The department offers a variety of introductory courses that are appropriate for students of all backgrounds. Most students interested in Computer Science start with one of the following courses, all ...

Intermediate algebra at the University of Alabama used to be your basic introductory class -- lecture format, little interaction. When Joe Benson, senior associate dean in the College of Arts and ...

Thinking back to freshman year on campus, many things may come to mind. Whether it is memories of hopping on the wrong 22 Illini bus, sporting our new, fancy lanyard on campus or showing up to the ...

Adapting to industry shifts and student feedback, the computer science department has implemented various changes to its introductory courses, CS106 and CS107. This spring, a pilot version of CS106A, ...

It's near the start of a new semester of physics. Many faculty are working on their plans for introductory physics courses. How many tests should there be? What about homework? Do I want to cover ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Huang writes about Bitcoin and its wider impact on society. One of the best (and worst) things about bitcoin, blockchain and ...

I nside a squat, brick-and-concrete building here at the University of Michigan, about 300 freshmen gather on a gray Monday morning for their introductory biology class. Under fluorescent lights, ...

On a warm fall morning made for enjoying the outdoors, 25 first-year James Madison University students taking a “Foundations of Biology” course are fortunate to have a class requiring them to explore ...