A broad survey of the computer science discipline, focusing on the computer's role in representing, storing, manipulating, organizing and communicating information. Topics include hardware, software, ...

An introduction to programming using MATLAB. Topics include MATLAB interactive environment, programming basics, MATLAB scripts, functions, vectors, matrices, data analysis, and graphic visualization.

During the 2011-12 school year, a student at Sweetwater High School in National City, Calif., approached teacher Art Lopez and asked why their school didn’t offer any computer science courses. Lopez ...

Every college student needs a computer science course, and most need two or more. More and more educators are beginning to recognize this truth, but we are a long way from meeting the need. Should we ...

Calvin Hennick is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology writing. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Until this school year, Pawtucket Schools ...

Web developers are gatekeepers of the virtual ecosystem. They build a great share of the digital landscape, providing a centralized location for users to interact, purchase goods and services and ...

There are far more students interested in studying computer science than there are kids who have taken a computer science class. And that gap is especially pronounced for Black and Hispanic students, ...

When it comes to schools with the best computer science programs, the University of Chicago is not among the first universities that come to mind. Indeed, UChicago ranks 28th in the nation for ...

The online retail giant on Thursday announced plans to fund computer science courses in more than 1,000 high schools across the US through its Future Engineer program. I'm PCMag's managing editor for ...

Computer science majors jumped for college students — particularly those in underrepresented groups — who took the subject in ...

High school senior Gurmeher Kaur was hesitant to study coding when her mom, a computer science professor herself, first suggested it to her. “I was scared of it initially, but once you start, you ...

Explore POLAC courses and their subject combinations for admission, preparing students for a five-year program leading to a ...