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Not 2 years ago, it was at least 90% male. Although towards the end of the term, it trended towards a balance. ----- On review, the article is NOT about what
by hayksaakian 13y ago
Not 2 years ago, it was at least 90% male.
Although towards the end of the term, it trended towards a balance.
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On review, the article is NOT about what you'd consider CS1
"Introduction to Symbolic Programming was reborn as Beauty and the Joy of Computing."
This is a CS class in the loosest sense of the word.
It fulfills no prerequisites towards a CS degree.
OTOH I could just be cynical, and this class is just what's needed to get more females into the subsequent CS classes.
At least anecdotally, I know a few people who had no real interest in CS start with this class, but then proceed to take proper CS classes they may otherwise have ignored.
- wutbrodo 13y agoInto to Symbolic Programming hasn't been replaced. http://general-catalog.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_list_crse_req?p_dept_name=Computer+Science&p_dept_cd=COMPSCI&p_path=l http://general-catalog.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_list_crse_re... Compare the descriptions for CS3L (Intro to Symbolic Programming) to CS10. They both still exist and seem very different.