Download or read book Python Programming written by John M. Zelle and published by Franklin, Beedle & Associates, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is suitable for use in a university-level first course in computing (CS1), as well as the increasingly popular course known as CS0. It is difficult for many students to master basic concepts in computer science and programming. A large portion of the confusion can be blamed on the complexity of the tools and materials that are traditionally used to teach CS1 and CS2. This textbook was written with a single overarching goal: to present the core concepts of computer science as simply as possible without being simplistic.
Download or read book Explorations in Computing written by John S. Conery and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Active Learning Approach to Teaching the Main Ideas in Computing Explorations in Computing: An Introduction to Computer Science and Python Programming teaches computer science students how to use programming skills to explore fundamental concepts and computational approaches to solving problems. Tbook gives beginning students an introduction to
Download or read book Picturing Programs written by Stephen Bloch and published by College Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first programming course should not be directed towards learning a particular programming language, but rather at learning to program well; the programming language should get out of the way and serve this goal. The simple, powerful Racket language (related to Scheme) allows us to concentrate on the fundamental concepts and techniques of computer programming, without being distracted by complex syntax. As a result, this book can be used at the high school (and perhaps middle school) level, while providing enough advanced concepts not usually found in a first course to challenge a college student. Those who have already done some programming (e.g. in Java, Python, or C++) will enhance their understanding of the fundamentals, un-learn some bad habits, and change the way they think about programming. We take a graphics-early approach: you'll start manipulating and combining graphic images from Chapter 1 and writing event-driven GUI programs from Chapter 6, even before seeing arithmetic. We continue using graphics, GUI and game programming throughout to motivate fundamental concepts. At the same time, we emphasize data types, testing, and a concrete, step-by-step process of problem-solving. After working through this book, you'll be prepared to learn other programming languages and program well in them. Or, if this is the last programming course you ever take, you'll understand many of the issues that affect the programs you use every day. I have been using Picturing Programs with my daughter, and there's no doubt that it's gentler than Htdp. It does exactly what Stephen claims, which is to move gradually from copy-and-change exercises to think-on-your-own exercises within each section. I also think it's nice that the "worked exercises" are clearly labeled as such. There's something psychologically appealing about the fact that you first see an example in the text of the book, and then a similar example is presented as if it were an exercise but they just happen to be giving away the answer. It is practically shouting out "Here's a model of how you go about solving this class of problems, pay close attention ."" Mark Engelberg "1. Matthias & team have done exceptional, highly impressive work with HtDP. The concepts are close to genius. (perhaps yes, genius quality work) They are a MUST for any high school offering serious introductory CS curriculum. 2. Without Dr. Blochs book "Picturing Programs," I would not have successfully implemented these concepts (Dr. Scheme, Racket, Design Recipe etc) into an ordinary High School Classroom. Any high school instructor who struggles to find ways to bring these great HtDP ideas to the typical high schooler, should immediately investigate the Bloch book. Think of it as coating the castor oil with chocolate." Brett Penza
Download or read book You Can Do It written by Francis Glassborow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-04-21 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to start programming but don't know where to start? Don't worry! With a radically different approach to programming, author Francis Glassborow demystifies programming concepts, and shows you how to create real applications with C++. Working with computing novice Roberta Allen he teaches you the basic elements of programming and will have you writing programs from the first chapter.
Download or read book Practical Programming written by Paul Gries and published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classroom-tested by tens of thousands of students, this new edition of the bestselling intro to programming book is for anyone who wants to understand computer science. Learn about design, algorithms, testing, and debugging. Discover the fundamentals of programming with Python 3.6--a language that's used in millions of devices. Write programs to solve real-world problems, and come away with everything you need to produce quality code. This edition has been updated to use the new language features in Python 3.6.
Download or read book Under One Condition An Introduction to Computer Science Principles and Programming in Python written by Danielle K. Park and published by Danielle K. Park. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under One Condition: An Introduction to Computer Science Principles and Programming in Python is designed for curious middle school and building high school students. This book covers topics including design and development, computing errors, abstraction, mutability, computer networks, safe computing, and the many aspects of data.
Download or read book Starting Out with Python Global Edition written by Tony Gaddis and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in Python programming. A clear and student-friendly introduction to the fundamentals of Python In Starting Out with Python, 4th Edition, Tony Gaddis' accessible coverage introduces students to the basics of programming in a high-level language. Python, an easy-to-learn and increasingly popular object-oriented language, allows readers to become comfortable with the fundamentals of programming without the troublesome syntax that can be challenging for novices. With the knowledge acquired using Python, students gain confidence in their skills and learn to recognise the logic behind developing high-quality programs. Starting Out with Python discusses control structures, functions, arrays, and pointers before objects and classes. As with all Gaddis texts, clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise and practical real-world examples, focused explanations, and an abundance of exercises appear in every chapter. Updates to the 4th Edition include revised, improved problems throughout, and new Turtle Graphics sections that provide flexibility as assignable, optional material.
