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A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python

By Johnson , Mark J.

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781439896952, 9781439896945, 9781439896952, 978-1-4398-9695-2
LCC
QA76.73.P98 J64 2015
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
792 kB (810964 bytes)
Series
Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing
Pages
208\208
Time added
2015-05-09 17:00:00
Computer programming Python program language

Description

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.

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