{"product_id":"explorations-in-computing-9781466572447","title":"Explorations in Computing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Active Learning Approach to Teaching the Main Ideas in Computing \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplorations in Computing: An Introduction to Computer Science and Python Programming\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches computer science students how to use programming skills to explore fundamental concepts and computational approaches to solving problems. Tbook gives beginning students an introduction to computer science concepts and computer programming. Designed for CS0 and CS1 courses, it is very well suited for alternative lecture styles, including flipped classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrepares Students for Advanced Work in Computer Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eA revised and updated version of the author's \u003cem\u003eExplorations in Computing: An Introduction to Computer Science\u003c\/em\u003e, this text incorporates two major differences. It now uses Python, instead of Ruby, as the lab software so that students can seamlessly transition from introductory projects to more advanced studies in later courses. The book also introduces Python progr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. The Python Workbench. The Sieve of Eratosthenes. A Journey of a Thousand Miles. Iteration as a Strategy for Solving Computational Problems. Breaking Large Problems into Smaller Subproblems. A Machine Learning Approach to Filtering Junk Mail. An Algorithm for Generating Random Numbers. Binary Codes and Algorithms for text Compression and Error Detection. Introduction to Computer Architecture and Assembly Language Programming. A Program that Understands English (or does it). Computer Simulation and the N-Body Problem. A Genetic Algorithm for a Computationally Demanding Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408670859607,"sku":"9781466572447","price":74.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781466572447.jpg?v=1730503755","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/explorations-in-computing-9781466572447","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}