Sarah Carruthers

Computer science is not about machines, in the same way that astronomy is not about telescopes. There is an essential unity of mathematics and computer science -- Mike Fellows (often attributed to Dijkstra, but first published by Fellows in 1991 in "Computer SCIENCE and Mathematics in the Elementary Schools")

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Participate in open source, get a free shirt. It's hacktober fest!

https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/
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Monday, September 25, 2017

Debugging is never complete

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Labels: debugging

Recursive powder

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Labels: recursion

Friday, September 22, 2017

Data visualization of demographics

https://www.populationpyramid.net/
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

The state of being stuck

This is relevant to life, not just math: The State of Being Stuck

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Monday, April 18, 2016

Classic Programmer Paintings

This amuses me far too much:
http://classicprogrammerpaintings.tumblr.com/
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Monday, January 11, 2016

On the dangers of secret code.

Very appropriate give VW's fraud.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/nyregion/volkswagens-diesel-fraud-makes-critic-of-secret-code-a-prophet.html?referrer=
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About Me

Sarah Carruthers
I am currently instructing computer science courses at Thompson Rivers University (Online delivery), and Vancouver Island University (On campus). I completed an interdisciplinary PhD in which I studied Human Problem Solving of hard computational problems. My focus was on the intersection between complexity theory and cognitive psychology. I am also interested in, and dedicated to, promoting computer science education, especially with underrepresented groups: children, women, and individuals in rural communities.
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  • How people reason about computationally complex concepts
  • Getting Computer Science into the elementary classroom
  • Promoting awareness of computer science
  • Experiential education
  • Kayaking
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