Computing Education Research Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

My argument is that computer science was originally invented to be taught to everyone, but not for economic advantage. He wrote, “A handful of people, having no relation to the will of society, having no communication with the rest of society, will be taking decisions in secret which are going to affect our lives in the deepest sense.”

Computer Science 140

Computer Science Computer Science Sciences 140

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

Later he describes what he calls the “Principle of the Communication of Heat”. then goes on to develop what’s now called the heat equation and all sorts of mathematics around it, all the while effectively adopting a caloric theory of heat.

Energy 88

Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 88

Stephen Wolfram

JUNE 29, 2022

You can give Threaded as an argument to any listable function, not just Plus and Times : &#10005. we’re adding SymmetricDifference : find elements that (in the 2-argument case) are in one list or the other, but not both. Now we can use the path function to make a “spiralling” tour video: College Calculus. In Version 13.1

Calculus 114

Calculus Construction Computer Argumentation 114

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

APRIL 15, 2022

An argument for traditional grading goes like this: Sure, a single assessment might have a grade on it that doesn't accurately reflect student understanding. It’s a legitimate concern; but this can be addressed through mindful course design (see the next section) and regular communication. A misplaced trust in statistics.

Academic Standards 52

Academic Standards Communications Calculus Argumentation 52

Stephen Wolfram

JUNE 28, 2023

Line, Surface and Contour Integration “Find the integral of the function ” is a typical core thing one wants to do in calculus. But particularly in applications of calculus, it’s common to want to ask slightly more elaborate questions, like “What’s the integral of over the region ?”, or “What’s the integral of along the line ?”

Computer 118

Computer Calculus Construction Mathematics 118

Stephen Wolfram

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Events are like functions, whose “arguments” are incoming tokens, and whose output is one or more outgoing tokens. And the same issue arose for Alonzo Church’s lambda calculus (introduced around 1930). At the level of individual events, ideas from the theory and practice of computation are useful. One is so-called Böhm trees.

Physics 65

Physics Science Sciences Mathematics 65

Stephen Wolfram

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Events are like functions, whose “arguments” are incoming tokens, and whose output is one or more outgoing tokens. And the same issue arose for Alonzo Church’s lambda calculus (introduced around 1930). At the level of individual events, ideas from the theory and practice of computation are useful. One is so-called Böhm trees.

Science 64

Science Sciences Physics Mathematics 64