From C++ To Mathcad: Teaching An Introductory Programming Course With A Non Traditional Programming Language | Zendy

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From C++ To Mathcad: Teaching An Introductory Programming Course With A Non Traditional Programming Language

Author(s) -

John A. Murden,

Kenneth P. Brannan

Publication year - 2020

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.18260/1-2--7142

Subject(s) - computer science , centennial , computer programming , curriculum , course (navigation) , mathematics education , programming language theory , session (web analytics) , computer technology , software engineering , programming language , multimedia , fifth generation programming language , programming paradigm , engineering , mathematics , world wide web , pedagogy , medicine , psychology , pathology , aerospace engineering

Mathcad has replaced C++ as the language of the introductory programming course taught in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at The Citadel. Advantages and disadvantages associated with the switch are discussed in the paper. A comparison is made between the Mathcad-based programming course and the previous versions of the course taught using traditional programming languages. An evaluation of students’ use of Mathcad a year after completing the Mathcad-based course is included and compared to those students who had taken the C++ version of the course. In addition, the classroom approach taken to teach the course is discussed.

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