Currently used at many colleges, universities, and high schools, this hands-on introduction to computer science is ideal for people with little or no programming experience. The goal of this concise book is not just to teach you Java, but to help you think like a computer scientist. You'll learn how to program-a useful skill by itself-but you'll also discover how to use programming as a means to an end. Authors Allen Downey and Chris Mayfield start with the most basic concepts and gradually move into topics that are more complex, such as recursion and object-oriented programming. Each brief chapter covers the material for one week of a college course and includes exercises to help you practice what you've learned. Learn one concept at a time: tackle complex topics in a series of small steps with examples Understand how to formulate problems, think creatively about solutions, and write programs clearly and accurately Determine which development techniques work best for you, and practice the important skill of debugging Learn relationships among input and output, decisions and loops, classes and methods, strings and arrays Work on exercises involving word games, graphics, puzzles, and playing cards
Product Identifiers
Publisher
O'reilly Media, Inc, USA
ISBN-13
9781491929568
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221958771
Product Key Features
Author
Allen Downey, Chris Mayfield
Publication Name
Think Java
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Computer Science
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
252 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
232mm
Item Width
183mm
Item Weight
458g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Chris Mayfield, Allen Downey
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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