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Discrete Structures and The Three-Fold Introduction to Computer Science. Doug Baldwin Department of Computer Science SUNY Geneseo. Motivation. Computer science entails… Design and implementation of algorithms, programs, systems, etc Mathematical analysis of algorithms, programs, etc
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Discrete StructuresandThe Three-Fold Introduction to Computer Science Doug Baldwin Department of Computer Science SUNY Geneseo
Motivation Computer science entails… • Design and implementation of algorithms, programs, systems, etc • Mathematical analysis of algorithms, programs, etc • Experimental analysis of algorithms, programs, etc These should be taught concurrently and from day 1
Ca 1992… CS2 (Object Pascal, iteration, arrays, sorting, summations, …) CS1 (Pascal, selection, logic, recursion, induction, recurrences, big-O, lists, trees)
Ca 1992… ? ! CS2 (Object Pascal, iteration, arrays, sorting, summations, …) CS1 (Pascal, selection, logic, recursion, induction, recurrences, big-O, lists, trees)
Ca 1994… CS2 (Object Pascal, iteration, summations, …) CS1 (Pascal, recursion, induction, …) CS0 (CS overview, computational thinking)
Ca 1994… ? ! CS2 (Object Pascal, iteration, summations, …) CS1 (Pascal, recursion, induction, …) CS0 (CS overview, computational thinking)
ca 1999 Algorithms (graphs, greedy, dynamic programming, …) CS2 (OOP, summations, sorting, searching, E[…], hashing) CS 1-1/2 (logic, recursion, induction, recurrences, big-O, lists, trees) CS 1 (Java)
ca 1999 Algorithms (graphs, greedy, dynamic programming, …) ? CS2 (OOP, summations, sorting, searching, E[…], hashing) CS 1-1/2 (logic, recursion, induction, recurrences, big-O, lists, trees) CS 1 (Java)
Ca 2003 - Present Algorithms (probability, E[…], hashing, graphs, greedy, …) CS 2-1/2 (logic, induction, recurrences, summations, sorting, searching) CS 2 (OOP, recursion, lists, trees, Big O) CS 1 (Java)
Ca 2003 - Present Algorithms (probability, E[…], hashing, graphs, greedy, …) CS 2-1/2 (logic, induction, recurrences, summations, sorting, searching) CS 2 (OOP, recursion, lists, trees, Big O) If n = 0 … Assume T(k) T(k+1)… CS 1 (Java)
Summary • Workable model for integrating discrete structures into introductory/intermediate CS • Works for students • Works for department (10 year record) • Covers most of CC 2001 (and CS 2013) core DS material (exceptions: counting, sets/functions/relations)