Synopsis
Learn Kotlin Through 37 Projects
Kotlin isn’t just for building Android apps. As you’ll learn in Kotlin from Scratch, it’s also a general programming language for crafting both elegant and efficient code.
With the aid of 37 hands-on projects, you’ll move quickly through the language basics while building your problem-solving skills, even tackling advanced concepts like fractals, dynamic systems, and nature-inspired algorithms. You’ll explore the way Kotlin handles variables, control structures, functions, classes, and data structures, and you’ll learn to create visualizations using Kotlin and the JavaFX graphics library. Then you’ll build increasingly sophisticated apps to practice what you’ve learned while tackling challenges from math and science to algorithms and optimization.
As you progress through the book, you will:
- Simulate physical systems, like the intricate dance of binary stars
- Implement the classic Hill cipher for encryption and decryption
- Generate beautiful fractals with recursive algorithms
- Program classic computer science algorithms for sorting and searching
- Solve the infamous Berlin52 traveling salesman problem
Expand your language repertoire and improve your computational thinking with Kotlin from Scratch.
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About the Author
Dr. Faisal Islam brings a wealth of interdisciplinary expertise to Kotlin from Scratch. With an MS in civil engineering and a PhD in resource economics, he offers a unique perspective on applying computational thinking to real-world challenges. Dr. Islam has over 20 years of experience in coding across multiple languages (C, Java, Python, and Kotlin) to solve complex problems and an extensive background in simulation, modeling, and optimization.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Learn Kotlin Through 37 ProjectsLearn Kotlin Through 37 ProjectsKotlin isn't just for building Android apps. As you'll learn in Kotlin from Scratch, it's also a general programming language for crafting both elegant and efficient code.With the aid of 37 hands-on projects, you'll move quickly through the language basics while building your problem-solving skills, even tackling advanced concepts like fractals, dynamic systems, and nature-inspired algorithms. You'll explore the way Kotlin handles variables, control structures, functions, classes, and data structures, and you'll learn to create visualizations using Kotlin and the JavaFX graphics library. Then you'll build increasingly sophisticated apps to practice what you've learned while tackling challenges from math and science to algorithms and optimization.As you progress through the book, you will-Simulate physical systems, like the intricate dance of binary starsImplement the classic Hill cipher for encryption and decryptionGenerate beautiful fractals with recursive algorithmsProgram classic computer science algorithms for sorting and searchingSolve the infamous Berlin52 traveling salesman problemExpand your language repertoire and improve your computational thinking with Kotlin from Scratch. "Covers Kotlin basics and the JavaFX library. Features over 30 math, science, and algorithmic projects, such as how to model the motion of a pendulum, simulate the orbits of a binary star system, render the Mandelbrot set, and implement nature-inspired algorithms. Also covers randomness, recursion, sorting and searching, and optimization"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781718503526
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