Teaching discrete structures: a systematic review of the literature

Authors:
James F. Power;Thomas Whelan;Susan Bergin
Affiliations:
National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland;National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland;National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
Venue:
Proceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This survey paper reviews a large sample of publications on the teaching of discrete structures and discrete mathematics in computer science curricula. The approach is systematic, in that a structured search of electronic resources has been conducted, and the results are presented and quantitatively analyzed. A number of broad themes in discrete structures education are identified relating to course content, teaching strategies and the means of evaluating the success of a course.