1. 3 A’s of Computational Thinking

2. Computational Thinking

3. Understand what aspects of a problem are amenable to computation Evaluate the match between computational tools and techniques and a problem Understand the limitations and power of computational tools and techniques

4. Apply or adapt a computational tool or technique to a new use Recognize an opportunity to use computation in a new way Apply computational strategies such divide and conquer in any domain

5. Computational Thinking: “ Solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior by drawing on the concepts fundamental to computer science”

6. Computer Science

8. The scientific and mathematical approach to computation (and specifically: the design of computing machines and processes).

9. Input (data)Output (data)

10. Key terms: Computation Data (“Dataology”) Quantitative & Qualitative Information

11. 3 A’s: Abstraction, Automation, Analysis

12. Abstraction

13. The process of generalizing from specific instances.

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16. Abstraction Capturing essential common characteristics while discarding unessential characteristics

18. Abstraction of computational process: Algorithm

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20. Where’s Abstraction in the Computational Science Cycle?

21. Here it is!

22. Automation

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24. Where’s Automation in the Computational Science Cycle?

25. Here it is!

26. Analysis

27. Where’s Analysis in the Computational Science Cycle?

28. Here it is!

29. Categories of Analysis: Verification: you have the right model Validation: your model is accurate

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36. References Barr, Stephenson (2011), “Bringing Computational Thinking to K-12”, ACM Inroads, March 2011 Cuny, Snyder, Wing, (2010), “Computational Thinking: A Definition” Lee, et al. (2010), “Computational Thinking for Youth in Practice.” MIT Open Courseware: “What does a computer scientist do?” (http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical- engineering-and-computer-science/6-00sc-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming- spring-2011/unit-3/lecture-26-what-do-computer-scientists-do/#?w=535)http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical- engineering-and-computer-science/6-00sc-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming- spring-2011/unit-3/lecture-26-what-do-computer-scientists-do/#?w=535