Computing Education Research Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

My activities in computing education these days are organized around two main projects: Defining computing education for undergraduates in the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and Arts (see earlier blog post referencing this effort ); Participatory design of Teaspoon languages (mentioned most recently in this blog post ).

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Computer Science Computer Science Sciences 140

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

But at a personal and social level it was still always a lot of fun being around Ed and being exposed to his unique intense opportunistic energy—with its repeating themes but ever-changing directions. And there was one way in which Ed and I were very much aligned: both of our lives were deeply influenced by computers and computing.

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Computer Physics Science Sciences 68

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

Computational Foundations for the Second Law of Thermodynamics (forthcoming) 2. And indeed particularly in chemistry and engineering it’s often been in the background, justifying all the computations routinely done using entropy. This is part 3 in a 3-part series about the Second Law: 1. How Did We Get Here?

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Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 88

Stephen Wolfram

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This is the first of a series of pieces I’m planning in connection with the upcoming 20th anniversary of the publication of A New Kind of Science. “There’s a Whole New Field to Build…” For me the story began nearly 50 years ago —with what I saw as a great and fundamental mystery of science. Cryptography.

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Computer Mathematics Science Sciences 55

Maydm

JUNE 11, 2021

As a high school student, Winnie had a passion for both math and the social sciences. Her teachers pushed her into the “easier” path of social sciences rather than encourage her interest in STEM subjects. And throughout my sort of high school experience, I’d been, you know, passionate about social sciences.

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