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An applied computer science/systems programming approach to teaching data structures

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 11, Issue 1

Pages 76 - 78

https://doi.org/10.1145/953030.809557

Published: 01 January 1979 Publication History

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This paper describes and analyzes Math 464, a course in data structures at Northern Illinois University. The course is taught in keeping with the underlying philosophy of the university's computer science curriculum: it is an applications course of pragmatic nature.

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Chrisman C(1980)A pragmatic undergraduate curriculumACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/989266.98927012:3(20-26)Online publication date: 1-Sep-1980
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/989266.989270
Fosdick HMackey K(1979)A course on the pragmatic tools of the programming environmentACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/988933.98893511:3(11-14)Online publication date: 1-Sep-1979
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/988933.988935
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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3375258.3375270

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 11, Issue 1

Proceedings of the 10th SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education

February 1979

251 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/953030

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SIGCSE '79: Proceedings of the tenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
January 1979
251 pages
ISBN:9781450374316
DOI:10.1145/800126
Chairmen:
Douglas Kerr,
John F. Dalphin

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Chrisman C(1980)A pragmatic undergraduate curriculumACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/989266.98927012:3(20-26)Online publication date: 1-Sep-1980
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/989266.989270
Fosdick HMackey K(1979)A course on the pragmatic tools of the programming environmentACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/988933.98893511:3(11-14)Online publication date: 1-Sep-1979
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/988933.988935
Nazir SNaicken SPaterson J(2019)Teaching Data Structures through Group Based Collaborative Peer InteractionsProceedings of the 8th Computer Science Education Research Conference10.1145/3375258.3375270(98-103)Online publication date: 18-Nov-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3375258.3375270

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