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Description of Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python

For courses in Introduction to Computing or Introduction to Programming. There is a growing interest in computing for non-CS majors, or for students who have not yet determined their majors (sometimes called the "CS0" market). Computer science professors are also confronted with increased attrition and failure rates. Guzdial introduces programming as a way of creating and manipulating media--a context familiar and intriguing to today's students. Students begin actual programming early on (sometimes over 100 lines of code in the second assignment). Guzdial's approach has met with substantial success in class testing. Access updated student resources (previously available on CD) at http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/mediaComp-teach

Title Information

ISBN:

9780131176553

Pages:

400 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

204080

Publisher:

FT Prentice Hall

Published:

10/03/2005

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About Mark Guzdial

Mark Guzdial is a Full Professor at the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, member of the GVU Center, and Director of the Collaborative Software Laboratory. His Prentice Hall books include Squeak: Object-Oriented Design with Multimedia Applications; Squeak: Open Personal Computing and Multimedia; and Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python: A Multimedia Approach.