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A motivational approach to basic computer science

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This paper is a report and discussion of a basic course in computer science offered at Brigham Young University for the last several years. A motivational approach is taken in the course -- beginning at a very low level and developing the basic problems that arose historically. Students are requested to solve several of these problems as programming assignments including an assembler and a simple operating system nucleus. Simulated machines are used, and the students are introduced to several machines, as a means of broadening their knowledge of machine organization.

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 7, Issue 2
        June 1975
        99 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/382205
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        Association for Computing Machinery

        New York, NY, United States

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