false 1786677 1 This new edition of Invitation to Computer Science follows the breadth-first guidelines recommended by CC2001 to teach computer science topics from the ground up. The authors begin by showing that computer science is the study of algorithms, the central theme of the book, then move up the next five levels of the hierarchy: hardware, virtual machine, software, applications, and ethics. Utilizing rich pedagogy and a consistently engaging writing style, Schneider and Gersting provide students with a solid grounding in theoretical concepts, as well as important applications of computing and information technology. A laboratory manual and accompanying software is available as an optional bundle with this text. 1785571 3 2 2006 Invitation to Computer Science: C++ Version, Fourth Edition total:1|2:1| 1 2 4 0 0 0 false false Sat Jan 17 13:15:51 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 13:15:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 14 09:22:21 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 09:22:44 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sun Oct 19 12:59:01 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 12:59:06 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 21 13:52:13 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 13:52:16 -0700 2008