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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
167views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
14 years 7 months ago
Python CS1 as preparation for C++ CS2
How suitable is a Python-based CS1 course as preparation for a C++-based CS2 course? After fifteen years of using C++ for both CS1 and CS2, the Computer Science Department at Mich...
Richard J. Enbody, William F. Punch, Mark McCullen
HAPTICS
2003
IEEE
14 years 4 days ago
Haptic Interface for Hands-On Instruction in System Dynamics and Embedded Control
Haptic interface serves as an ideal context and platform for teaching both system dynamics and embedded control. At The University of Michigan, a traditional undergraduate mechani...
R. Brent Gillespie, Mark B. Hoffman, James S. Freu...
GECCO
2003
Springer
160views Optimization» more  GECCO 2003»
14 years 1 days ago
Using Genetic Algorithms for Data Mining Optimization in an Educational Web-Based System
This paper presents an approach for classifying students in order to predict their final grade based on features extracted from logged data in an education web-based system. A comb...
Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, William F. Punch
SSPR
2004
Springer
14 years 5 days ago
Optimizing Classification Ensembles via a Genetic Algorithm for a Web-Based Educational System
Classification fusion combines multiple classifications of data into a single classification solution of greater accuracy. Feature extraction aims to reduce the computational cost ...
Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, Gerd Kortemeyer, William F...