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The Basics of Computer Science
- highwind 12y agoI'm not sure if I like introducing computer science with a physical "computer". A physical "computer" is an application of computer science. I rather start with an abstract idea of computation, but my view point is very skewed towards academia. I'd love to hear what others have to say about this approach.
- gwernol 12y agoHi Highwind. I start with the physical computer because that's what most people think of when you say "computer". If you read through to part five, I make exactly the point you do - the computer is the software (more accurately an implementation of a Universal Turing Machine) not the hardware at all.