false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170982357m/80440.jpg 80440 1 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. <P>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. <P>Features include the following: <BR>*Extensive use of computer graphics. <BR>*Interesting examples. <BR>*Readable prose. <BR>*Flexible spiral coverage. <BR>*Just-in-time object coverage. <BR>*Extensive end-of-chapter problems. 77675 12 2003 Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science total:11|5:3|4:3|3:5| 11 42 33 1 3 0 false false Sat Aug 09 02:44:07 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 02:54:36 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 22:32:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 18:51:23 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 22:40:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 08:39:14 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:39:20 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 26 22:10:32 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 22:10:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 14:06:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 14:06:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 13:51:41 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 13:51:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 13:41:15 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 13:41:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 13:03:34 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 13:51:43 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 13:03:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 14 16:09:58 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 16:09:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 11:24:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:32:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 26 20:15:38 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:15:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 08 21:10:53 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 21:10:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 14:14:24 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 14:14:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 07:30:37 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 06 04:40:14 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 14 07:30:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 12:21:30 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 12:21:56 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 10 08:27:02 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 08:27:07 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 18 11:29:48 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 17 09:32:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 03 09:59:30 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 09:59:35 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 27 05:04:29 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 22 14:39:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 17 18:22:13 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 18:22:13 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=80440