Computer and information sciences program for high school students

Abstract

A well-received pilot program held on seven consecutive Saturdays in 1962 led the University of Pennsylvania to initiate a full scale program in computer oriented mathematics and programming during July and August 1963. Thirty highly qualified students in a Basic Course studied number theory, switching circuits, and abstract algebra, with an underlying basis of machine language programming, software theory, and Fortran coding. Twenty Advanced Course students covered mechanical languages and system simulation. Six of these students assisted University professors in research problems. The 1964 program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and has eighty-seven participants, nine of whom are high school teachers.