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Puzzling Problems in Computer Engineering
March 2009 (vol. 42 no. 3)
pp. 26-29
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Behrooz Parhami, "Puzzling Problems in Computer Engineering," Computer, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 26-29, March, 2009.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MC.2009.95,
author = {Behrooz Parhami},
title = {Puzzling Problems in Computer Engineering},
journal ={Computer},
volume = {42},
number = {3},
issn = {0018-9162},
year = {2009},
pages = {26-29},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2009.95},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Behrooz Parhami, University of California, Santa Barbara
University faculty have designed an engaging puzzle-based freshman seminar intended to motivate and retain computer engineering students.

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Index Terms:
computer engineering education, problem complexity, problem solving
Citation:
Behrooz Parhami, "Puzzling Problems in Computer Engineering," Computer, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 26-29, March 2009, doi:10.1109/MC.2009.95
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