly
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DOI (Published version): 10.33423/jhetp.v19i8.2670
Abstract
Discrete Mathematics is an inevitable part of any undergraduate computer science degree programme. However, today's computer science student typically finds this to be at best a necessary evil with which they struggle to engage. Twenty years ago, we started to address this issue seriously in ou...
| Published in: | Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice |
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| ISSN: | 2158-3595 2158-3595 |
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North American Business Press
2019
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53031 |
| Abstract: |
Discrete Mathematics is an inevitable part of any undergraduate computer science degree programme. However, today's computer science student typically finds this to be at best a necessary evil with which they struggle to engage. Twenty years ago, we started to address this issue seriously in our university, and we have instituted a number of innovations throughout the years which have had a positive effect on engagement and, thus, attainment. In this paper, we describe and motivate the innovations which we introduced, and provide a detailed analysis of how and why engagement and attainment levels varied over two decades as a direct result of these innovations |
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| Keywords: |
Higher Education, Pedagogy, Formal Methods, Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Science |
| Issue: |
8 |