Mathdoku projects: Monte-Carlo meets methodology: faculty poster
Linda M. Wilkens · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2011
This poster presentation reports on classroom experience using the logic/math puzzles known by the generic name Mathdoku[1] for student programming projects in a Data Structures course. Using these puzzles encourages students to employ an object-oriented approach to the two major components of the project (1) a user or computer puzzle player component, and (2) a puzzle generation component. This project affords students the chance to develop a non-trivial application, to re-use data structures developed during the semester, and to leverage existing data structures from framework libraries. It also offers ample opportunity for customizations, so that no two projects should end up the same.