Principles of Computer Science: An Invigorating, Hands-on Approach - Softcover

Crotts, Joshua

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160427199X ISBN 13: 9781604271997

Publisher: J. Ross Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Principles of Computer Science is an invigorating and rapid adventure that covers core introductory theoretical computer science topics, including discrete mathematics, logic, programming languages, and programming language pragmatics. Readers dive deep into the syntax and semantics of constructing a small yet usable programming language (interpreter) containing paradigms from functional and non-functional programming. Additionally, users will gain an understanding of compilation by writing functions that translate code written in their high-level language down to low-level machine language. Moreover, Crotts provides a perspective on event-driven programming, memory management via garbage collection, and much more. Principles of Computer Science assumes no prior programming experience--all topics are taught from scratch, making this a highly approachable and inclusive textbook.

Key Features:

Geared towards students who are new to computer science or want to see what the field has to offer Written in an accessible, easy-to-use format that marries the mundane behind certain concepts with practicability not found in other texts on the topic Walks readers through a large and complex (but invigorating) project with several embedded sub-projects Complements the theory of computer science with real-world applications, including sections on discrete math, data structures, and algorithms Addresses key programming language and computer science constructs by design and implementation WAV offers instructional material for classroom use (lecture slides, exercise solutions, etc.)--available from the Web Added Value™ Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com

About this title

About the Author

Joshua Crotts is a computer science Ph.D. student at Indiana University with a strong interest in computer science pedagogy, as well as programming languages and compilers. He has spoken and published papers at conferences (e.g., SIGCSE, CMNA, ICEEL) about formal logic education, automatic detection of rhetorical devices (e.g., antithesis), and inductive logic programming as a means of argument mining in science-policy articles. His current research work aims to improve the transition of CS1 (first-semester) students to the CS2 (second-semester) domain.

Edition details

• Publisher: J. Ross Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160427199X
• ISBN 13: 9781604271997
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 754