A Balanced Introduction to Computer Science

Reed, David

ISBN 10: 013046709X / ISBN 13: 9780130467096

Published by Prentice Hall, NJ, USA, 2005

About this Item

371 pages. Staple holes in front cover. Back cover excerpt: This thoughtfully written text uses the Internet as a central theme, studying its history, technology, and current use. Experimental problems use Web-based tools, enabling students to learn programming fundamentals by developing their own interactive Web pages with HTML and JavaScript. Integrating breadth-based and depth-based chapters, Reed covers a broad range of topics balanced with programming depth in a hands-on, tutorial style. .63.

Seller Inventory # 202604071021

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Balanced Introduction to Computer Science
• Publisher: Prentice Hall, NJ, USA
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013046709X
• ISBN 13: 9780130467096
• Binding: Softcover/Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 0.63 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education
  • Computer technical

About this title

Synopsis

This carefully written, balanced book teaches the most important concepts in computing and computer science while providing enough programming depth to enable understanding about how people work with computers. Taking advantage of today's interest in and familiarity with the Web, the book contains experimental problems using Web-based tools; enabling readers to learn the fundamentals of programming by developing their own interactive Web pages. Beginning with an introduction, overview, and the basics of computers, the book proceeds with comprehensive chapters on HTML and Web pages, the Internet, JavaScript and Web page creation, the history of computers, abstraction and user-defined functions, algorithms and programming languages, event-driven programming, conditional execution, data representation, conditional repetition, JavaScript strings, and transistors and integrated circuits. This book can serve as an excellent reference resource for those entering the computer job market: programmers, Web site and Web page designers, and technical support staff.

About the Author

David Reed is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.