Category: Computer Science
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Did a Human or a Computer Write This?
If an Algorithm Wrote This, How Would You Even Know? LET me hazard a guess that you think a real person has written what you’re reading. Maybe you’re right. Maybe not. Perhaps you should ask me to confirm it the way your computer does when it demands that you type those letters and numbers crammed…
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Computing the Optimal Road Trip
Randy Olson answers the question “What is the optimal road trip plan to stop at all major US Landmarks?” And while his article has all the end results and a general approach laid out, the part I am working to integrate into class is the following: Make your own road trip If you’d like to…
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Average HS Student Given Little Chance of AP CS Success
From Slashdot AP Computer Science is taught in just 10% of our high schools,” lamented The White House last December as President Obama kicked off CSEdWeek. “China teaches all of its students one year of computer science.” And the U.S. Dept. of Education has made the AP CS exam its Poster Child for inequity in…
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Scratch for Arduino Makes Programing the Arduino More Visual
Windows/Mac/Linux: Programming an Arduino isn’t especially difficult, but if you’re looking for a more visual method, Scratch for Arduino (S4A) uses MIT’s Scratch as a groundwork for teaching kids (or beginners) how to program an Arduino. S4A works just like Scratch where you drag and place actions to create programs. The idea is to provide…