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Teaching computer science with robotics using Ada/Mindstorms 2.0

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Barry S. Fagin,

Laurence D. Merkle,

Thomas W. EggersAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGAda Ada Letters, Volume XXI, Issue 4

Pages 73 - 78

https://doi.org/10.1145/507546.507592

Published: 30 September 2001 Publication History

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We present one approach to teaching basic computer science concepts with robotics, using an Ada interface to Lego Mindstorms^™. We show simple problems put to students with no programming experience, discuss the solutions, and for each concept explain the advantages of using robots to teach it.

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ACM SIGAda Ada Letters Volume XXI, Issue 4

December 2001

131 pages

ISSN:1094-3641

DOI:10.1145/507546

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SIGAda '01: Proceedings of the 2001 annual ACM SIGAda international conference on Ada
September 2001
144 pages
ISBN:1581133928
DOI:10.1145/507574
Conference Chair:
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Stachour Software

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