Download or read book Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python second edition written by John V. Guttag and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of an introductory text that teaches students the art of computational problem solving, covering topics ranging from simple algorithms to information visualization. This book introduces students with little or no prior programming experience to the art of computational problem solving using Python and various Python libraries, including PyLab. It provides students with skills that will enable them to make productive use of computational techniques, including some of the tools and techniques of data science for using computation to model and interpret data. The book is based on an MIT course (which became the most popular course offered through MIT's OpenCourseWare) and was developed for use not only in a conventional classroom but in in a massive open online course (MOOC). This new edition has been updated for Python 3, reorganized to make it easier to use for courses that cover only a subset of the material, and offers additional material including five new chapters. Students are introduced to Python and the basics of programming in the context of such computational concepts and techniques as exhaustive enumeration, bisection search, and efficient approximation algorithms. Although it covers such traditional topics as computational complexity and simple algorithms, the book focuses on a wide range of topics not found in most introductory texts, including information visualization, simulations to model randomness, computational techniques to understand data, and statistical techniques that inform (and misinform) as well as two related but relatively advanced topics: optimization problems and dynamic programming. This edition offers expanded material on statistics and machine learning and new chapters on Frequentist and Bayesian statistics.
Download or read book New Programmers Start Here written by Jonathan Bartlett and published by BP Learning. This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Programmers Start Here introduces students to the world of computer programming using JavaScript and related technologies. This book doesn't just teach the basics of programming, but also all of the tools that new programmers need to get started, including the basics of making web pages and how the Internet works. This book offers practice problems, activities, and a host of helps to get new programmers started, plus a large glossary of terms introduced in the book and that a new programmer might encounter when learning on their own or reading other material. No special software is required - this book works on all computers.
Download or read book A Natural Introduction to Computer Programming with C written by Kari Laitinen and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second in a series of books which introduce their readers in a natural and systematic way to the world of computer programming. This book teaches computer programming with the C# programming language. Pronounced "see sharp", this language is the latest important programming language in the computer world. While studying computer programming with this book, the reader does not necessarily require any previous knowledge about the subject. The basic operating principles of computers are taught before the actual studies of computer programming begin. All the examples of computer programs are written so that the reader encounters a lot of natural-language expressions instead of the traditional abbreviations of the computer world. This approach aims to make learning easier. The pages of the book are designed to maximize readability and understandability. Examples of computer programs are presented in easy-to-read graphical descriptions. Because the pages of the book are large, example programs can be presented in a more reader-friendly way than in traditional programming books. In addition, pages are written so that the reader does not need to turn them unnecessarily. The electronic material that is available for the readers of this book includes 250 C# computer programs of which 101 are example programs presented on the pages of the book. Almost one hundred programs are provided as solutions to programming exercises. The rest of the programs are extra programs for interested readers. When you study computer programming, you need special programming tools in your personal computer. This book explains how the reader can download free programming tools from the Internet. Alternatively, the reader can work with commercial programming tools. Although this book is designed to be an easy book for beginners in the field of computer programming, it may be useful for more experienced programmers as well. More experienced people might not need to read every paragraph of the body text. Instead, they could proceed more quickly and concentrate on the example programs which are explained with special text bubbles. The book has a 14-page index which should help people to find information about certain features of the C# langauge.
Download or read book An Introduction to Python and Computer Programming written by Yue Zhang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces Python programming language and fundamental concepts in algorithms and computing. Its target audience includes students and engineers with little or no background in programming, who need to master a practical programming language and learn the basic thinking in computer science/programming. The main contents come from lecture notes for engineering students from all disciplines, and has received high ratings. Its materials and ordering have been adjusted repeatedly according to classroom reception. Compared to alternative textbooks in the market, this book introduces the underlying Python implementation of number, string, list, tuple, dict, function, class, instance and module objects in a consistent and easy-to-understand way, making assignment, function definition, function call, mutability and binding environments understandable inside-out. By giving the abstraction of implementation mechanisms, this book builds a solid understanding of the Python programming language.
Download or read book Computer Programming written by Sander Stoks and published by . This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to computer programming for science students (mathematics, physics, chemistry) at university level. Including chapters on scientific simulations and computer graphics and including an overview of available (scientific) libraries. Uses the C programming language, and covers C99. Questions and exercises at the end of each chapter.
Download or read book Computer Programming for Beginners written by Murali Chemuturi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to capture the fundamentals of computer programming without tying the topic to any specific programming language. To the best of the authors’ knowledge there is no such book in the market.
Download or read book Introduction to Computer Programming written by Joe Strout and published by . This book was released on 2021-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can create your own computer games and programs! No experience needed. Anyone can learn to program computers! This fun guide will show you everything you need to know to: tell a computer what to do; make sounds and music; create moving pictures; save and load; programs; build fun games you can play! Includes seven complete games. Requires free "Mini Micro" software available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Download or read book Cracking the Python An Introduction to Computer Programming written by Lam Nguyen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is well designed for learners at all ages ranged from middle or high school students to adults who want to learn coding as it does not assume any prior background in computer programming. Python is chosen as the programming language used in this book as I believe it is suitable and convenient for all beginners to start learning computer programming. If you are an absolute beginner, this book is the right choice for you to step into the world of Computer Science. If you are an experienced learner, this book brings you to an interesting journey to Python discovery.
Download or read book Introduction to Computer Science written by ITL Education Solutions Limited and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses most ideas behind a computer in a simple and straightforward manner. The book is also useful to computer enthusiasts who wish to gain fundamental knowledge of computers.
Download or read book Introduction to Computer Programming written by Brian Reffin Smith and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
