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The art and science of computer graphics: a very depth-first approach to the non-majors course

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This paper describes a course in computer graphics which is designed for students with little or no background in computer science. The course is centered around custom software which was designed with the pedagogical goals in mind. The goals of the course, the software, and some experiences at two institutions are discussed.

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            cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
            ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 26, Issue 1
            March 1994
            410 pages
            ISSN:0097-8418
            DOI:10.1145/191033
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            • cover image ACM Conferences
              SIGCSE '94: Proceedings of the twenty-fifth SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education
              March 1994
              414 pages
              ISBN:0897916468
              DOI:10.1145/191029

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