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Course Materials

Evans, D. (2011, August 19). Introduction to computing: Explorations in language, logic, and machines. University of Virginia. https://computingbook.org/
Evans, D. (2019, June 24). Errata. In Introduction to computing: Explorations in language, logic, and machines. University of Virginia. https://computingbook.org/
Zhang, X. (2025). Reading 1. In Introduction to computer science [Manuscript in preparation]. Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University.
Zhang, X. (2025). Reading 2. In Introduction to computer science [Manuscript in preparation]. Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University.
Zhang, X. (2025). Reading 3. In Introduction to computer science [Manuscript in preparation]. Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University.

Unit 1: An Introduction to Computational Thinking

Wing, J. M. (2006, March 1). Computational thinking. Communications of the ACM, 49(3), 33–35. https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/computational-thinking/

Unit 2: Computing and Problem-Solving Procedures

Hash table. (2022, April 20). In P. E. Black (Ed.), Dictionary of algorithms and data structures [online]. https://xlinux.nist.gov/dads/HTML/hashtab.html

Assignment 3

Corel. (2023, June 8). How to configure Windows to show file extensions and hidden files. Corel Knowledge Base. https://kb.corel.com/en/125935
Strauss, C., Boyd, E., Gressett, D., & Marshall, K. (n.d.). MinGW - Minimalist GNU for Windows. SourceForge. https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/
Fisher, T. (2025, March 6). How to open command prompt (Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, etc.). Lifewire. https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-open-command-prompt-2618089
Cogliati, J. (2025, March 31). Non-programmer's tutorial for Python 3. Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Programmer%27s_Tutorial_for_Python_3
Learn Python. (n.d.). https://www.learnpython.org/
Python Software Foundation. (2025). Download Python. https://www.python.org/downloads/