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Computer literacy via Scheme and web programming

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2004

TIMOTHY J. HICKEY
TIMOTHY J. HICKEY
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA (e-mail: [email protected])
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Abstract

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We describe an approach to introducing non-science majors to programming and computation in part by teaching them applets, servlets, and groupware applications. The course uses a dialect of didactic Scheme that is implemented in, and tightly integrated with, Java. The declarative nature of our approach allows non-science majors with no programming background to develop surprisingly complex web applications in about half a semester. This level of programming provides a context for a deeper understanding of computation than is usually feasible in a Computer Literacy course.

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EDUCATIONAL PEARL
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Journal of Functional Programming , Volume 14 , Issue 5 , September 2004 , pp. 475 - 488
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press
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