Fundamentals of Python: First Programs

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In FUNDAMENTALS OF PYTHON: FIRST PROGRAMS, respected author Kenneth A. Lambert presents all of the important topics for a CS1 course while preparing your students to study additional languages. The book uses the Python programming language, which is both easy to learn for beginners and scales well to advanced applications. Lambert's back-to-basics approach will be engaging for your students looking for relevance of the concepts and applications from the text to the real world. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version. Cover Table of Contents Preface Why Python? Organization of the Book Special Features Supplemental Resources We Appreciate Your Feedback Acknowledgments Dedication CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1.1: Two Fundamental Ideas of Computer Science: Algorithms and Information Processing 1.2: The Structure of a Modern Computer System 1.3: A Not-So-Brief History of Computing Systems 1.4: Getting Started with Python Programming 1.5: Detecting and Correcting Syntax Errors Suggestions for Further Reading Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 2: Software Development, Data Types, and Expressions 2.1: The Software Development Process 2.2: Case Study: Income Tax Calculator 2.3: Strings, Assignment, and Comments 2.4: Numeric Data Types and Character Sets 2.5: Expressions 2.6: Using Functions and Modules Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 3: Control Statements 3.1: Definite Iteration: The for Loop 3.2: Formatting Text for Output 3.3: Case Study: An Investment Report 3.4: Selection: if and if-else Statements 3.5: Conditional Iteration: The while Loop 3.6: Case Study: Approximating Square Roots Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 4: Strings and Text Files 4.1: Accessing Characters and Substrings in Strings 4.2: Data Encryption 4.3: Strings and Number Systems 4.4: String Methods 4.5: Text Files 4.6: Case Study: Text Analysis Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 5: Lists and Dictionaries 5.1: Lists 5.2: Defining Simple Functions 5.3: Case Study: Generating Sentences 5.4: Dictionaries 5.5: Case Study: Nondirective Psychotherapy Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 6: Design with Functions 6.1: Functions as Abstraction Mechanisms 6.2: Problem Solving with Top-Down Design 6.3: Design with Recursive Functions 6.4: Case Study: Gathering Information from a File System 6.5: Managing a Program’s Namespace 6.6: Higher-Order Functions (Advanced Topic) Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 7: Simple Graphics and Image Processing 7.1: Simple Graphics 7.2: Case Study: Recursive Patterns in Fractals 7.3: Image Processing Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 8: Design with Classes 8.1: Getting Inside Objects and Classes 8.2: Case Study: Playing the Game of Craps 8.3: Data-Modeling Examples 8.4: Case Study: An ATM 8.5: Structuring Classes with Inheritance and Polymorphism Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 9: Graphical User Interfaces 9.1: The Behavior of Terminal-Based Programs and GUI-Based Programs 9.2: Coding Simple GUI-Based Programs 9.3: Case Study: A GUI-Based ATM 9.4: Other Useful GUI Resources Summary Review Questions Projects CHAPTER 10: MultiThreading, Networks, and Client/Server Programming 10.1: Threads and Processes 10.2: Networks, Clients, and Servers 10.3: Case Study: A Multi-Client Chat Room Summary Review Questions Projects Appendix A: Python Resources A.1: Installing Python on Your Computer A.2: Using the Terminal Command Prompt,IDLE, and Other IDEs Appendix B: Installing the Images Library Appendix C: The API for Image Processing Appendix D: Transition from Python to Java and C++ Glossary Index