Affiliation:
1. Stanford University, Stanford, California
Abstract
This paper describes why the study of algorithms should be a fundamental component of the standard introductory computer science (CS) curriculum. By shifting the focus of basic CS classes from
implementation
to
concept
, educators can greatly enhance student understanding and course relevance despite rapidly-changing paradigms, technologies, and programming languages. Teaching algorithms also encourages the development of other more generalized skills, including the scientific method, problem-solving, modeling, and technical communication.
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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