Elliot Bruce Koffman (born 7 May 1942 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is a noted computer scientist and educationist . He is the author of numerous widely used introductory textbooks for more than 10 different programming languages , including Ada , BASIC , C , C++ , FORTRAN , Java , Modula-2 , and Pascal . Since 1974, he has been a professor of computer and information sciences at Temple University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.
15-422: Koffman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Elliot Koffman (born 1942), computer scientist and educationist Laura Koffman (born Laura Bonarrigo in 1964), American actress Moe Koffman (1928–2001), Canadian jazz saxophonist and flautist See also [ edit ] Kofman [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
30-485: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Elliot Koffman Koffman attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he earned his Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees in 1964. He received his PhD in 1967 at Case Institute of Technology with a dissertation on learning games through pattern recognition . That same year, Koffman began work at
45-577: Is split between Cheltenham and Abington Townships in the northern suburbs outside of Philadelphia , which it borders along Cheltenham Avenue roughly 7 miles (11 km) from Center City . The community is four station stops from Center City on Septa Regional Rail . It was listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census . Historically, Elkins Park was home to Philadelphia 's early 20th century business elite, among them John B. Stetson , John Wanamaker , Henry W. Breyer , Jay Cooke , William Lukens Elkins and Peter A.B. Widener . In
60-592: Is zoned to Abington School District . Private: Tertiary: Elkins Park is served by SEPTA Regional Rail trains on the Glenside Line , Warminster Line , West Trenton Line and Lansdale/Doylestown Line at the Elkins Park station . The Jenkintown and Melrose Park stations are also found near the neighborhood of Elkins Park, and are served by the same regional rail lines. SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, 70 and 77 also provide service to Elkins Park. Toward
75-739: The National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland as an electrical engineer . He was promoted to captain of the U.S. Army and assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. from 1967 to 1969. Koffman also began his teaching career in 1967, serving as a professorial lecturer at George Washington University , Washington, D.C. (1967–1969); an Assistant Professor (1969–1972) and Associate Professor (1972–1974) in
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105-718: The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Connecticut ; and an Associate Professor (1974–1978) and Full Professor (1978–present) in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Temple University. Koffman's early research was in artificial intelligence and intelligent tutoring systems . In 1974 he began writing and co-authoring textbooks for introductory programming courses for computer science majors (CS1) in programming languages such as Ada, BASIC, C, C++, Fortran, Java, Modula-2, and Pascal. He also wrote textbooks for
120-577: The Park". Though distinct communities, the neighborhoods of Melrose Park and historic La Mott share a postal code with Elkins Park. As of 2021, the US Census QuickFacts reports that Elkins Park is 62.6% white alone, 27.6% Black or African American, 4.9% two or more races, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.8% Asian alone. The total population was 6,901 people according to 2020 Census figures. The median household income in 2022 dollars
135-635: The first data structures course (CS2) in C++, Java, and Pascal. In 2009 he was awarded the SIGCSE Outstanding Contribution Award "for an extraordinary record of teaching, curriculum development, publishing papers as well as numerous textbooks, and for helping to shape Computer Science education". Koffman chaired the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) task force to revise CS1 and CS2 courses from 1983 to 1985. He
150-695: The former residence of the ice cream magnate which now serves as the Cheltenham Township Municipal building. In 2018, New York Magazine described Elkins Park as "an old, elegant neighborhood of close-clustered homes". It is notable for its varied architectural styles (among them: Modern , American colonial and Dutch colonial , Queen Anne , English Cottage and Tudor ) its wealth of homes designed by renowned 19th and 20th century architects such as Horace Trumbauer , Louis Kahn and Robert A.M. Stern and its diversity of religious institutions. With six synagogues it also makes up
165-712: The foundation of the " Old York Road Corridor" of the Philadelphia area Jewish community, supported by the approximately 25,000 Jews in the Cheltenham- Jenkintown -Abington region. Seasonally Elkins Park hosts a variety of religious and cultural festivals such as the "Taste of Greece" food festival, the Romanian food festival, the Serbian food festival, various Jewish festivals such as a multi-congregation Purim celebration, and arts festivals like "Arts in
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#1732800836551180-593: The later 20th century, it was home to Ralph J. Roberts , co-founder of Comcast , as well as to the Gimbels family, founders of the department store chain. Today, it remains home to many gilded age mansions such as Lynnewood Hall , a 110-room, neoclassical estate, the Elkins Estate presently being restored as a hotel-spa, distillery and events center and the Henry West Breyer Sr. House ,
195-482: The western end of Elkins Park is Pennsylvania Route 611 (Old York Road). In Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Route 73 runs along Township Line Road, mostly marking the border between Cheltenham and Abington townships. In the AMC period drama television series Mad Men , the character Betty Draper was raised in the "tiny Philadelphia suburb of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania". During the show's second season , Betty's father has
210-673: Was $ 121,135, the median family income was $ 158,000 and the median income for married-couple families was $ 180,189. The per capita income was $ 72,072. Elkins Park is split between Cheltenham and Abington Townships in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia . It is represented by Madeleine Dean in Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district . The portion in Cheltenham Township is zoned to Cheltenham Township School District . The portion in Abington Township
225-712: Was also chairman of the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) from 1987 to 1991. Koffman married Caryn Jackson in 1963. She is a photographer whose work has won awards and has been featured in a local gallery. They have three children, Richard, Deborah and Robin. They live in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania . Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Elkins Park is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , United States. It
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