Discovering computer science: interdisciplinary problems, principles, and Python programming

by Havill, Jessen

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Full title :Discovering computer science : interdisciplinary problems, principles, and Python programming / Jessen Havill, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, USA.

Summary

Discovering Computer Science: Interdisciplinary Problems, Principles, and Python Programming introduces computational problem solving as a vehicle of discovery in a wide variety of disciplines. With a principles-oriented introduction to computational thinking, the text provides a broader and deeper introduction to computer science than typical introductory programming books. Organized around interdisciplinary problem domains, rather than programming language features, each chapter guides students through increasingly sophisticated algorithmic and programming techniques. The author uses a spiral approach to introduce Python language features in increasingly complex contexts as the book progresses. The text places programming in the context of fundamental computer science principles, such as abstraction, efficiency, and algorithmic techniques, and offers overviews of fundamental topics that are traditionally put off until later courses. -- Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
Place of Publication:Boca Raton
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016

The Physical Object

Description:xxv, 724 pages ; : 26 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781482254143, 148225414X
oclc:ocn905222105
LC Classification:QA76
Dewey Decimal:005.13/3

What is computation? -- Elementary computations -- Visualizing abstraction -- Growth and decay -- Forks in the road -- Text, documents, and DNA -- Designing programs -- Data analysis -- Flatland -- Self-similarity and recursion -- Organizing data -- Networks -- Abstract data types -- Appendix A: Installing Python -- Appendix B: Python library reference.