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Teaching computation to undergraduate scientists

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 36, Issue 1

Pages 358 - 362

https://doi.org/10.1145/1028174.971424

Published: 01 March 2004 Publication History

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This paper describes the motivation and design of an introductory computational course for natural, physical, and social scientists.

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 36, Issue 1

March 2004

501 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1028174

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SIGCSE '04: Proceedings of the 35th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
March 2004
544 pages
ISBN:1581137982
DOI:10.1145/971300
Conference Chairs:
Dan Joyce
Villanova University
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Deborah Knox
The College of New Jersey
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Program Chairs:
Wanda Dann
Ithaca College
,
Tom Naps
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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