Using a Programable Calculator to Introduce Fundamental Concepts of Assembly Language

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The ABSTRACT from Using a Programmable Calculator to Introduce Fundamental Concepts of Assembly Language, H. D. Schwetman [Computer Science Department] Purdue University, CSD TR 171, December 1975, 28 pgs.

"A small, programmable calculator (HP-55) was used to introduce fundamental concepts of the structure and operation of a digital computer and of assembly language programming. This hands-on approach was used in a course offered during the Fall, 1975, semester at Purdue University. This paper describes the motivation for using such an approach, the results of a student survey, and the author's evaluation. Overall, the approach seems to have stimulated student enthusiasm and resulted in a lower than normal drop-out rate for the course."

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