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Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver
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Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver

by David Riley, Kenny A. Hunt
March 2014
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
405 pages
12h 16m
English
Chapman and Hall/CRC
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What Is Computational Thinking?   ◾     11  
Not every historical calculating device was used to perform arithmetic.
e device that is the rst known example of using gears for calculation
is the Antikythera mechanism (Figure1.8). Dated to the rst century BC,
this machine contained at least 30 interconnected brass gears of various
dimensions. It is believed that positioning a crank on the Antikythera
mechanism caused the device to accurately identify the location of the
sun, moon, and planets.
e Antikythera mechanism has been called a computer by some peo-
ple. However, it is probably more accurate to think of it as a special pur-
pose calc ...
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ISBN: 9781466587793