New Mexico Computer Science for All

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Week 3: Introduction to Abstraction and Complex Systems

Learning Objective: This week focuses on the fundamental computer science concept of Abstraction. In NetLogo, the student learns about local variables, looping and iteration. The science concept of Complex Adaptive Systems are also introduced.

Do Now Questions

• Do Now Questions Handout - WITHOUT answers (.doc)

Programming Challenge

• Programming assignment: Spiraling Geometry Using a Repeat Loop (.doc)
• NetLogo Cheat Sheet (.doc)

CS Concepts

• Computer Science Concepts (.doc)

Videos

• Abstraction in Computer Science (.mp4) (.ppt) (transcript)
• Data Representation: Colors (.mp4) (transcript)
• CS Constructs: Local Variables (.mp4) (.ppt) (transcript)
• CS Constructs: Looping and Iteration (.mp4) (.ppt) (transcript)
• Introduction to Complex Systems (.mp4) (.ppt) (transcript)
• Emergence - PBS Documentary (.mp4) (transcript)

Reading Materials

• Blown to Bits Appendix (.pdf) (Reading Assignment pp. 309-316)

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