Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science
Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science
Franklin Beedle & Associates | December 2003 | ISBN-10: 1887902996 | 517 pages | PDF | 1.2 Mb
Franklin Beedle & Associates | December 2003 | ISBN-10: 1887902996 | 517 pages | PDF | 1.2 Mb
This book is designed to be used as the primary textbook in a college-level first course in computing. It takes a fairly traditional approach, emphasizing problem solving, design, and programming as the core skills of computer science. However, these ideas are illustrated using a non-traditional language, namely Python.
Although I use Python as the language, teaching Python is not the main point of this book. Rather, Python is used to illustrate fundamental principles of design and programming that apply in any language or computing environment. In some places, I have purposely avoided certain Python features and idioms that are not generally found in other languages. There are already many good books about Python on the market; this book is intended as an introduction to computing.