Concise Introduction to Programming in Python

Klappentext Suitable for newcomers to computer science! A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python provides a succinct! yet complete! first course in computer science using the Python programming language. The book features: * Short! modular chapters with brief and precise explanations! intended for one class period * Early introduction of basic procedural constructs such as functions! selection! and repetition! allowing them to be used throughout the course * Objects are introduced in the middle of the course! and class design comes toward the end * Examples! exercises! and projects from a wide range of application domains! including biology! physics! images! sound! mathematics! games! and textual analysis * No external libraries are required! simplifying the book's use in common lab spaces Each chapter introduces a main idea through a concrete example and a series of exercises. Designed to teach programming in a concise! yet comprehensive way! this book provides a timely introduction for students and anyone interested in learning Python.

Product details

• Authors: Mark J. Johnson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.01.2012
• EAN: 9781439896945
• ISBN: 978-1-4398-9694-5
• No. of pages: 217
• Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing; Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks i; Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks i
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages