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This book is needed because Python is becoming the language through which freshman computer science and engineering students are introduced to the concepts of programming and computer science
This book is a timely and strong alternative to the existing textbooks
This book introduces concepts by starting with the Q/A 'WHY'? and proceeds by the Q/A 'HOW'?. Most other books start with the Q/A 'WHAT'? which is then followed by a 'HOW'?
The CS content of this book is not hijacked by a programming language
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Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The current text provides a clear introduction to Computer Science concepts in a programming environment. It is designed as suitable use in freshman- or introductory level coursework in CS and provides the fundamental concepts as well as abstract theorems for solving computational problems. The Python language serves as a medium for illustrating and demonstrating the concepts.
Reviews
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“It is aimed at college freshmen and teaches fundamental concepts and abstract notions, starting with the basics. … the exercises are the book’s most attractive feature. There are sample programs, and the exercises ask readers to figure out the expected outputs. These are great, and could even serve as excellent job interview questions! Overall, the book serves its purpose, and its intended audience, well.” (Naga Narayanaswamy, Computing Reviews, September, 2013)
“Üçoluk and Kalkan (both, Middle East Technical Univ., Turkey) offer a self-contained, concise introduction to computer science and Python programming. The intended audience is college freshmen taking their first computer science course. … It covers basic programming in Python along with programming paradigms, data structures, and even computational complexity … . Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates.” (S. L. Tanimoto, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013)Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Göktürk Üçoluk, Sinan Kalkan
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to Programming Concepts with Case Studies in Python
Authors: Göktürk Üçoluk, Sinan Kalkan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1343-1
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1342-4Published: 30 October 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1744-6Published: 28 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1343-1Published: 29 October 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 222