Introduction to Computing - Hardcover

Sanjay J. Patt Yale; Patel

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9780072376906: Introduction to Computing
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0072376902 ISBN 13: 9780072376906
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 2000

Synopsis

The reason most students do not understand their first programming language is because they are forced to memorize technical details. They do not understand the basic underpinnings. This book is based on the premise that starting with a high level programming language has its shortcomings This premise lead to Patt/Patel's "bottom-up approach" found in "Introduction To Computing. " This text covers (in order) a switch level abstraction of a MOS Transistor,Logic Gates,latches,logic structures (MUX,Decoder,Adder,gated latches),finally culminating in an implementation of memory. From there,the book moves on to the Von Neumann model of execution,then a simple computer (the LC-2),machine language programming and then assembly language programming of the LC-2,the high level language C,recursion,and finally elementary data structures. The book establishes a foundation that can easily be built upon

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Publisher
McGraw-Hill Book Company
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0072376902
ISBN 13 
9780072376906
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
526
Rating
  • 3.87 out of 5 stars
    133 ratings by Goodreads