Information and communication technologies have changed the way students learn, higher education institutions in Middle East region strive to attract professors who use technology their daily teaching learning practices. This study examines students’ experiences of a Web-enhanced computer science course. In an online survey based on technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) model, 132...

There has been a lot of philosophical and pragmatic debate on whether Computer Science is a craft, science or an engineering discipline. This article examines both Paul Graham’s claim that hackers and painters have a lot in common and Dr. Tolbert’s claim that Computer Science is a craft on its way to becoming an engineering discipline. We conclude that both claims have truth in them and argue t...

This paper makes two claims about the fundamental nature of computer science. In particular, I claim that—despite its name—the field of computer science is neither the study of computers, nor is it science in the ordinary sense of the word. While there are technical exceptions to both claims, the nature, purpose, and ultimately the crucial contributions of the beautiful discipline of computer s...

Two methods for the identification of coherent structures in fluid flows are studied for possible combination in a hybrid method providing deeper insight and greater efficiency. One method uses wavelet transforms to partition the field into coherent and incoherent portions using a thresholding of the wavelet coefficients. The other method is based on the stability analysis of trajectories throu...