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The why and how of discrete structures

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Eight years after Curriculum 68 there is still much uncertainty regarding the place of discrete mathematics in a computer science curriculum. This paper explores the purposes of discrete mathematics courses in a very broad context. It is suggested that discrete mathematics be distributed over two courses, and that the attitudes established in the courses are more important than the contents of the courses.

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          cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
          ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 8, Issue 3
          Proceedings of the 6th SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education
          July 1976
          146 pages
          ISSN:0097-8418
          DOI:10.1145/952991
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            SIGCSE '76: Proceedings of the sixth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
            September 1976
            154 pages
            ISBN:9781450374453
            DOI:10.1145/800144

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