Pencil Code: A Programming Primer - Softcover

Bau III, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 149434744X ISBN 13: 9781494347444

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

This elegant programming primer teaches beginning programming students to code through more than 100 graded examples, each one illustrated in color. This book can be used to learn how to program without installing any software: just visit the free Pencil Code website, and run and save your projects online.

Written by a computer scientist to teach his own family to program, the book is designed for inductive learning. The illustrated programs come with no expository text. Instead, the sequence of projects introduce increasingly sophisticated concepts by example. Each one invites customization and exploration.

The book begins by suggesting a simple program to draw a line. Subsequent pages introduce core concepts in computer science: loops, functions, recursion, input and output, numbers and text, and data structures. The more advanced material introduces concepts in randomness, animation, HTML5, jQuery, networking, and artificial intelligence.

About this title

About the Author

David Bau is a computer scientist who develops image search algorithms for Google. He is a father of three, and he loves sharing his passion for programming with the next generation.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 149434744X
• ISBN 13: 9781494347444
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 56