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Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science

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.

Features include the following:
*Extensive use of computer graphics.
*Interesting examples.
*Readable prose.
*Flexible spiral coverage.
*Just-in-time object coverage.
*Extensive end-of-chapter problems.  more

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From: Amazon
Posted: Jul-21-2009
A Python Book disguised as a CS book disguised as a Python book

I am sorry, I just do not think this is great as a CS book. While the first few chapters give you a good start, it gets pretty bad towards the end. In spite of its claim (or at least one reviewer's claim) that this is a Computer Science...

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1/5
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Posted: Apr-12-2009
A terrible introduction book...

I just wrapped up using this book for a CS Introduction class and found it to be quite difficult to really use. The examples, while numerous, have a terrible habit of using bits of code long before the syntax or semantics for much of the...

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5/5
From: Amazon
Posted: Mar-14-2009
Great for people outside the Computer Science field

This book was my introduction to both Computer Science and Python. The nice thing about it is to start learning a programming language while assimilating the basic concepts and the proper reasoning required for the task.The exercises at...

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5/5
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Posted: Mar-02-2009
A splendid introduction to two topics

This book is a wonderful introduction to computer science and programming in Python. I recommend it highly.[...]

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From: Amazon
Posted: Mar-14-2009
Great for people outside the Computer Science field

This book was my introduction to both Computer Science and Python. The nice thing about it is to start learning a programming language while assimilating the basic concepts and the proper reasoning required for the task.The exercises at...

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3/5
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Posted: Jul-21-2009
A Python Book disguised as a CS book disguised as a Python book

I am sorry, I just do not think this is great as a CS book. While the first few chapters give you a good start, it gets pretty bad towards the end. In spite of its claim (or at least one reviewer's claim) that this is a Computer Science...

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1/5
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A terrible introduction book...

I just wrapped up using this book for a CS Introduction class and found it to be quite difficult to really use. The examples, while numerous, have a terrible habit of using bits of code long before the syntax or semantics for much of the...

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