Computational Thinking

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0Computational ThinkingJeannette M. WingPresident s Professor of Computer Science and Department HeadComputer Science DepartmentCarnegie Mellon UniversityMicrosoft Asia Faculty Summit26 October 2012Tianjin, China2Computational ThinkingJeannette M. WingMy Grand Vision Computational thinkingwill be a fundamental skill used by everyone in the world by the middle of the 21stCentury. Just like reading, writing, and arithmetic. Incestuous: Computing and computers will enable the spread of Computational Thinking . In research:scientists, engineers, ..., historians, artists In education:K-12 students and teachers, undergrads, ... Wing, Computational Thinking , CACMViewpoint, March 2006, pp. off ~wing/ 3Computational ThinkingJeannette M. WingAutomationAbstractionsComputing is the Automation of AbstractionsComputational Thinkingfocuses on the process of abstraction-choosing the right abstractions-operating in terms of multiple layers of abstraction simultaneously-defining the relationships the between layersas in Mathematicsguided by the following Machine2.

•DNA sequences are strings in a language •Boolean networks approximate dynamics of biological networks •Cells as a self-regulatory system are like electronic circuits •Process calculi model interactions among molecules •Statecharts used in developmental genetics •Protein kinetics can be modeled as computational processes

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