Our curriculum has become math-phobic!

Authors:
Allen B. Tucker;Charles F. Kelemen;Kim B. Bruce
Affiliations:
Computer Science Dept., Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME;Computer Science Program, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA;Computer Science Dept., Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Venue:
Proceedings of the thirty-second SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer Science Education
Year:
2001

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Abstract

The paper [2] argued that mathematical ideas play an important role in the computer science curriculum, and that Discrete Mathematics needs to be taught early in the computer science curriculum. In this follow-up paper, we present evidence that computer science curricula are drifting away from a fundamental commitment to theoretical and mathematical ideas. We propose some actions that can be taken to help reverse this drift.