Teaching Polymorphism Early

Authors

Joseph Bergin, Pace UniversityFollow
Michael Goldweber, Xavier University
Eugene Wallingford, University of Northern IowaFollow
Michael Caspersen, Aarhus Universitet
Michael Kölling, University of Kent

Document Type

Conference

Keywords

First Course, Object-Oriented Programming, Polymorphism

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Proceedings of the 10th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

First Page

342

Last Page

343

Abstract

Is it possible to teach dynamic polymorphism early? What techniques could facilitate teaching it in Java. This panel will bring together people who have considered this question and attempted to implement it in various ways, some more completely than others. It will also give participants an opportunity to explore the topic and to share their own ideas.

Department

Department of Computer Science

Original Publication Date

12-1-2005

DOI of published version

10.1145/1067445.1067541

Recommended Citation

Bergin, Joseph; Goldweber, Michael; Wallingford, Eugene; Caspersen, Michael; and Kölling, Michael, "Teaching Polymorphism Early" (2005). Faculty Publications. 2896.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/2896