Like all other sciences, computer science has many branches. An informative video provides a brief overview of computer science. It breaks the discipline into three major areas: theoretical computer science, computer engineering, and applications.

Concepts

computer science, computer applications, algorithms, computer hardware

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Stream the video on the first day of a computer science course
• Provide cloze notes for viewers to complete as they watch the video
  

Classroom Considerations

• Note that the video briefly mentions some high-level math concepts, such as calculus and graph theory
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Animations are basic but help with understanding
  
• Cool graphic organizer summarizing computer science
  

Cons

• Excludes some important computer science concepts, such as cybersecurity and hacking