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Re: what's the story about acm library

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Stefan Ram wrote:
> ...
>   The course page links to all the individual lessons. The
>   first 19 lessons are more written out in full, while some of
>   the later lessons are still more in note form.
> 
>   The pace of the course is very slow due to an adaption to
>   the learning speed of my average adult student, who also
>   does not have time for any out-of-class exercises or so
>   (I am giving classes at an adult evening school). A whole
>   lesson is devoted to the operator �+�, then the next lesson
>   treats �-� and so on. This course is for absolute beginners
>   with no programming experience whatsoever.

Kudos.

I just gave a brief overlook of your course material (courtesy of 
Google Translate) and the pedagogy and detail are excellent.

You say the pace is slow, but actually it seems entirely dependent on the 
student. The level of detail is fractal, and that admits of a slow pace 
should the student require it. A student with more context, say one who 
did learn BASIC and did well with it, could move very quickly indeed through 
the familiar material.

I'd say the course is a tour de force.

-- 
Lew
The rhyme was unintentional but allowed to stand. I just couldn't be bothered 
to say it differently since the couplet expresses my opinion neatly.

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what's the story about acm library Henry Huang <chiaihuang@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 05:20 -0700
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    Re: what's the story about acm library Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-05 14:12 -0400
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  Re: what's the story about acm library "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-05 17:46 -0400
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